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] (by LukeZGD)
UTM
Virtual machines for iOS and macOS (by utmapp)
| iOS-OTA-Downgrader | UTM | |
|---|---|---|
| 295 | 253 | |
| 612 | 30,658 | |
| - | 1.9% | |
| 8.4 | 9.4 | |
| over 2 years ago | about 11 hours ago | |
| Shell | Swift | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | Apache License 2.0 |
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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.
iOS-OTA-Downgrader
Posts with mentions or reviews of iOS-OTA-Downgrader.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-22.
- [question] How do I check if my blobs are valid? I want to update to iOS 9 to see how it looks and then downgrade back to iOS 6 if I don't like it, I'm scared of not being able to downgrade back to iOS 6.1.2
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[Question] Old apps says disk is full but I have plenty of free space
For some reason I assumed you downgraded to iOS 8.4.1 already. You can do that with https://github.com/LukeZGD/iOS-OTA-Downgrader if you want
- Any way to downgrade iPhone 4s?[question]
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Dumping onboard shsh ipad mini[question]
https://github.com/LukeZGD/iOS-OTA-Downgrader can also dump onboard blobs
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[question] can’t downgrade iOS 9.3.5 to iOS 8.4.1
Use iOS-OTA-Downgrader if you are trying to use the plist method. here
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iPhone 5s iOS 12 to iOS 7
Is impossible to downgrade iOS 7 because the SEP is doesn't compatible, but you can iOS 10.3.3 with ota-downgrader https://github.com/LukeZGD/iOS-OTA-Downgrader
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iPad 3rd Generation on IOS 6.1.2, Any tweak recommendations?[fluff] [discussion]
Can't you? The docs say that A5X devices are supported.
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Futurerestore "could not get SEP path" error [question]
have you read the ota downgrader wiki? It has a nice and nifty tutorial inside for restoring with blobs https://github.com/LukeZGD/iOS-OTA-Downgrader/wiki
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[Question] I have an iPhone 4 on 7.0.2. I‘m trying to save onboard blobs using ios ota downgrader. ibec stuck at 63.7%. Any ideas or alternatives?
Please try again with this test branch (version should be 2023-03-07-000test): https://github.com/LukeZGD/iOS-OTA-Downgrader/archive/refs/heads/test.zip
- Is there any way I can revert this iPhone 4 CDMA back to iOS 6? (its jailbroken) [question]
UTM
Posts with mentions or reviews of UTM.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2025-05-19.
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QEMU 10.1.0
If you’re on macOS or iOS, UTM is an excellent Qemu front end.
https://getutm.app/
https://mac.getutm.app/
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The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source
In case others were similarly confused, I thought that UTM was commercial but it is Apache 2 https://github.com/utmapp/UTM/blob/v4.6.5/LICENSE
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Coding Without a Laptop – Two Weeks with AR Glasses and Linux on Android
UTM runs virtual machines on iOS and has been around a while: https://getutm.app
Issue is that Apple doesn’t allow apps to run JIT so if you want the JIT version of UTM, you need to sideload or Jailbreak. The non-JIT version is on the App Store.
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SheepShaver is an open source PowerPC Apple Macintosh emulator
> I would love to see an emulator that could run later OS versions like Tiger.
UTM.
https://github.com/utmapp/UTM
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Conducting forensics of mobile devices to find signs of a potential compromise
> I wonder if there's a Termux equivalent for iPhone.
https://getutm.app
- Show HN: Lume – OS Lightweight CLI/API for macOS/Linux VMs on Apple Silicon
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Waiting for an OLED MacBook Air? It might get delayed again
> These sources also pointed to Apple’s new iPad Pro models, which feature OLED screens, as evidence that an OLED screen alone isn’t enough to guarantee more sales. Several analyst forecasts have downgraded new iPad Pro shipments from 10 million units to six or seven million units.
OLED M4 iPad Pro won't sell until Apple enables virtualization.
https://forums.developer.apple.com/forums/thread/748130
https://github.com/utmapp/UTM/discussions/3230
iPads do launch the kernel in EL2, but they don’t enable the hypervisor. - Ask HN: Any Recommendations Around Programming on an iPad?
- Podman Desktop 1.11: Light mode and new Kubernetes features
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iPad Pro M4 review: ludicrously good hardware that's total overkill for most
I have that Magic Keyboard and would love to have the option to run real Linux via https://getutm.app/. The iPad is fully capable of this, but it is a pain because you have to jailbreak it. Ugh.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing iOS-OTA-Downgrader and UTM you can also consider the following projects:
LeetDown - a macOS app that downgrades A6 and A7 iDevices to OTA signed firmwares
VirtualBuddy - Virtualize macOS 12 and later on Apple Silicon, VirtualBuddy is a virtual machine GUI for macOS M1, M2, M3, M4
n1ghtshade - A bootchain jailbreak/downgrade utility for 32 bit iOS devices.
lima - Linux virtual machines, with a focus on running containers
Vieux - Vieux - A tool for 32/64 Bit iOS downgrades using OTA Blobs
orbstack - Fast, light, simple Docker containers & Linux machines