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ios-deploy for Mac

Install and debug iPhone apps from the command-line

Quick answer: ios-deploy is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install ios-deploy. It is distributed under the GPL-3.0-or-later AND BSD-3-Clause licence. It has 896 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What ios-deploy is

ios-deploy is a command-line tool for macOS: install and debug iPhone apps from the command-line.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/ios-control/ios-deploy.

How to install ios-deploy

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install ios-deploy.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install ios-deploy on Mac?

Run brew install ios-deploy in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is ios-deploy open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the GPL-3.0-or-later AND BSD-3-Clause licence.

Does ios-deploy run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is ios-deploy?

It was installed 896 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #1116 in this catalogue.

What version of ios-deploy is current?

The latest packaged version is 1.12.2.