Cydia
Sign in to saveCydia is a graphical user interface of APT for iOS. It enables a user to find and install software unauthorized by Apple on jailbroken iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch devices. It also refers to the digital distribution platform for software on iOS accessed through Cydia software. Most of the software packages available through Cydia are free of charge, although some require purchasing.
Key facts
- Software.title
- Cydia
- Software.name
- Cydia
- Software.logo
- Cydia logo.png
- Software.screenshot
- Cydia ios 10.png
- Software.caption
- Cydia running on a jailbroken iPhone 7 Plus on iOS 10.3.3
- Software.collapsible
- yes
- Software.developer
- Jay Freeman (saurik)
- Software.released
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- Software.language
- Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese.
- Software.genre
- Package manager
- Software.license
- GPLv3
- Software.latest_release_version
- 1.1.36
- Software.operating_system
- iOS, iPadOS
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- cydia.saurik.com
- Image
- ScreenshotofCydia.jpg
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- social media followers
- 450271
- Commons category
- Cydia (software)
- software version identifier
- 1.1.30
- inception
- 2008-02-00
- source code repository URL
- github.com/autopear/Cydia
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8 sectionsContents
- Purpose and function
- Software availability
- Cydia Store
- Security
- History
- See also
- References
- External links
Cydia is a graphical user interface of APT for iOS. It enables a user to find and install software unauthorized by Apple on jailbroken iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch devices. It also refers to the digital distribution platform for software on iOS accessed through Cydia software. Most of the software packages available through Cydia are free of charge, although some require purchasing.
Cydia is developed by Jay Freeman (named "saurik") and his company, SaurikIT. The name "Cydia" is a reference to the moth genus Cydia, notably the codling moth (Cydia pomonella), which eats fruits such as apples and pears.