libusbmuxd
brew install libusbmuxd
v2.1.1
GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
C library for communicating with iOS devices over USB, handling protocol multiplexing and device enumeration.
Why you might care
Essential shared library for Linux/macOS tools that need to interact with iPhones, iPads, or Apple TVs without jailbreaking. Part of the libimobiledevice ecosystem; required by frontends like ifuse (mounting iOS filesystems) and usbmuxd (the daemon that manages USB connections).
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Runtime dependencies
Build dependencies
Links
- https://www.libimobiledevice.org/
- Brew formula source: Formula/lib/libusbmuxd.rb
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