# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:ifuse ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install ifuse ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install ifuse ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: fuse/ifuse/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add ifuse ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ifuse from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install ifuse ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: ifuse from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install ifuse ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ifuse from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#ifuse ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/if/ifuse/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S ifuse ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: ifuse from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install ifuse ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ifuse from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:ifuse - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.2.1 - **Source summary:** FUSE module for iOS devices - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LGPL-2.1-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-04-22T09:12:53Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - ifuse (cli) - ifuse (alias) ## Dependencies - glib - libfuse - libimobiledevice - libplist ## Build dependencies - autoconf - automake - libtool - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.2.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-04-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/libimobiledevice/ifuse - Upstream latest detected: 1.2.1 (current) ## 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 ` 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. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** ifuse - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Requirements:** linux - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - ifuse - 1.1.4-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: ifuse from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | FUSE module for iPhone and iPod Touch devices | https://libimobiledevice.org - Nix - ifuse: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/if/ifuse/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - ifuse - 1.1.4~git20181007.3b00243-1ubuntu3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: ifuse from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | FUSE module for iPhone and iPod Touch devices | http://libimobiledevice.org - apk - ifuse - 1.2.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ifuse from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fuse filesystem to access the contents of iOS devices | https://libimobiledevice.org - apk - ifuse-doc - 1.2.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ifuse-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fuse filesystem to access the contents of iOS devices (documentation) | https://libimobiledevice.org - dnf - ifuse - 1.2.1-4.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ifuse from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Mount Apple iPhone and iPod touch devices | https://www.libimobiledevice.org/ - pacman - ifuse - 1.2.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: ifuse from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A fuse filesystem to access the contents of an iPhone or iPod Touch | https://libimobiledevice.org/ - zypper - ifuse - 1.1.4-2.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ifuse from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Filesystem access for Apple devices | https://www.libimobiledevice.org - MacPorts - ifuse: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: fuse/ifuse/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Package ecosystem packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/package-ecosystem-tools/) - Matched package manager, installer, dependency, registry, or publishing metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [glib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/glib/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libfuse](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libfuse/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libimobiledevice](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libimobiledevice/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libplist](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libplist/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [autoconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/autoconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [automake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/automake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libtool](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libtool/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ideviceinstaller](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ideviceinstaller/) - Shares the same upstream homepage. - [bindfs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bindfs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, fuse, mount, system. - [hf-mount](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hf-mount/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, fuse, mount, system. - [afuse](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/afuse/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, fuse, system. - [avfs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/avfs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, fuse, system. - [acl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/acl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, system. - [attr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/attr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, system. - [convmv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/convmv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, system. - [cpmtools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cpmtools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, system. - [libusbmuxd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libusbmuxd/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, devices, ios, libimobiledevice, libplist. - [libirecovery](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libirecovery/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, ios, libimobiledevice, libplist, system. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/ifuse.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/ifuse.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph