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Phosphor for Mac

Open-source iMazing alternative that detects iOS devices over USB or Wi-Fi and manages their backups.

By momenbasel. Free and open source, MIT licence.

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Phosphor at a glance

Version
1.5.0
Released
8 October 2026
Download size
8.1 MB
Works on
Apple silicon and Intel
Licence
MIT
Category
Utilities
Developer
momenbasel
GitHub stars
642

About Phosphor

Free and open-source iOS device manager for macOS. Browse backups, export messages, extract photos, manage apps - no subscriptions, no iCloud lock-in.

How to install Phosphor on a Mac

  1. Get OpenDMG. It is a free app store for open source Mac apps. Download OpenDMG.
  2. Search for Phosphor and press Get. OpenDMG downloads version 1.5.0 from momenbasel's own GitHub release.
  3. Open it. The download is checked against its SHA-256 fingerprint and its signature is checked on your Mac before it lands in Applications.

Updates to Phosphor show up in OpenDMG and install with one button. No account is needed.

Prefer to do it by hand? The developer's file is on GitHub: Phosphor.dmg (8.1 MB).

What is new in Phosphor 1.5.0

## What's Changed
* fix: fail closed for unavailable message attachments by @AJV20 in https://github.com/momenbasel/Phosphor/pull/65
* fix: prevent cancelled clone continuation restore by @AJV20 in https://github.com/momenbasel/Phosphor/pull/57
* fix: retain backup destination for each operation by @AJV20 in https://github.com/momenbasel/Phosphor/pull/61
* fix: recheck all backup schedules after background wake by @AJV20 in https://github.com/momenbasel/Phosphor/pull/59
* fix: package and load localized strings (rebased, from #56) by @momenbasel in https://github.com/momenbasel/Phosphor/pull/71
* Home Screen snapshot view + async backup browser with file previews by @shinycake in https://github.com/momenbasel/Phosphor/pull/55
* fix: preserve Unified Search empty state by @AJV20 in https://github.com/momenbasel/Phosphor/pull/72
* Adapt to pymobiledevice3 flag change, removing --state by @sambrightman in https://github.com/momenbasel/Phosphor/pull/89
* fix: photo browsing off the main actor, iOS 27 battery capacity, offline backup volumes by @momenbasel in https://github.com/momenbasel/Phosphor/pull/91
* feat: add safe bulk app uninstall by @AJV20 in https://github.com/momenbasel/Phosphor/pull/82
* fix: support Personal and Business WhatsApp backups by @AJV20 in https://github.com/momenbasel/Phosphor/pull/80
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