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iDescriptor

Manage and interact with Apple mobile devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod...).

Completely free
Windows and Linux
Open source
No account

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Technical details

Pricing: Completely freeconfirmed by Flathub, Winget (Windows Package Manager)
License: AGPL-3.0+ — Open source (copyleft)confirmed by Flathub, Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Open source: Yes
Commercial use: Yesconfirmed by Flathub, Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms), Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Account required: Noconfirmed by Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Credit card required: Noconfirmed by Flathub, Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Watermark: Not applicable
Ads: not documented
Platforms: Windows and LinuxEstablished by Linux: Flathub · Windows: Winget
Publisher: iDescriptor Team
Latest version: 0.6.2 (20 August 2026)
Latest activity: 21 August 2026
Source code: github.com/iDescriptor/iDescriptor

Overview

Features described in its Flathub listing and in its GitHub repository: casting to other devices (Chromecast, DLNA…).

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information

“View the device screen with AirPlay” — Flathub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

All of iDescriptor is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (AGPL-3.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

Open source code
No account needed
Commercial use allowed

About

iDescriptor is a cross-platform tool for managing iDevices (iPhone, iPad, iPod...) from a PC over USB or Wi-Fi. Use iDescriptor to: Explore files and photos Inspect device, cable, and diagnostic information Create and inspect device backups View the device screen with AirPlay Manage apps and developer disk images Check for battery health Restart, erase, shut down your device If you have issues with the Flatpak version of iDescriptor, please read the Flatpak documentation before creating an issue. iDescriptor is an independent project and is not affiliated with Apple Inc.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 9 November 2026
Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) — 7 November 2026
Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 6 November 2026
Last technical check: 6 November 2026
Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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