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claration/Impactor

Cross-platform & feature rich iOS/iPadOS/tvOS sideloading application. Formerly known as PlumeImpactor. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/claration/Impactor · homepage · Rust · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

80/100

  • Activity 97
  • Release rhythm 91
  • Longevity 22
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 8
  • age_days: 320
  • days_rel: 62
  • days_push: 19
  • n_releases_24m: 22

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

3053 stars · 193 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
claration/Impactormain80

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="claration/Impactor")

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