ipsw-storage

ipsw-storage is a small Python CLI for listing Apple IPSW firmware records from the ipsw.me API and AppleDB, and for interactively downloading selected firmware.

Installation

python -m pip install .

For local development:

python -m pip install -e ".[dev]"

The interactive pull and devices --interactive commands shell out to fzf — install it separately if you want terminal selection.

Usage

List firmware

Firmware records are merged from ipsw.me and AppleDB by default. Pick a single source with --source:

ipsw-storage list
ipsw-storage list --source ipsw
ipsw-storage list --source appledb

Filter to signed firmware for one device:

ipsw-storage list --device iPhone16,2 --signed-only

Machine-readable output:

ipsw-storage list --device iPhone16,2 --json-output

Browse devices (AppleDB)

List every AppleDB device, including simulators and internal identifiers:

ipsw-storage devices
ipsw-storage devices --type Simulator
ipsw-storage devices --device iPhone99,11

Pick a device interactively with fzf and print its summary:

ipsw-storage devices --interactive

AppleDB metadata

Show a single device or OS build:

ipsw-storage appledb device iPhone16,2
ipsw-storage appledb firmware iOS 22A3354

Download an IPSW

Interactively select and download a firmware. The fzf picker shows merged records from both sources by default:

ipsw-storage pull ./downloads --device iPhone16,2 --signed-only

To browse AppleDB devices first, then pick firmware for the chosen device:

ipsw-storage pull ./downloads --pick-device

Skip fzf entirely by pinning to a specific firmware — when --device / --version / --build narrow the catalog to a single record, pull downloads it directly:

ipsw-storage pull ./downloads --device iPhone99,11 --version 26.1
ipsw-storage pull ./downloads --device iPhone99,11 --build 23B85

If the filter still matches multiple records (e.g. one version with several builds) pull falls back to fzf so you can pick the right one.

Downloads show a progress bar with transferred size, speed, and ETA.

You can also run the package module directly:

python -m ipsw_storage list --signed-only

Module layout

Module	Responsibility
ipsw_storage.api	Orchestrator: Firmware type, fetch_ipsws, AGENTS registry
ipsw_storage.api.ipsw_me	ipsw.me agent (NAME = "ipsw")
ipsw_storage.api.appledb	AppleDB agent (NAME = "appledb") + device/build metadata
ipsw_storage.api.types	Shared Firmware / FirmwareSource types
ipsw_storage.download	Streaming file download with progress callbacks
ipsw_storage.cli	click command surface

Agent contract

Every API agent under ipsw_storage.api exposes the same two symbols:

NAME: str  # "ipsw", "appledb", ...
def fetch_ipsws(
    device: str | None = None,
    *,
    signed_only: bool = False,
) -> list[Firmware]: ...

The orchestrator in ipsw_storage.api.fetch_ipsws looks up agents by AGENTS[name], calls each one with the same arguments, then merges, dedupes, and sorts the combined result. Adding a new source means dropping a new module into ipsw_storage/api/ that conforms to this contract.

Development

Run the checks used by CI:

python -m ruff check .
python -m pytest
python -m build

Versioning

The package version is derived from git via setuptools_scm. Tag a release as vX.Y.Z and the next build wheel will pick that up automatically — no need to edit pyproject.toml. Between tags, dev builds get a PEP 440-compliant X.Y.Z.devN+g<sha> suffix.

setuptools_scm writes the resolved value to ipsw_storage/_version.py at build time; that file is gitignored. At runtime, ipsw_storage.__version__ reads from it (or falls back to importlib.metadata for installed wheels).

License

This project is released under the Mozilla Public License 2.0.