alibaba/tidevice
tidevice can be used to communicate with iPhone device observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
53/100
- Activity 53
- Release rhythm 25
- 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: 2050
- days_rel: 285
- days_push: 285
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
2607 stars · 470 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A Python-based command-line tool for communicating with iOS devices over USB without needing iTunes or Xcode. It supports app installation/uninstallation, launching apps, taking screenshots, running XCTest/WebDriverAgent, and collecting app performance metrics.
Use cases
- install ipa files on iphone from command line
- run webdriveragent without xcodebuild
- take screenshots of ios device from pc
- get cpu and memory usage of an ios app
- list installed apps on iphone
- launch and stop apps on iphone by bundle id
- pair iphone with windows or linux computer
When to choose
- you need to automate iOS devices on Windows or Linux where Xcode is unavailable
- you want to launch WebDriverAgent for Appium-based iOS testing without a Mac
- you need lightweight CLI-based iOS app management and performance monitoring
When to avoid
- you need iOS 17 or newer support - the project is no longer maintained and recommends pymobiledevice3 or go-ios instead
- you need actively maintained tooling for the latest iOS versions
- you require deep device features beyond app management, screenshots, and performance metrics
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
developer-tools testing workflow-automation cli mobile-development developer-tools testing windows python cli ios iphone usbmuxd appium webdriveragent xctest device-automation ipa-installation appium-testing automation macos linux
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/alibaba/tidevice · fetched 2026-08-28 · 3d61be885fd3
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/tidevice/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · 65cd7a6ac414
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| alibaba/tidevice | main | 53 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="alibaba/tidevice")
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