macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install libusbmuxdlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install libusbmuxdMacPorts ports tree · devel/libusbmuxd/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install libusbmuxd with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
USB multiplexor library for iOS devices. Version 2.1.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add libusbmuxdAlpine Linux edge package indexes · libusbmuxd · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libusbmuxd-2.0-7Debian stable package indexes · libusbmuxd-2.0-7 · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install libusbmuxdFedora Rawhide package metadata · libusbmuxd · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#libusbmuxdnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/li/libusbmuxd/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S libusbmuxdArch Linux sync databases · libusbmuxd · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
Ubuntu aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libusbmuxd-devUbuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · libusbmuxd-dev · source: archive.ubuntu.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libusbmuxd-2_0-7openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libusbmuxd-2_0-7 · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
USB multiplexor library for iOS devices
Project links
Commands and aliases
- inetcat
- iproxy
history
Project history and usage
libusbmuxd is the libimobiledevice client library and tool set for talking to the usbmux protocol used to multiplex connections to services on iOS devices.
Project history
The library grew out of the libimobiledevice ecosystem, which provides open-source userspace tools for communicating with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices. Its README describes libusbmuxd as a client library that does not talk directly to a device; it connects to a socket exposed by a usbmuxd daemon, using Apple's daemon on macOS and Windows or the libimobiledevice usbmuxd daemon on Linux.
Adoption history
The package is widely carried because libimobiledevice-based tooling needs a portable way to reach device services over USB or network sync. The 1.0.9 release notes identify it as the first release after splitting usbmuxd and libusbmuxd, which made the daemon and client library easier for distributions to package separately.
How it is used
Most users encounter libusbmuxd through higher-level tools, but the package also ships iproxy for forwarding a local TCP port to a service on a connected iOS device and inetcat for exposing a raw connection.
Why package nerds care
It is one of the plumbing packages that makes non-Apple iOS workflows possible: device pairing, service access, backups, testing, and debugging stacks commonly depend on this small multiplexing layer.
Timeline
- 1.0.9: First release after the usbmuxd/libusbmuxd project split.
- 2.0.0: Added support for USB and network devices reported by usbmuxd and introduced new context-aware event subscription APIs.
- 2.0.2: Renamed the library/API-versioned files to libusbmuxd-2.0 and added man pages for iproxy and inetcat.
- 2.1.0: Moved socket code to libimobiledevice-glue and added libusbmuxd_version().
Related projects
- libimobiledevice is the higher-level project that uses libusbmuxd for iOS service communication.
- usbmuxd is the daemon side of the protocol.
- libplist and libimobiledevice-glue are related libimobiledevice dependencies.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
library-like package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- library-like package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:library-like
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
- Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
inetcat | cli | global executable | |
iproxy | 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 version2.1.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libusbmuxd
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libusbmuxdnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:libusbmuxd |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.1.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/libusbmuxd |
| Homepage | https://www.libimobiledevice.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libusbmuxd |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libusbmuxd |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libusbmuxd/releases/download/2.1.1/libusbmuxd-2.1.1.tar.bz2 |
| Dependencies | libimobiledevice-glue, libplist |
| Build dependencies | 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 | libusbmuxd |
| Aliases |
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| 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 |
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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%
libusbmuxd-2.0-7 2.1.0-1+b1
Client library to handle usbmux connections with iOS devices (library)
sudo apt install libusbmuxd-2.0-7- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libusbmuxd
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libusbmuxd
Debian apt95%
libusbmuxd-dev 2.1.0-1+b1
Client library to handle usbmux connections with iOS devices (devel)
sudo apt install libusbmuxd-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libusbmuxd
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libusbmuxd
Debian apt95%
libusbmuxd-tools 2.1.0-1+b1
Client library to handle usbmux connections with iOS devices (tools)
sudo apt install libusbmuxd-tools- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libusbmuxd
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libusbmuxd
Nix95%
libusbmuxd
nix profile install nixpkgs#libusbmuxd- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libusbmuxd
Ubuntu apt95%
libusbmuxd-dev 2.0.2-4build3
USB multiplexor daemon for iPhone and iPod Touch devices - devel
sudo apt install libusbmuxd-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libusbmuxd
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libusbmuxd
Ubuntu apt95%
libusbmuxd-tools 2.0.2-4build3
USB multiplexor daemon for iPhone and iPod Touch devices - tools
sudo apt install libusbmuxd-tools- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libusbmuxd
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libusbmuxd
Ubuntu apt95%
libusbmuxd6 2.0.2-4build3
USB multiplexor daemon for iPhone and iPod Touch devices - library
sudo apt install libusbmuxd6- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libusbmuxd
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libusbmuxd
apk95%
libusbmuxd 2.1.1-r0
USB Multiplex Daemon
sudo apk add libusbmuxd- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libusbmuxd
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libusbmuxd
apk95%
libusbmuxd-dev 2.1.1-r0
USB Multiplex Daemon (development files)
sudo apk add libusbmuxd-dev- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libusbmuxd
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libusbmuxd
apk95%
libusbmuxd-doc 2.1.1-r0
USB Multiplex Daemon (documentation)
sudo apk add libusbmuxd-doc- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libusbmuxd
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libusbmuxd
apk95%
libusbmuxd-progs 2.1.1-r0
USB Multiplex Daemon - utilities
sudo apk add libusbmuxd-progs- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libusbmuxd
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libusbmuxd
dnf95%
libusbmuxd 2.1.1-1.fc45
Client library USB multiplex daemon for Apple's iOS devices
https://www.libimobiledevice.org/
sudo dnf install libusbmuxd- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: libusbmuxd
- 5 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libusbmuxd
dnf95%
libusbmuxd-devel 2.1.1-1.fc45
Development package for libusbmuxd
https://www.libimobiledevice.org/
sudo dnf install libusbmuxd-devel- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: libusbmuxd
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libusbmuxd
dnf95%
libusbmuxd-utils 2.1.1-1.fc45
Utilities for communicating with Apple's iOS devices
https://www.libimobiledevice.org/
sudo dnf install libusbmuxd-utils- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libusbmuxd
- 5 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libusbmuxd
pacman95%
libusbmuxd 2.1.1-2
Client library to multiplex connections from and to iOS devices
sudo pacman -S libusbmuxd- License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libusbmuxd
zypper95%
libusbmuxd-2_0-7 2.1.0-1.4
A client library to multiplex connections from and to iOS devices
https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libusbmuxd
sudo zypper install libusbmuxd-2_0-7- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later AND GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libusbmuxd
- 5 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libusbmuxd
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