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Mac App

vphone-ws

Manage virtual iPhones from one Mac window.

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  • Rating

    4.3 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Advanced

  • Works on

    macOS

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What is vphone-ws?

vphone-ws is a native macOS app for managing virtual iPhones, letting you browse, create and boot iOS research VMs from a single window instead of juggling command-line tools.

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Pros: what vphone-ws does well

  • Simple window for creating and booting iOS VMs
  • Native macOS app
  • Free and open source

Cons: where it falls short

  • macOS and Apple silicon only
  • Aimed at security and iOS researchers

Who vphone-ws is for

iOS and security researchers who work with virtual devices.

Who can skip it

Regular iPhone users.

vphone-ws alternatives

Not sold on vphone-ws? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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Karabiner-Elements

Focus: keyboard remapping, shortcuts and hyper key. Shares macos and open source with vphone-ws. Rated 4.7 (vphone-ws: 4.3).

Mac AppFreemacOS
4.7Visit

hyperfine

Focus: benchmark, speed test and command line. Shares open source with vphone-ws. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Adds Windows and Linux. Rated 4.6 (vphone-ws: 4.3).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

Miller

Focus: csv, json and data wrangling. Shares open source with vphone-ws. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Adds Linux. Rated 4.6 (vphone-ws: 4.3).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.6Visit

pgcli

Focus: postgres, sql and terminal. Shares open source with vphone-ws. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Adds Linux. Rated 4.6 (vphone-ws: 4.3).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.6Visit

Text Grab

Focus: ocr, copy text and screen capture. Shares open source with vphone-ws. A Windows app, not a Mac app. Adds Windows and Offline. Rated 4.6 (vphone-ws: 4.3).

Windows AppFreeWindows, Offline
4.6Visit

Harlequin

Focus: sql editor, database and terminal. Shares open source with vphone-ws. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Adds Windows and Linux. Rated 4.5 (vphone-ws: 4.3).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

Free alternatives to vphone-ws

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

litecli

Focus: sqlite, sql and terminal. Shares open source with vphone-ws. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Adds Windows and Linux. Rated 4.5 (vphone-ws: 4.3).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

NormCap

Focus: ocr, screen capture and copy text. Shares open source with vphone-ws. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Adds Windows, Linux and Offline. Rated 4.5 (vphone-ws: 4.3).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.5Visit

NoSignups

Focus: no signup, browser tools and privacy. Shares open source with vphone-ws. A website, not a Mac app. Adds Web. Rated 4.5 (vphone-ws: 4.3).

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.5Visit

qsv

Focus: csv, data cleaning and data analysis. Shares open source with vphone-ws. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Adds Windows and Linux. Rated 4.5 (vphone-ws: 4.3).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

simslim

Focus: simulator, xcode and developer tools. Shares ios and open source with vphone-ws. Rated 4.5 (vphone-ws: 4.3).

Mac AppFreemacOS
4.5Visit
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