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![build](https://github.com/libimobiledevice/usbmuxd/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg)

## Features
## Overview

usbmuxd stands for "USB multiplexing daemon". This daemon is in charge of
multiplexing connections over USB to an iOS device.
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To developers, it means you can connect to any listening localhost socket on
the device.

Some key features are:
This project only implements and provides the `usbmuxd` daemon for Linux. On
Windows it is provided by iTunes and on macOS it is provided by a system service.

- **Implementation**: Open-Source implementation of proprietary usbmuxd daemon
- **Cross-Platform:** Tested on Linux, macOS, Windows and Android platforms
## Key features

- **Implementation**: Open-Source implementation of proprietary `usbmuxd` daemon
- **Cross-Platform:** Tested on Linux platforms
- **Linux**: Supports udev and systemd for automatic activation
- **Compatibility**: Supports latest device firmware releases
- **Scalability**: Supports multiple connections to different ports in parallel
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