# zbrateam/Zebra

🦓 A Useful Package Manager for iOS

Repository: https://github.com/zbrateam/Zebra
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/zbrateam-zebra
Homepage: https://getzbra.com
Language: Swift
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: jailbreak, ios, package-manager, zebra, xcode, debian, apt
Last push: 2026-08-07T19:10:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 64, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2868, "days_push": 26, "days_rel": 26, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1275, forks 203 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:12.923398+00:00)

## What it is
Zebra is an open-source package manager for jailbroken iOS devices, built on Debian's APT system, for installing tweaks, themes, and utilities outside the App Store. It is written in Swift and also targets macOS via Mac Catalyst.

## Use cases
- install jailbreak tweaks on iphone
- browse and add apt repos on ios
- install themes on jailbroken device
- manage debian packages on ios
- download packages without app store
- run a package manager on macos with procursus

## When to choose
- you have a jailbroken iOS device and want a fast, modern alternative to Cydia
- you need APT-based package management on iOS
- you want an open-source package manager you can build yourself

## When to avoid
- your device is not jailbroken
- you need a stable macOS release (still in development)
- you only want App Store apps

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: package-manager, cli
- domain: mobile-development, developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: -
- tags: jailbreak, apt, debian, tweaks, themes, ios-14, mac-catalyst, ios, macos, swift

## Member repositories
- zbrateam/Zebra (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:12.923398+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 2026-08-30T05:03:04.531370+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/zbrateam/Zebra (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:12.923398+00:00, sha 4daf73984ea7)
  - homepage: https://getzbra.com (fetched 2026-08-29T12:14:05.744164+00:00, sha 4db2f844943b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.