install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install ios-webkit-debug-proxy

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#ios-webkit-debug-proxy

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/io/ios-webkit-debug-proxy/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install extras/ios-webkit-debug-proxy

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/ios-webkit-debug-proxy.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

DevTools proxy for iOS devices

Project links

Commands and aliases

ios_webkit_debug_proxy

history

Project history and usage

iOS WebKit Debug Proxy, also known as iwdp, proxies requests from usbmuxd over WebSocket so developer tools can send commands to MobileSafari and UIWebViews on real or simulated iOS devices. Its upstream README describes it as a DevTools proxy for iOS Safari Remote Web Inspector.

Project history

Google's repository dates to 2013 and carries a 2012 Google copyright notice in the README and design document. The design document lays out a C codebase split into a main proxy, WebInspector translator, device listener, WebSocket layer, port configuration, and single-threaded non-blocking socket manager.

The project evolved around the moving boundary between WebKit Inspector Protocol, Chrome DevTools, Safari Web Inspector, libimobiledevice, and usbmuxd. The README documents support across Linux, macOS, and Windows, dependency builds for libplist/libusbmuxd/libimobiledevice/usbmuxd, and troubleshooting for iOS and browser-protocol changes.

Adoption history

iwdp became a bridge package for teams wanting browser-style remote debugging of iOS web content outside Safari's native workflow. Homebrew and Nix packaging in the input metadata, Scoop packaging in the README and input metadata, and Linux build instructions in the README show its cross-platform package footprint.

How it is used

Users start an iOS simulator or attach a device, enable Safari's Web Inspector, run ios_webkit_debug_proxy, and open the local device list or JSON endpoints. The proxy assigns ports beginning with a device-list page and then per-device DevTools endpoints, allowing WebSocket clients and browser frontends to inspect pages.

Why package nerds care

For package nerds, ios-webkit-debug-proxy is significant because it packages an awkward protocol bridge: Apple device discovery through usbmuxd and libimobiledevice on one side, WebKit Inspector and DevTools-style WebSocket clients on the other. It is the kind of dependency that unlocks automation stacks, mobile web testing, and cross-browser debugging workflows.

Timeline

2012: README and design document carry Google copyright notices.
2013: GitHub repository created and version 1.0 tag appears in the Git history.
2015: README notes the Chrome DevTools frontend URL changed from devtools.html to inspector.html in Chrome 45-era tooling.
2025: Version v1.9.2 tag used by Homebrew as the stable source archive.

Related projects

The README directly names libplist, libusbmuxd, libimobiledevice, usbmuxd, Chrome DevTools, WebKit Inspector Protocol, Safari Web Inspector frontends, and Mozilla Valence as related technologies. Those relationships explain why the package appears in both developer-tool and mobile-web debugging contexts.

Sources

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 8 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

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`ios_webkit_debug_proxy`	cli	global 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 version1.9.2

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.9.2

https://github.com/google/ios-webkit-debug-proxy

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:ios-webkit-debug-proxy
Version	1.9.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ios-webkit-debug-proxy
Homepage	https://github.com/google/ios-webkit-debug-proxy
Repository	https://github.com/google/ios-webkit-debug-proxy
Upstream docs	https://github.com/google/ios-webkit-debug-proxy#readme
License	BSD-3-Clause
Source archive	https://github.com/google/ios-webkit-debug-proxy/archive/refs/tags/v1.9.2.tar.gz
Dependencies	libimobiledevice, libplist, libusbmuxd, openssl@3
Build dependencies	autoconf, automake, libtool, pkgconf
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	ios-webkit-debug-proxy
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
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.

Nix95%

ios-webkit-debug-proxy

nix profile install nixpkgs#ios-webkit-debug-proxy

normalized package name match
Matched by: Ios Webkit Debug Proxy

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/io/ios-webkit-debug-proxy/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

extras/ios-webkit-debug-proxy

scoop install extras/ios-webkit-debug-proxy

normalized package name match
Matched by: Ios Webkit Debug Proxy

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/ios-webkit-debug-proxy.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/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.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/ios-webkit-debug-proxy.yml

Used sources

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
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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