Phosphor - Free iOS Device Manager for macOS
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v1.0 - First Release<br>Your iPhone.<br>Your rules.
A free, open-source iOS device manager that replaces $50/year tools. Backups, messages, photos, app management, device cloning, and more. No subscriptions. No iCloud. No compromises.
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$ brew tap momenbasel/phosphor && brew install --cask phosphor
18<br>Features
62<br>Source Files
Languages
Dependencies
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
Built natively with SwiftUI. Powered by libimobiledevice. Zero external dependencies.
Device Dashboard<br>Auto-detect connected devices. View model, iOS version, serial, UDID, IMEI, battery health, and storage breakdown. Supports iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Smart Backups<br>Full and incremental backups. Browse contents via Manifest.db. Extract individual files. Scheduled automatic backups via USB or Wi-Fi.
Time Machine Restore<br>3D animated backup browser inspired by macOS Time Machine. Scroll through backup history and restore any snapshot with one click.
Message Export<br>iMessage, SMS, and WhatsApp conversations. Export to CSV, HTML, JSON, or plain text. HTML styled with native chat bubbles.
Photo Extraction<br>Browse Camera Roll from backup. Filter by type. Batch extract with original filenames and structure preserved.
App Management<br>Install/remove IPAs. Browse app data in backups. Extract individual app containers. Fallback chain supports all ideviceinstaller versions.
File Browser + Drag-and-Drop<br>Mount device filesystem via AFC. Navigate, copy, delete files. Drop files from Finder to transfer directly to device.
Device Clone<br>Transfer all data between two devices. Backup source, restore to destination. Progress tracking through both phases.
Diagnostics<br>Battery health with mAh details. Storage breakdown by category. Real-time syslog streaming with color-coded levels.
Health Data<br>Browse all HealthKit data types. View samples, workouts, and activity summaries. Apple Watch Activity rings included.
Notes, Contacts, Calendar<br>Apple Notes with folder browsing. Contacts with vCard export. Calendar events with ICS export. Call log and Safari history.
Localized<br>Available in English, Arabic, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, and Chinese. .phosphor archive format for portable backups.
New in v1.2.0
Time Machine Restore<br>3D animated backup browser with star field
Scheduled Backups<br>Hourly, daily, weekly, monthly via USB or Wi-Fi
Device Clone<br>Full device-to-device data transfer
Apple Watch<br>Watch info, apps, Activity ring history
Contacts<br>Browse and export as vCard or CSV
Calendar<br>Events with ICS and CSV export
.phosphor Archives<br>Portable backup export/import format
7 Languages<br>EN, AR, ES, FR, DE, JA, ZH
12 Bug Fixes<br>Triple-reviewed by Gemini, Codex, and manual trace
How Phosphor compares
FeatureFinderiMazing ($50/yr)Phosphor (Free)
Full device backupYesYesYes<br>Incremental backupNoYesYes<br>Scheduled Wi-Fi backupNoYesYes<br>Time Machine restoreNoNoYes<br>Device-to-device cloneNoYesYes<br>Browse backup filesNoYesYes<br>Export iMessagesNoYesYes<br>Export WhatsAppNoYesYes<br>Photo extractionNoYesYes<br>Contacts/Calendar exportNoYesYes<br>Apple Watch dataNoYesYes<br>Drag-and-drop transferNoYesYes<br>Backup archive formatNo.imazing.phosphor<br>LocalizationNoYes7 languages<br>Battery diagnosticsNoYesYes<br>Open sourceNoNoMIT<br>PriceFree$49.99/yrFree forever
Take control of your device.
No sign-up. No payment. No lock-in. Just download and go.
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