Pwnagetool
Encyclopedia
PwnageTool is an iPhone jailbreaking application for Mac OS X
that creates custom iOS firmware images to user-defined specifications. These firmware images often contain the APT
interface Cydia as well as additional APT packages.
Stable versions are shown below.
, a Microsoft Windows
version called WinPwn was developed but is now retired. Another developer, called ih8sn0w, has attempted to bring this functionality to Windows again with http://ih8sn0w.com/sn0wbreeze. Due to a recent feud, both MuscleNerd of Iphone Dev Team and iH8Sn0w have confirmed that another developer and hacker, chpwn, is working on a port for PwnageTool for Windows http://www.redmondpie.com/pwnagetool-for-windows-official-release-is-imminent/.
but not open source
, and as mentioned inside the application, is copyrighted by the iPhone Dev Team
.
Mac OS X
Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...
that creates custom iOS firmware images to user-defined specifications. These firmware images often contain the APT
Advanced Packaging Tool
The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle the installation and removal of software on the Debian GNU/Linux distribution and its variants...
interface Cydia as well as additional APT packages.
Models supported
| Model | Since |
|---|---|
| iPhone IPhone The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007... 2G |
April 3, 2008 |
| iPod Touch IPod Touch The iPod Touch is a portable media player, personal digital assistant, handheld game console, and Wi-Fi mobile device designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The iPod Touch adds the multi-touch graphical user interface to the iPod line... 1G |
April 3, 2008 |
| iPhone 3G IPhone 3G The iPhone 3G is the second generation of iPhone designed and marketed by Apple Inc.. It was the successor to the original iPhone, and is succeeded by the iPhone 3GS. Introduced on June 9, 2008 at the WWDC 2008 at the Moscone Center, San Francisco... |
Jul 19, 2008 |
| iPod Touch 2G | Oct 2, 2009 |
| iPhone 3GS IPhone 3GS -Camera:The iPhone 3GS features an improved 3 megapixel camera manufactured by OmniVision. In addition to the higher megapixel count, it also features auto-focus, auto white balance and auto macro and is capable of capturing VGA video... |
Oct 2, 2009 |
| iPhone 3G New Bootrom Booting In computing, booting is a process that begins when a user turns on a computer system and prepares the computer to perform its normal operations. On modern computers, this typically involves loading and starting an operating system. The boot sequence is the initial set of operations that the... |
February 15, 2011 |
| iPhone 4 IPhone 4 The iPhone 4 is a touchscreen slate smartphone developed by Apple Inc. It is the fourth generation iPhone, and successor to the iPhone 3GS. It is particularly marketed for video calling , consumption of media such as books and periodicals, movies, music, and games, and for general web and e-mail... |
February 15, 2011 |
| iPod Touch 3G | February 15, 2011 |
| iPod Touch 4G | February 15, 2011 |
| iPad IPad The iPad is a line of tablet computers designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc., primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content. The iPad was introduced on January 27, 2010 by Apple's then-CEO Steve Jobs. Its size and... (3G 3G 3G or 3rd generation mobile telecommunications is a generation of standards for mobile phones and mobile telecommunication services fulfilling the International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 specifications by the International Telecommunication Union... & WiFi Wi-Fi Wi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20... Models) |
February 15, 2011 |
| Apple TV 2G | February 15, 2011 |
Releases
PwnageTool was initially released April 3, 2008. It became popular when version 2.0 of iOS was released July 19, 2008.Stable versions are shown below.
