# naituw/ipapatch

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5,211 stars · 756 forks · Objective-C · MIT

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/Naituw/IPAPatch
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/naituw-ipapatch.md

## Topics

`hacking` `hacking-tool` `ios` `ipa` `patching` `reverse-engineering` `xcode`

## Description

IPAPatch is an iOS application patching and binary instrumentation tool. It is designed to inject dynamic libraries and custom frameworks into decrypted application packages to modify runtime behavior without requiring a jailbroken device.

The tool functions as an external debugger interface, preparing applications to allow the setting of breakpoints and the inspection of objects in real time. It enables the integration of third-party service frameworks into existing applications to add new capabilities or specialized inspection tools.

The project covers binary modification, including the patching of executable load commands and the modification of entitlement manifests. It also handles the application of custom signing identities to satisfy system security checks after modification.

## Tags

### Operating Systems & Systems Programming

- [Library Injection](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/dynamic-library-loading/library-injection.md) — Embeds external dynamic libraries into decrypted iOS application packages to modify runtime behavior.
- [Binary IPA Modifications](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/application-logic-modifications/binary-ipa-modifications.md) — Processes decrypted IPA packages to make the binary readable for modification and injection.

### Mobile Development

- [iOS Binary Patching Tools](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/mobile-development/ios-binary-patching-tools.md) — A utility for injecting libraries and frameworks into decrypted iOS application packages.
- [Runtime Application Debugging](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/mobile-development/ios-debugging-setup/runtime-application-debugging.md) — Facilitates runtime analysis of iOS applications by connecting external debuggers to patched binaries.
- [Non-Jailbroken App Patching](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/mobile-development/non-jailbroken-app-patching.md) — Enables modification of iOS applications by injecting dynamic libraries without requiring a jailbreak.
- [Third-Party Framework Injections](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/mobile-development/third-party-framework-injections.md) — Links external third-party service frameworks into existing iOS applications to extend functionality.

### Programming Languages & Runtimes

- [Binary Patching](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/binary-parsing/mach-o/binary-patching.md) — Patches Mach-O executable load commands to force the OS to load external frameworks at startup.

### Security & Cryptography

- [System Entitlements](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/permission-systems/system-entitlements.md) — Modifies application entitlement manifests to enable debugging and external library loading on non-jailbroken devices.
- [Developer Certificate Signings](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/code-signing/developer-certificate-signings.md) — Resigns patched application bundles using developer certificates to satisfy iOS security checks.

### Development Tools & Productivity

- [Application Debugging](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/application-debugging.md) — Provides an interface for external debuggers to set breakpoints and inspect application objects in real time. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/naituw/ipapatch@master/README.md))
- [Runtime Code Injection](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/configuration-updates/real-time-runtime-updates/real-time-code-evaluation/runtime-code-injection.md) — Injects dynamic libraries into the runtime to modify application behavior without restarting the process. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/naituw/ipapatch@master/README.md))
- [Debugger Interfaces](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/debugging-profiling-testing/debugging-diagnostics/debugging-inspection-tools/debugger-interfaces.md) — Creates an interface that allows external debugging tools to inspect the state of a patched iOS application.

### Software Engineering & Architecture

- [Binary Framework Linking](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/external-framework-integrations/binary-framework-linking.md) — Integrates third-party service frameworks into existing applications to add new capabilities or inspection tools. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/naituw/ipapatch@master/README.md))

### Part of an Awesome List

- [iOS Jailbreaking](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/security/ios-jailbreaking.md) — Easily patch iOS applications without requiring a jailbreak.