usbmuxd2 vs AltServer-Linux

usbmuxd2

A socket daemon written in C++ to multiplex connections from and to iOS devices over USB and WIFI (by tihmstar)

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AltServer-Linux

AltServer for AltStore, but on-device (by NyaMisty)

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usbmuxd2		AltServer-Linux
	Project
4	Mentions	56
172	Stars	914
-	Growth	-
6.8	Activity	0.0
4 months ago	Latest Commit	15 days ago
C++	Language	C
GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only	License	GNU Affero General Public License v3.0

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usbmuxd2

Posts with mentions or reviews of usbmuxd2. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-12-30.

What are your top self hosted services that you are very satisfied with?
5 projects | /r/selfhosted | 30 Dec 2022

It was https://github.com/tihmstar/usbmuxd2
[Free Release] AltServer for Linux, on Pi
3 projects | /r/jailbreak | 9 Jan 2022

Was looking into this last week. Have you looked into usbmuxd2 for wireless refresh?
[News]Install AltStore with Linux (Debian 11)
3 projects | /r/jailbreak | 4 Jan 2022

do you consider replacing usbmuxd by usbmuxd2 for wifi support ? Like this repo https://github.com/tihmstar/usbmuxd2
Libimobiledevice – open-source library to communicate with iOS devices natively
10 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 6 Jul 2021

While trying to get parts of this to compile, I found https://github.com/tihmstar/usbmuxd2 which you can replace usbmuxd with and get wifi sync support.

AltServer-Linux

Posts with mentions or reviews of AltServer-Linux. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-10.

[Tutorial] How to setup AltServer on Raspberry Pi/Linux Box and sync your device wirelessly (2023)
10 projects | /r/jailbreak | 10 Dec 2023

Thanks to this son of a bitch for making this shit for linux and anisette server: https://github.com/NyaMisty/AltServer-Linux
sideloading from linux
3 projects | /r/sideloaded | 22 Apr 2023

Altserver-linux SideServer-for-Linux (Soon?)
Alt store on termux
2 projects | /r/termux | 26 Mar 2023

wget https://github.com/NyaMisty/AltServer-Linux/releases/download/v0.0.5/AltServer-aarch64

2 projects | /r/termux | 26 Mar 2023
how to install sidestore (windows, macos, and linux)
4 projects | /r/sideloaded | 8 Mar 2023

download SideStore.ipa (https://github.com/SideStore/SideStore/releases/latest/download/SideStore.ipa) and sideload it using AltStore or Sideloadly. for linux users, you can use AltServer-Linux (https://github.com/NyaMisty/AltServer-Linux). just make sure to use a solution that uses your apple developer account.
Finally a working raspberry pi 4 AltServer for WiFi refreshes
5 projects | /r/AltStore | 25 Dec 2022
[REQUEST] Sideloading tool for Linux
3 projects | /r/sideloaded | 5 Oct 2022
Possible to run altstore server on raspberry pi?
2 projects | /r/AltStore | 31 Aug 2022

Not sure, I’d ask on the GitHub

2 projects | /r/AltStore | 31 Aug 2022
any way to run altserver on a chrooted android
2 projects | /r/sideloaded | 28 Aug 2022

i was thinking about running the linux version on an android but i dont know if it will have dependency problems. https://github.com/NyaMisty/AltServer-Linux

What are some alternatives?

When comparing usbmuxd2 and AltServer-Linux you can also consider the following projects:

AltStore - AltStore is an alternative app store for non-jailbroken iOS devices.

usbmuxd - A socket daemon to multiplex connections from and to iOS devices

libimobiledevice - A cross-platform protocol library to communicate with iOS devices

piRa1n - Easily turn a Raspberry Pi 4 or a Banana Pi M2 Zero into a portable Checkra1n dongle.

xnu-qemu-arm64

arch-int-gui - Docker build script for Arch Linux base with TigerVNC, noVNC, and OpenBox

AltServer-LinuxGUI - GUI for AltServerLinux

macos-virtualbox - Push-button installer of macOS Catalina, Mojave, and High Sierra guests in Virtualbox on x86 CPUs for Windows, Linux, and macOS

darling - Darwin/macOS emulation layer for Linux

libimobiledevice.org - Official Website of libimobiledevice

docker-install - Docker installation script