# Install mobiledevice with Homebrew

CLI for Apple's Private (Closed) Mobile Device Framework. Version 2.0.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:mobiledevice
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install mobiledevice
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:mobiledevice
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 2.0.0
- **Source summary:** CLI for Apple's Private (Closed) Mobile Device Framework
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/imkira/mobiledevice>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/imkira/mobiledevice>
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- mobiledevice (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 2.0.0
## Project history and usage

mobiledevice is a macOS command-line utility by imkira for interacting with Apple's private Mobile Device framework. The repository was created in 2012 and describes the tool as a way to automate device tasks such as installing and uninstalling apps on an iPhone or iPad without manually using Xcode or iTunes, while still requiring a Mac, USB-connected device, and the normal iOS development setup for app installation.

### How it is used

The project belongs to a small reverse-engineering-adjacent tooling niche around Apple's private device-management framework. It is not a general iOS deployment platform; it exposes focused commands for developers who need scriptable access to connected devices. Homebrew packages it as `mobiledevice`, which makes the otherwise source-built utility easier to install on macOS.

### Sources

- <https://api.github.com/repos/imkira/mobiledevice>
- <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mobiledevice>
- <https://github.com/imkira/mobiledevice>


## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/mobiledevice.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/mobiledevice.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph