Dadoum/Sideloader
Open-source cross-platform iOS app sideloader (yep, even Linux is supported). Alternative to Sideloadly, AltServer, SideServer, Cydia Impactor, iOS App Signer… observed · 2026-10-11
Health v2 · maintenance only
63/100
- Activity 95
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 89
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 1253
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 33
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1036 stars · 167 forks observed · 2026-10-11
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-09-07, confidence 0.93
Sideloader is an open-source, cross-platform tool for signing and installing third-party applications onto iOS devices, written in D. It provides a CLI for all platforms plus a GTK 4 GUI for Linux, serving as a replacement for Cydia Impactor and Sideloadly.
Use cases
- sideload ipa files onto iphone from linux
- sign ios apps with my apple id
- open source alternative to cydia impactor
- install third-party apps on ios without jailbreak
- manage apple certificates and app ids from command line
- resign an app bundle for ios
When to choose
- you need to sideload iOS apps from Linux, where alternatives are scarce
- you prefer an open-source, scriptable CLI over closed tools
- you want integrated signing, App ID registration, and installation in one step
When to avoid
- you need a polished GUI on Windows or macOS before the Qt/SwiftUI frontends ship
- you only target devices via TrollStore and need that specific workflow exclusively
- you require commercial support or extensive platform documentation
Facets
application · maturity active
gui cli security developer-tools mobile-development cross-platform apple-ecosystem windows cli ios-sideloading codesigning gtk4 dlang cydia-impactor-alternative linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/Dadoum/Sideloader · fetched 2026-10-11 · 92cdea4daae7
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Dadoum/Sideloader | main | 63 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="Dadoum/Sideloader")
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