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alexzielenski/optool

Command Line Tool for interacting with MachO binaries on OSX/iOS observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/alexzielenski/optool · Objective-C · BSD-2-Clause (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

23/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4411
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 2553
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1287 stars · 247 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A command line tool for modifying Mach-O binaries on macOS and iOS. It can insert or remove load commands, strip or repair code signatures, and disable ASLR.

Use cases

  • inject a dylib into an existing Mach-O binary
  • remove code signature from an iOS app binary
  • disable ASLR in a macOS executable
  • remove load commands pointing to a dylib
  • resign a binary after patching it

When to choose

  • you need to patch Mach-O binaries for iOS tweak development or reverse engineering
  • you want a lightweight scriptable alternative to install_name_tool for load command manipulation

When to avoid

  • you need actively maintained tooling with recent macOS code-signing support
  • you only want to inspect binaries rather than modify them

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

reverse-engineering cli security reverse-engineering security apple-ecosystem developer-tools cli macho binary-patching dylib-injection code-signing ios-tweaks macos ios

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
alexzielenski/optoolmain23

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