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Install ifuse with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

FUSE module for iOS devices. Version 1.2.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-22.

Install commandSecurity notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ifuse

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install ifuse

MacPorts ports tree · fuse/ifuse/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add ifuse

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · ifuse · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install ifuse

Debian stable package indexes · ifuse · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install ifuse

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · ifuse · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#ifuse

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/if/ifuse/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S ifuse

Arch Linux sync databases · ifuse · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install ifuse

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · ifuse · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

FUSE module for iOS devices

Commands and aliases

  • ifuse

history

Project history and usage

ifuse is the FUSE-facing member of the libimobiledevice tool family: it turns iOS device storage exposed through Apple File Conduit services into a local mount point on Unix-like systems.

Project history

The project's own NEWS file records version 0.9.0 as the first public release, with AFC and AFC2 filesystem access and file-mode handling. Later releases followed libiphone and libimobiledevice API changes, with version 1.0.0 explicitly adopting libimobiledevice APIs and version 1.2.0 moving to libfuse 3 and requiring libimobiledevice 1.4.0.

The README describes the tool as an independent application, not an Apple product, and documents the split between safe media-directory mounting, app document/container mounting, and root filesystem mounting on jailbroken devices with AFC2.

Adoption history

ifuse became a small but widely packaged bridge between the Linux/macOS FUSE ecosystem and iPhone/iPad file access. The Homebrew formula, Linux distribution packages listed in the input, and the README's Linux and macOS build notes reflect its role as an installable companion to usbmuxd, libplist, and libimobiledevice.

How it is used

Typical use is `ifuse <mountpoint>` to mount the media area of a connected device, with options such as `--documents`, `--container`, `--list-apps`, and `--root` covering app file sharing and jailbroken-device cases. Unmounting is delegated to the platform's FUSE tooling.

Why package nerds care

Package maintainers care about ifuse because it sits at a three-way compatibility boundary: Apple protocol behavior, libimobiledevice library ABI, and the host FUSE implementation. The 1.2.0 to 1.2.1 data-corruption fix is a compact example of why small filesystem packages can carry outsized risk.

Timeline

  • 0.9.0: First public release with AFC and AFC2 filesystem access.
  • 1.0.0: Ported from libiphone APIs to libimobiledevice APIs.
  • 1.1.0: Added house_arrest support for app document/file-sharing access.
  • 1.1.4: Added app listing, network-device support, and newer dependency baselines.
  • 2025: Version 1.2.0 switched to libfuse 3.
  • 2026: Version 1.2.1 fixed a FUSE capability regression that could corrupt data.

Related projects

  • ifuse depends on libimobiledevice for iOS communication, usbmuxd for device transport, libplist/libusbmuxd support libraries, and a host FUSE implementation such as libfuse or macFUSE.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 2 platform targets.
  • Installs with 4 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 4 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
ifusecliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.2.1
manager updated2026-04-22
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected1.2.1

https://github.com/libimobiledevice/ifuse

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:ifuse
Version1.2.1
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ifuse
Homepagehttps://libimobiledevice.org/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/libimobiledevice/ifuse
Upstream docshttps://github.com/libimobiledevice/ifuse#readme
LicenseLGPL-2.1-or-later
Source archivehttps://github.com/libimobiledevice/ifuse/archive/refs/tags/1.2.1.tar.gz
Last updated2026-04-22T09:12:53Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesglib, libfuse, libimobiledevice, libplist
Build dependenciesautoconf, automake, libtool, pkgconf
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameifuse
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Requirements
  • linux
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

ifuse 1.1.4-2

FUSE module for iPhone and iPod Touch devices

https://libimobiledevice.org

sudo apt install ifuse
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 5 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ifuse
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: ifuse from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

ifuse

nix profile install nixpkgs#ifuse
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ifuse
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/if/ifuse/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

ifuse 1.1.4~git20181007.3b00243-1ubuntu3

FUSE module for iPhone and iPod Touch devices

http://libimobiledevice.org

sudo apt install ifuse
  • Section: universe/utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 5 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ifuse
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: ifuse from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

ifuse 1.2.1-r0

Fuse filesystem to access the contents of iOS devices

https://libimobiledevice.org

sudo apk add ifuse
  • License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ifuse
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ifuse
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ifuse from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

ifuse-doc 1.2.1-r0

Fuse filesystem to access the contents of iOS devices (documentation)

https://libimobiledevice.org

sudo apk add ifuse-doc
  • License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ifuse
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ifuse
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ifuse-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

ifuse 1.2.1-4.fc45

Mount Apple iPhone and iPod touch devices

https://www.libimobiledevice.org/

sudo dnf install ifuse
  • License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ifuse
  • 7 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ifuse
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ifuse from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

ifuse 1.2.0-1

A fuse filesystem to access the contents of an iPhone or iPod Touch

https://libimobiledevice.org/

sudo pacman -S ifuse
  • License: LGPL-2.1-only
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 5 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ifuse
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: ifuse from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

ifuse 1.1.4-2.5

Filesystem access for Apple devices

https://www.libimobiledevice.org

sudo zypper install ifuse
  • License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: System/Filesystems
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ifuse
  • 5 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ifuse
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ifuse from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

ifuse

sudo port install ifuse
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ifuse
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: fuse/ifuse/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • glibRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • libfuseRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • libimobiledeviceRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • libplistRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • autoconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • automakeBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • libtoolBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • bindfsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, fuse, mount, system.
  • hf-mountShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, fuse, mount, system.
  • afuseShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, fuse, system.
  • avfsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, fuse, system.
  • aclShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, system.
  • attrShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, system.

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  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
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  • package version freshness
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