libplist

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  "desc": "Library for Apple Binary- and XML-Property Lists",
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  "homepage": "https://libimobiledevice.org/",
  "homepage_og_description": "libimobiledevice is a software library that talks the protocols to support iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and Apple TV devices running iOS on Linux without the need for jailbreaking.",
  "homepage_og_image": "https://libimobiledevice.org/img/brand/brand-ontop-gradient-alpha.png",
  "homepage_title": "libimobiledevice \u00b7 A cross-platform FOSS library written in C to communicate with iOS devices natively.",
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  "why_use_this": "Essential dependency for tools that interact with iOS devices, iTunes backups, or Apple configuration files on non-macOS systems. Handles both legacy XML and modern binary .plist formats; primarily used as a build/runtime dependency for libimobiledevice and related iOS tools rather than directly in shell workflows."
}