Legacy-iOS-Kit
An all-in-one tool to restore/downgrade, save SHSH blobs, and jailbreak legacy iOS devices (by LukeZGD)
LeetDown
a macOS app that downgrades A6 and A7 iDevices to OTA signed firmwares (by rA9stuff)
| Legacy-iOS-Kit | LeetDown | |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | 14 | |
| 1,472 | 573 | |
| 5.6% | 3.3% | |
| 9.4 | 6.7 | |
| 5 days ago | over 1 year ago | |
| Shell | C | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Legacy-iOS-Kit
Posts with mentions or reviews of Legacy-iOS-Kit.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-11.
- [Question] iPhone 4S Downgrade
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[tutorial] iOS 6 in 2023 Guide - How to get everything working again
All devices: Use LegacyiOSKit - does everything, run via Linux VM with USB passthrough if you don't use linux usually https://github.com/LukeZGD/Legacy-iOS-Kit
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[question] what do I do with this Passcode Locked iOS 7.0x iPad 4
It can be downgraded/upgraded to any version with 7.0.x blobs. Check https://github.com/LukeZGD/Legacy-iOS-Kit
- Downgrade to iOS 10
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Downgrade ipad 2 to iOS 8 with windows [question]
https://github.com/LukeZGD/Legacy-iOS-Kit/wiki/How-to-Use Check windows
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[question] how to downgrade my Ipad 3 from ios 9.3.6 to 8.4.1
No use https://github.com/LukeZGD/Legacy-iOS-Kit
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Updating my 5S
Now downgrade it to iOS 10.3.3 using Legacy iOS Kit here.
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Is there a way to downgrade iOS 8 to 7 or 6 on a iPhone 5 with no blobs? [question]
https://github.com/LukeZGD/Legacy-iOS-Kit You can use this to downgrade to ios 6.1.3 or 8.4.1
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Wanting to bring new life into an Old IPad 2
Downgrading for an untethered jailbreak is a good idea and it has no downsides. Go for it! Here’s a guide for it: https://github.com/LukeZGD/Legacy-iOS-Kit And here’s a guide for the jailbreak: https://ios.cfw.guide/installing-daibutsu/
- [question]
LeetDown
Posts with mentions or reviews of LeetDown.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-09.
- [help] i want to downgrade my iphone 5s
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[Free Release] LiNUZE: Manage your iDevice from your jailbroken iDevice
Some of you might know me from twitter, or from LeetDown app. This is my first appearance on this subreddit, and from now on, I’ll be using this account to announce my upcoming projects in here.
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[question] How can I downgrade an iPhone 5s to iOS 10?
pretty sure. Here is LeetDown!
- [question] iPad 4 - MD510C/A - IOS 10.3.3 Jailbreaking Options
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[Question] bypass passcode on ios 10?
I think it will only work on Mac but don’t take my word on that but I have used leet down to downgrade my iPhone 5s to iOS 10 and iPhone 5 to iOS 8.
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update from ios 9 to 10 or 11?
However, if you’re ok with factory resetting your iPad, you can go to iOS 10 with LeetDown. Note that you sadly need a Mac to use it.
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How to store/use shsh blobs [question]
I would use Leetdown and here is a video if you need one.
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[Tutorial] How to downgrade and Jailbreak iOS 8.4.1 if EtasonJB isnt working.
Download LeetDown and iOS OTA Downgrader.
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[question] Getting “software up to date” when attempting to downgrade iOS 10.3.4 to 8.4.1 iPhone 5
I just use leetdown to downgrade my iPhone 5 to iOS 8.4.1.
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[question] how to downgrade on iPhone 5s?
You can't downgrade to an unsigned version, but it just happens that iOS 10.3.3 is ota signed for iPhone 5S! You can use LeetDown to downgrade, to run it you need a mac.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Legacy-iOS-Kit and LeetDown you can also consider the following projects:
blobsaver - A cross-platform GUI and CLI app for automatically saving SHSH blobs
iOS-OTA-Downgrader - A multi-purpose script to save blobs, restore, and jailbreak supported legacy iOS devices [Moved to: https://github.com/LukeZGD/Legacy-iOS-Kit]
AltStore - AltStore is an alternative app store for non-jailbroken iOS devices.
Vieux - Vieux - A tool for 32/64 Bit iOS downgrades using OTA Blobs
SSHRD_Script - Shell script that creates a ssh ramdisk
LiNUZE - An iOS app for iOS-to-iOS communication. Think of it as iTunes on your iPhone