1.x: Initial Release
| Version | Release Date | Features |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1.4 | Apr 3, 2008 |
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2.x: Second Major Release
| Version | Release Date | Features |
|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | Jul 19, 2008 |
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| 2.0.1 | Aug 4, 2008 |
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| 2.0.2 | Aug 21, 2008 |
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| 2.0.3 | Aug 25, 2008 |
ITunes iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.... 8 |
| 2.1 | Sep 13, 2008 |
IPhone (original) The iPhone—retroactively labeled the original iPhone, iPhone 2G, or iPhone EDGE—was the first generation of iPhone designed and marketed by Apple Inc. and was succeeded by the iPhone 3G. It was announced on January 9, 2007 after months of rumors and speculation. It was introduced in the United... , or version 2.2.1 on the iPod touch IPod touch The iPod Touch is a portable media player, personal digital assistant, handheld game console, and Wi-Fi mobile device designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The iPod Touch adds the multi-touch graphical user interface to the iPod line... . Advanced Packaging Tool The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle the installation and removal of software on the Debian GNU/Linux distribution and its variants... packages directly from the interface. |
| 2.2.1 | Nov 21, 2008 |
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| 2.2.5 | Jan 30, 2009 |
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3.x: Third Major Release of PwnageTool
| Version | Release date | Features |
|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | Jun 19, 2009
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| 3.1 | Sep 15, 2009 |
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| 3.1.4 | Oct 13, 2009 |
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| 3.1.5 | Feb 7, 2010 |
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4.x: Fourth Major Release Of PwnageTool
| Version | Release Date | Features | |
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| 4.0 | June 22, 2010 |
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| 4.0.1 | June 22, 2010 |
IPhone 3G The iPhone 3G is the second generation of iPhone designed and marketed by Apple Inc.. It was the successor to the original iPhone, and is succeeded by the iPhone 3GS. Introduced on June 9, 2008 at the WWDC 2008 at the Moscone Center, San Francisco... , as well as iPod Touch IPod Touch The iPod Touch is a portable media player, personal digital assistant, handheld game console, and Wi-Fi mobile device designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The iPod Touch adds the multi-touch graphical user interface to the iPod line... 2G. With iBooks IBooks iBooks is an e-book application by Apple Inc. It was announced in conjunction with the iPad on January 27, 2010, and was released for the iPhone and iPod Touch in mid-2010, as part of the iOS 4 update. At that time, it was described by Apple as being available only in the United States... issue fixed |
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| 4.1.3 | November 28, 2010 |
IPhone 3G The iPhone 3G is the second generation of iPhone designed and marketed by Apple Inc.. It was the successor to the original iPhone, and is succeeded by the iPhone 3GS. Introduced on June 9, 2008 at the WWDC 2008 at the Moscone Center, San Francisco... , 3GS IPhone 3GS -Camera:The iPhone 3GS features an improved 3 megapixel camera manufactured by OmniVision. In addition to the higher megapixel count, it also features auto-focus, auto white balance and auto macro and is capable of capturing VGA video... (Both bootroms Booting In computing, booting is a process that begins when a user turns on a computer system and prepares the computer to perform its normal operations. On modern computers, this typically involves loading and starting an operating system. The boot sequence is the initial set of operations that the... ), iPhone 4 IPhone 4 The iPhone 4 is a touchscreen slate smartphone developed by Apple Inc. It is the fourth generation iPhone, and successor to the iPhone 3GS. It is particularly marketed for video calling , consumption of media such as books and periodicals, movies, music, and games, and for general web and e-mail... as well as iPod Touch 3G and iPod Touch IPod Touch The iPod Touch is a portable media player, personal digital assistant, handheld game console, and Wi-Fi mobile device designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The iPod Touch adds the multi-touch graphical user interface to the iPod line... 4G and Apple TV 2G. With fixes for Power PC Macs |
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| 4.2 | February 15, 2011 |
IPhone 3G The iPhone 3G is the second generation of iPhone designed and marketed by Apple Inc.. It was the successor to the original iPhone, and is succeeded by the iPhone 3GS. Introduced on June 9, 2008 at the WWDC 2008 at the Moscone Center, San Francisco... , 3GS IPhone 3GS -Camera:The iPhone 3GS features an improved 3 megapixel camera manufactured by OmniVision. In addition to the higher megapixel count, it also features auto-focus, auto white balance and auto macro and is capable of capturing VGA video... (Both bootroms Booting In computing, booting is a process that begins when a user turns on a computer system and prepares the computer to perform its normal operations. On modern computers, this typically involves loading and starting an operating system. The boot sequence is the initial set of operations that the... ), iPhone 4 IPhone 4 The iPhone 4 is a touchscreen slate smartphone developed by Apple Inc. It is the fourth generation iPhone, and successor to the iPhone 3GS. It is particularly marketed for video calling , consumption of media such as books and periodicals, movies, music, and games, and for general web and e-mail... as well as iPod Touch 3G and iPod Touch IPod Touch The iPod Touch is a portable media player, personal digital assistant, handheld game console, and Wi-Fi mobile device designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The iPod Touch adds the multi-touch graphical user interface to the iPod line... 4G and Apple TV 2G. |
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| 4.3 | April 3, 2011 |
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| 4.3.2 | April 24, 2011 |
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| 4.3.3 | May 6, 2011 |
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| 4.3.3.1 | May 8, 2011 |
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Platform support
Although PwnageTool is only for Mac OS XMac OS X
Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...
, a Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
version called WinPwn was developed but is now retired. Another developer, called ih8sn0w, has attempted to bring this functionality to Windows again with http://ih8sn0w.com/sn0wbreeze. Due to a recent feud, both MuscleNerd of Iphone Dev Team and iH8Sn0w have confirmed that another developer and hacker, chpwn, is working on a port for PwnageTool for Windows http://www.redmondpie.com/pwnagetool-for-windows-official-release-is-imminent/.
License
PwnageTool is freewareFreeware
Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the...
but not open source
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
, and as mentioned inside the application, is copyrighted by the iPhone Dev Team
IPhone Dev Team
The iPhone Dev Team is a group of engineers in the 'iOS' community which has developed a number of tools to enable use of applications not authorized by Apple Inc on the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad and to enable use of the iPhone on GSM carriers not contracted by Apple...
.