# leminlimez/Cowabunga

iOS 14.0-15.7.1 & 16.0-16.1.2 MacDirtyCow ToolBox

Repository: https://github.com/leminlimez/Cowabunga
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cowabunga
Language: Swift
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: ios, jailbreak, swift
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-02-02T04:46:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 95
- inputs: {"age_days": 1338, "days_push": 943, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1648, forks 94 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:16.642931+00:00)

## What it is
Cowabunga is a jailed iOS toolbox app that exploits CVE-2022-46689 (MacDirtyCow) to customize iOS 14.0-15.7.1 and 16.0-16.1.2 devices without a jailbreak. It supports springboard tweaks, app icon themes, custom sounds, status bar changes, fonts, and other system modifications.

## Use cases
- hide the dock and home bar on iOS without jailbreaking
- apply custom app icon themes on iOS 15
- change carrier name and status bar text
- customize system sound effects on iPhone
- install custom fonts on iOS using MacDirtyCow
- customize passcode keys and lock screen on iOS 16.1.2

## When to choose
- you want deep iOS customization without jailbreaking on iOS 14.0-16.1.2
- you need springboard, status bar, or audio tweaks via the MacDirtyCow exploit
- you want to theme app icons without WebClips

## When to avoid
- you are on iOS versions newer than 16.1.2
- you want an actively maintained tool - the project is archived and at end of life
- you are on iOS 14.0-14.8.1 where some changes are permanent

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: gui, security, developer-tools
- domain: mobile-development, apple-ecosystem
- platform: -
- tags: jailbreak, macdirtycow, cve-2022-46689, theming, springboard, ipa, exploit, end-of-life, customization, ios, mobile, swift

## Member repositories
- leminlimez/Cowabunga (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:16.642931+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 2026-08-30T03:45:13.312907+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/leminlimez/Cowabunga (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:16.642931+00:00, sha 475a90f67786)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.