# claration/Impactor

Cross-platform & feature rich iOS/iPadOS/tvOS sideloading application. Formerly known as PlumeImpactor.

Repository: https://github.com/claration/Impactor
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/impactor
Homepage: https://impactor.claration.dev
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: altstore, ios, ipa, ipados, livecontainer, sideload, sideloading, sideloadly, sidestore, signature, signer, signing, sideloader
Last push: 2026-08-14T23:40:09+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 80/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 91, longevity 22
- inputs: {"age_days": 320, "days_push": 19, "days_rel": 62, "gap_med": 8, "n_releases_24m": 22}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3053, forks 193 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:39.565375+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: security, gui, developer-tools
- domain: mobile-development, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: ios, sideloading, ipa-signing, apple-id, sidestore, altstore, livecontainer, tweak-injection, tvos, rust, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- claration/Impactor (main) score 80

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:39.565375+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 2026-08-30T07:28:51.994260+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/claration/Impactor (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:39.565375+00:00, sha 884d421c4eb9)
  - homepage: https://impactor.claration.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T09:43:55.959910+00:00, sha 0cf4455d47c4)
  - site_page: https://impactor.claration.dev/docs/troubleshooting/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T09:43:55.968794+00:00, sha 7fcbb1622002)
  - site_page: https://impactor.claration.dev/docs/introduction (fetched 2026-08-29T09:43:55.970937+00:00, sha 073a5cdf9a53)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.