JAILBREAK & HACKS

Understand compatibility before you install

Every reference page starts with the key question: will this tool work with my iPhone and iOS version? Then it explains requirements, purpose, limits and related coverage.

15 tracked tools26 related articles10 active projectsSources checked Sep 16, 2026

What are you trying to do?

Start with your goal rather than a tool name.

Jailbreak my iPhoneDopamine for many compatible devices; palera1n for older A8–A11 hardware.Install IPA appsTrollStore when firmware is compatible, otherwise SideStore or AltStore.Install tweaksSileo or Zebra after a compatible jailbreak/bootstrap environment is ready.

Tools and iOS compatibility

Sideloading

Esign

Tool automatically detected in Jailbreak & Hacks articles. This reference page grows as new coverage is published.

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Jailbreak

Dopamine

Dopamine is a modern rootless semi-untethered jailbreak. After a reboot, the app must be run again to restore the jailbroken state.

Compatibility: iOS/iPadOS 15.0–17.3.1 on supported devices; A13 and earlier: 17.4–18.7.1 and 26.0–26.0.1.
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Sideloading

AltStore

AltStore installs apps outside the App Store by signing them with your Apple Account and using AltServer.

Compatibility: AltStore Classic: iOS 14.0+ according to the project.
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Advanced iOS tool

RootHide

RootHide was a jailbreak concealment tool replaced by Umbra 2.0 in Relaxin Jailbreak 0.5.4 to improve stability and stealth on iOS devices.

Advanced1 article(s)Obsolete
Permanent IPA installation

TrollStore

TrollStore permanently installs IPA files using a CoreTrust bug, without the normal seven-day expiry. It is not a jailbreak.

Compatibility: iOS/iPadOS 14.0 beta 2–16.6.1, 16.7 RC (20H18), and 17.0. 16.7.x other than that RC and 17.0.1+ are not supported.
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Tweak

Cercube

Cercube is a tweak designed to modify and extend YouTube on jailbroken iPhones. This page groups guides and articles that are actually about Cercube.

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Advanced iOS tool

AltServer

Tool or tweak automatically detected in Jailbreak & Hacks articles. This reference page grows as new coverage is published.

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Sideloading

Sideloadly

Tool automatically detected in Jailbreak & Hacks articles. This reference page grows as new coverage is published.

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Package manager

Sileo

Sileo is a modern APT package manager used in many jailbreak environments to install tweaks, themes and dependencies.

Compatibility: The project targets iOS 11 and later; actual availability depends on the jailbreak or bootstrap that provides Sileo.
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Package manager

Zebra

Zebra is a package manager for jailbroken iOS devices and an alternative to Sileo or Cydia.

Compatibility: Zebra 2 targets iOS 14+; Zebra 1 stable supports iOS 9–14.
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Sideloading

SideStore

SideStore is a community-driven AltStore fork designed to install and refresh sideloaded apps from the device after initial setup.

Compatibility: iOS/iPadOS 15.0 or later according to the current installation prerequisites.
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App container

LiveContainer

LiveContainer runs multiple iOS apps inside a container without installing every guest app in the usual way.

Compatibility: iOS/iPadOS 15+; multitasking requires iOS/iPadOS 16.0+.
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Jailbreak

palera1n

palera1n is a checkm8-based jailbreak for A8–A11 Apple devices and is mainly relevant to older iPhones.

Compatibility: iOS/iPadOS 15–26 on supported A8–A11 arm64 devices.
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Bootstrap / tweak injection

RootHide Bootstrap

RootHide Bootstrap creates a Procursus environment and provides selective tweak injection without a traditional full jailbreak.

Compatibility: iOS 15.0–17.0, A8–A17 Pro and M1/M2 according to the project.
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Debugging / JIT

StikDebug

StikDebug is an on-device debugger and JIT enabler for sideloaded apps, with logging, process and location-simulation tools.

Compatibility: iOS 17.4–18.x: fully supported by the project; iOS 26+: supported with app-related limitations.
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