libimobiledevice
@libimobiledevice • A cross-platform protocol library to access iOS devices. Use this route to separate flagship concentration from portfolio breadth before you treat a publisher as broadly strong.
Portfolio concentration
70%
Top three share
Shows whether the organization is driven by one breakout repo or several visible projects.
Breadth
13 repos
Visible snapshot
5 repositories updated in the last 90 days.
Leading language
C
Portfolio mix
C (12), Twig (1)
Average size
1.3K
Stars per repository
Useful for distinguishing one flagship-heavy publisher from a repeatable portfolio.
Updated: 2026-09-07(34d ago)GitHub API fallback13 repositories
70%
of the visible star count comes from this organization's top three repositories.
1.3K
stars per repository in this same snapshot.
C
is the most common language here, with 5 repositories updated in the last 90 days.
Why this rank
This organization stands out because its public portfolio is relatively balanced across 13 repositories.
Balanced portfolio across 13 reposTop 3 share 70%
Organization pages work best when you separate portfolio breadth from flagship concentration. In libimobiledevice's case, the visible top three repositories account for about 70% of total stars in this snapshot, which helps explain whether the organization is known for one breakout project or for a broader repeatable portfolio.
The dominant language mix here is C (12), Twig (1). That makes this page useful not just for popularity checks, but also for seeing what technical shape an organization's public ecosystem actually has.
Top Repositories
| # | Repository | Language | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | libimobiledevice/libimobiledevice A cross-platform protocol library to communicate with iOS devices | C | 8.2K |
| 2 | libimobiledevice/idevicerestore Restore/upgrade firmware of iOS devices | C | 2K |
| 3 | libimobiledevice/usbmuxd A socket daemon to multiplex connections from and to iOS devices | C | 1.8K |
| 4 | libimobiledevice/ideviceinstaller Manage apps of iOS devices | C | 1.5K |
| 5 | libimobiledevice/ifuse A fuse filesystem to access the contents of iOS devices | C | 1K |
| 6 | libimobiledevice/libusbmuxd A client library to multiplex connections from and to iOS devices | C | 691 |
| 7 | libimobiledevice/libirecovery Library and utility to talk to iBoot/iBSS via USB on Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux | C | 658 |
| 8 | libimobiledevice/libplist A library to handle Apple Property List format in binary or XML | C | 638 |
| 9 | libimobiledevice/libideviceactivation A library to handle the activation process of iOS devices | C | 370 |
| 10 | libimobiledevice/libimobiledevice-glue A library with common code used by libraries and tools around the libimobiledevice project | C | 116 |
| 11 | libimobiledevice/libtatsu Library handling the communication with Apple's Tatsu Signing Server (TSS) | C | 83 |
| 12 | libimobiledevice/libimobiledevice.org Official Website of libimobiledevice | Twig | 65 |
| 13 | libimobiledevice/sbmanager An GTK/Clutter application to manage SpringBoard icons of an iOS device (INACTIVE) | C | 56 |
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