ipsw

Installation
SKILL.md

IPSW - Apple Reverse Engineering Toolkit

Install: brew install blacktop/tap/ipsw (Linux: see https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw#install)

Choose Your Workflow

Goal Start Here
Download/extract firmware Firmware Acquisition
Reverse engineer userspace Userspace RE
Analyze kernel/KEXTs Kernel Analysis
Research entitlements Entitlements
Dump private API headers Class Dump
Analyze standalone binary Mach-O Analysis
Diff two IPSWs/OTAs Firmware Diffing
Symbolicate a crash / panic Symbolication
Parse IMG4/AEA/iBoot/SEP Firmware Components
Decompile / query sandbox profiles Sandbox Profile Analysis
Inspect / mount an IPSW IPSW Inspection
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Jan 27, 2026