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vphone-cli

Virtual iPhone and iPad machines running on Apple Silicon Macs

  • Security testing and OSINT
  • Developer tools
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What it is

Boots iOS or iPadOS inside a virtual machine on a Mac using Apple's Virtualization.framework and the Private Cloud Compute research VM support. It patches firmware, restores the system, and displays the guest screen in a window, with screenshots, screen recording, snapshots, VM export and cloning, plus an opt-in automation API served locally over HTTP and WebSocket. Security researchers and reverse engineers use it to debug and inspect iOS without a physical device, either through the Launchpad app or the command line.

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15,774 GitHub stars.
15,774

Forks
1,859
Commits
1,195
Contributors
58
Language
Swift
License
MIT
Last commit
Oct 20, 2026
On GitHub since
February 2026
First release
March 2026
Platforms
macOS, CLI
Self-hostable
No
Alternative to
Corellium
Author
Lakr
Tags
  • containers
  • reverse-engineering
  • emulator
  • debugging
  • computer-use

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Updated Oct 21, 2026
  • Hacker NewsBoot a Virtual iPhone via Apple's Virtualization.frameworkAug 28, 2026 · 421 points · 113 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsVirtual iPhone (iOS26) on Apple Private Cloud Compute (PCC) research VMMar 16, 2026 · 2 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)