claration/Impactor
Cross-platform & feature rich iOS/iPadOS/tvOS sideloading application. Formerly known as PlumeImpactor. observed · 2026-10-10
Health v2 · maintenance only
82/100
- Activity 97
- Release rhythm 96
- Longevity 26
Flags: no_readme
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-22. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 8.5
- age_days: 369
- days_rel: 24
- days_push: 18
- n_releases_24m: 25
Adoption not part of the score
3435 stars · 221 forks observed · 2026-10-10
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Impactor is an open-source, cross-platform GUI application for signing and sideloading IPA apps onto iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS devices using an Apple ID, without jailbreaking. It replicates Xcode's provisioning workflow, supports tweak injection, SideStore/AltStore/LiveContainer integration, and automatic certificate refreshing.
Use cases
- sideload ipa files onto iphone without jailbreak
- sign ios apps with my apple id on linux
- install apps on ipad from windows pc
- refresh sideloaded app certificates automatically
- inject tweaks and dylibs into ios apps
- generate p12 certificates for altstore or sidestore
- install pairing files for sidestore and livecontainer
- sideload apps onto apple silicon mac
When to choose
- you need to sideload iOS apps from Linux, where most alternatives lack support
- you want tweak injection (.deb/.dylib) and entitlement customization while signing
- you use SideStore, AltStore, or LiveContainer and need pairing files or P12 generation
- you want a free, open-source alternative to Sideloadly or Cydia Impactor
When to avoid
- you need a fully jailbroken-device package manager rather than sideloading
- you require guaranteed support for iOS versions below 9
- you only want wireless sideloading with no computer involved (use SideStore directly)
- you need a headless/CLI-only signing pipeline
Facets
application · maturity active
security gui developer-tools mobile-development developer-tools cross-platform windows cross-platform ios sideloading ipa-signing apple-id sidestore altstore livecontainer tweak-injection tvos rust macos linux
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/claration/impactor · fetched 2026-10-10 · 884d421c4eb9
- homepage: https://impactor.claration.dev · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0cf4455d47c4
- site_page: https://impactor.claration.dev/docs/troubleshooting/faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7fcbb1622002
- site_page: https://impactor.claration.dev/docs/introduction · fetched 2026-08-29 · 073a5cdf9a53
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| claration/impactor | main | 82 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="claration/impactor")
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