# claration/Feather

Free on-device iOS/iPadOS application manager/installer, using certificates part of the Apple Developer Program.

Repository: https://github.com/claration/Feather
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/claration-feather
Homepage: https://feather.claration.dev
Language: Swift
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: ios, ipa, sideload, signing, sign, signature, esign, kravasign, signer, ipados, zsign, sideloading
Last push: 2026-07-24T11:13:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 91, longevity 59
- inputs: {"age_days": 836, "days_push": 40, "days_rel": 60, "gap_med": 14, "n_releases_24m": 28}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4596, forks 405 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:54.761845+00:00)

## What it is
Feather is a free, open-source on-device iOS/iPadOS application manager and IPA signer that installs apps using Apple Developer Program certificates without requiring a jailbreak or computer. It supports AltStore repositories, configurable signing options, and tweak injection via Ellekit.

## Use cases
- sideload ipa files onto iphone without jailbreak
- sign and install apps on-device with a developer certificate
- install apps from altstore sources directly on ios
- inject tweaks or dylibs into sideloaded apps
- manage installed sideloaded apps and see certificate expiration
- replace altstore without needing a computer or server

## When to choose
- you want to sideload IPAs entirely on-device without a PC
- you need tweak injection (.deb/.dylib) support without jailbreaking
- you want an open-source, privacy-friendly signer with no analytics
- you use AltStore sources for app discovery

## When to avoid
- you don't have an Apple Developer Program certificate pair
- you need to sideload on Android or non-Apple platforms
- you require a jailbreak-based package manager workflow
- you need enterprise-scale app distribution

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: security, developer-tools, gui
- domain: mobile-development, apple-ecosystem, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: sideloading, ipa-signing, app-installer, tweak-injection, altstore, on-device, no-jailbreak, ios, mobile

## Member repositories
- claration/Feather (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:54.761845+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:19:48.808632+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/claration/Feather (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:54.761845+00:00, sha 0011605814b2)
  - homepage: https://feather.claration.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T09:04:56.056895+00:00, sha 88ba526e31d9)
  - site_page: https://feather.claration.dev/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T09:04:56.059770+00:00, sha 81505329b407)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.