libimobiledevice/usbmuxd
A socket daemon to multiplex connections from and to iOS devices observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
48/100
- Activity 55
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4949
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 271
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1753 stars · 395 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
usbmuxd is an open-source socket daemon that multiplexes TCP connections over USB between a host computer and iOS devices. It exposes a socket interface at /var/run/usbmuxd compatible with Apple's proprietary daemon, enabling tools like libimobiledevice to communicate with iPhones and iPads.
Use cases
- talk to an iPhone from Linux over USB
- connect to localhost sockets on an iOS device
- use libimobiledevice tools without iTunes
- automatically start device communication on USB hotplug
- manage pairing records with iOS devices
- multiplex multiple parallel connections to iOS device ports
When to choose
- you need open-source iOS device communication on Linux, macOS, Windows, or Android
- you're building tools on top of libimobiledevice or libusbmuxd
- you want automatic daemon activation via udev or systemd on device hotplug
When to avoid
- you need USB tethering/network sharing, which uses a dedicated interface not usbmuxd
- you only need high-level device services without caring about the transport layer
- you want a managed installer rather than building from source
Facets
service · maturity active
networking developer-tools apple-ecosystem developer-tools hardware windows cross-platform usbmuxd ios-devices usb-multiplexing socket-daemon libimobiledevice linux macos android
7 sources
- readme: https://github.com/libimobiledevice/usbmuxd · fetched 2026-08-28 · 139f97a3e3f4
- homepage: https://libimobiledevice.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 60fcaebea5c7
- site_page: https://libimobiledevice.org/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1b452d9b50b7
- site_page: https://libimobiledevice.org/docs/libimobiledevice/latest · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8ba54f9669f4
- site_page: https://libimobiledevice.org/docs/libplist/latest · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3b4edf3de103
- site_page: https://libimobiledevice.org/news/2025/10/30/ideviceinstaller-1.2.0-release · fetched 2026-08-29 · d1228f7d98c9
- site_page: https://libimobiledevice.org/news/2025/10/24/docs-updated · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7bee0e8863bd
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| libimobiledevice/usbmuxd | main | 48 |
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