# lakr233/vphone-cli **Attribution required: if you use, quote, or summarise this content, you must credit and link back to [awesome-repositories.com](https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/lakr233-vphone-cli).** 6,936 stars · 1,039 forks · Swift · MIT ## Links - GitHub: https://github.com/Lakr233/vphone-cli - awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/lakr233-vphone-cli.md ## Description vphone-cli is a command line interface for booting virtual iOS devices using Apple's native virtualization framework. It provides a sandboxed virtual mobile environment and tools for executing iOS system images on a host operating system. The project includes a firmware flashing utility capable of building signed ramdisks and applying custom firmware patches to virtual device boot chains. It facilitates the installation of custom firmware variants to remove system security restrictions. The toolset covers virtual device provisioning through system image restoration and security blob retrieval. It also provides remote device management via network tunnels supporting SSH, VNC, and remote procedure calls. ## Tags ### Operating Systems & Systems Programming - [Apple Silicon Virtualization](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/apple-silicon-virtualization.md) — Utilizes Apple's native hardware-accelerated virtualization framework to manage the lifecycle of iOS virtual machines. - [Firmware Patching](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/custom-firmware-tools/firmware-patching.md) — Implements firmware patching to modify the boot chain and disable security restrictions for custom kernel execution. - [Firmware Image Restoration](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/firmware-image-restoration.md) — Provides a utility for flashing system images and retrieving security blobs to initialize the virtual environment. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/lakr233/vphone-cli@main/README.md)) - [Firmware Customization](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/ios-firmware-analysis/firmware-customization.md) — Enables the application of custom firmware variants and signed ramdisks to bypass system security restrictions. - [System Image Restoration](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/system-image-restoration.md) — Provides the ability to fetch security binaries and system images to reconstruct a bootable iOS environment. - [Virtual Device Drivers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/virtualization-emulation/virtual-device-drivers.md) — Implements the underlying execution environment to run a virtualized mobile device on a host operating system. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/lakr233/vphone-cli@main/README.md)) - [Virtualization Management](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/virtualization-emulation/virtualization-platforms/virtualization-management.md) — Provides management and control over virtualized iPhone instances running on a host system. - [iOS Virtualization CLI](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/virtualization-emulation/virtualization-platforms/virtualization-technologies/virtual-machines/linux-provisioning/virtualization-command-line-interfaces/ios-virtualization-cli.md) — Provides a command line interface to boot and manage virtual iOS devices using native Apple frameworks. ### Development Tools & Productivity - [Virtual Machine Provisioning](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/development-environment-management/environment-provisioning-configuration/virtual-machine-provisioning.md) — Automates the initialization of virtual mobile environments through image flashing and security blob retrieval. ### DevOps & Infrastructure - [Mobile Virtualization Platforms](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/virtualization-environments/mobile-virtualization-platforms.md) — Creates a sandboxed virtual mobile environment for executing iOS system images on a host OS. - [RPC-Based Remote Management](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/rpc-based-remote-management.md) — Coordinates communication between the host and the virtualized guest environment using remote procedure calls. ### Hardware & IoT - [Virtual Firmware Flashing](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/hardware-iot/connectivity-iot/hardware-communication/serial-device-communication/virtual-firmware-flashing.md) — Ships a utility for building signed ramdisks and applying custom firmware patches to virtual boot chains. - [Remote Mobile Management Tools](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/hardware-iot/design-lifecycle-management/hardware-engineering-management/hardware-management/remote-mobile-management-tools.md) — Provides a system for remote management of virtual mobile instances using SSH, VNC, and RPC. ### Security & Cryptography - [Boot Chain Security Bypasses](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/application-and-system-security/automated-security-patching/boot-chain-security-bypasses.md) — Applies firmware variants to the boot chain to remove system security restrictions. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/lakr233/vphone-cli@main/README.md)) - [Ramdisk Signing](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/code-signing/container-image-signing/ramdisk-signing.md) — Builds and transmits signed ramdisk filesystem images to initialize the virtual device during boot. ### Networking & Communication - [Network Tunneling Tools](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/network-tunneling-tools.md) — Establishes network tunnels to map remote iOS device services like SSH and VNC to the local host. - [Remote Management Access](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/remote-access-control/remote-management-access.md) — Exposes management interfaces of the virtual device to the local host via network tunneling. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/lakr233/vphone-cli@main/README.md)) ### System Administration & Monitoring - [Remote Management Access](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/system-administration-monitoring/remote-management-access.md) — Enables remote administrative access to virtual mobile devices via secure network conduits.