[TIP] iOS Downloader

[overburnz]

UPDATE 07/05/2026

New features:

Added button do delete files manually
Added button to cancel multiple downloads, which will only be active is two or more downloads are ative at the same time

Bug fixes:

Fixed issue where app consumed a lot of resources when downloading muitlple files
Overall performance optimization


UPDATE 06/05/2026

New features:

Added dark mode
Added button to clean temporary files (if download stops before finishing)
Added "Download All" button that understands if a specific iOS version is selected or all versions are selected
When app is idling in background, it now lives in the menu bar
When opening the icon on the menu bar it now shows active downloads
New App icon

Bug fixes:

Fixed issue where when in iPad tab it wouldn't detect downloaded files
Fixed UI bug where all elements did not adjust accordingly with window size
Fixed issue where if and active download was undergoing and the user switched from iPhone to iPad, the download would stop
Fixed issue where, if iPad IPSW was the same for multiple models and an a new iPadOS version was available, when pressing download on one model, it would not update for all models hence allowing duplicate downloads for same file
Fixed issue where if app was idle in menu bar and user pressed "Open iOS Downloader" multiple times, the app would open as many times as pressed
Fixed issue where if app was idle in menu bar, when pressed, the menu only showed in english
Overhall performance improvements


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Greetings all I have to say upfront that I have zero experience in app creation, however Gemini and Claude.ai are my new best friends and I tried to create an app to allow me to download all iOS ipsw's and iPadOS ipsw's using the IPSW.me api, so that I can download all files on one place, without having to open all the iOS files pages one at a time, it verifies iOS updates and if available it will send a notification, the saved files will go to the default "Apple Configurator" folder.
So let me introduce "iOS Download" and some of its functions:

• One app to download all signed Apple iOS files
• Saves all files in "Apple Configurator" folder, so that you can immediately restore your devices
• If app is running in the background, it will search for new iOS updates and send notification if the latest release is available
• Allows to download 3 files at once and queue others
• Info button to share release notes of iOS files
• Filter option for iOS version
• Filter option for model version
• Filter option for ipsw files on HD only
• Shows amount of space used
• Allows change destination folder
• Will update iOS version and iPhone models when new ones are available
• macOS Ventura 13.5 is the minimum macOS requirement
• English and Portuguese language available
• Fixed bug that didn't detect previous versions of iOS and didn't deleted them

Please test, it is not on the App Store and it will ask for "security permissions", but it is free of malware or anything malicious

Feel free to drop your feedback and suggestions


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[overburnz]

Please tell me if the app shows in your native language or mine haven't tested that yet

 

[overburnz]

Added English support

 

[overburnz]

• Fixed bug that didn't detect previous versions of iOS and didn't deleted them

 

[overburnz]

new version available!!

 

[timeshifter]

How do I get it?

 

[overburnz]

How do I get it?

It’s the file on the original post, can’t you download from there?

 

[timeshifter]

I see it now. I didn't see any attachment before.

 

[overburnz]

I see it now. I didn't see any attachment before.

Thanks for testing will appreciate any feedback

 

[Markverhyden]

Running behind. I'll give this a look see in a couple of days.

 

[overburnz]

Added new version and original post updated

 

[timeshifter]

 

[overburnz]

@timeshifter Choose "Open Anyway", because it is not on the App Store it has that message, after that it will not ask again, I have uploaded a newer version

 

[timeshifter]

I know you probably can't get around this, but posting the screenshots in case anyone needs a hand with it.

I'm tied up with a lot of end of the month stuff still. I'll try it, but I'm not sure I understand the purpose. I don't recall needing to download files like this much in recent years. Can you explain the use case a bit more?

 

[overburnz]

I know you probably can't get around this, but posting the screenshots in case anyone needs a hand with it.

I'm tied up with a lot of end of the month stuff still. I'll try it, but I'm not sure I understand the purpose. I don't recall needing to download files like this much in recent years. Can you explain the use case a bit more?

Sure this is more for technicians who work a lot with iPhones and need to have the IPSW files in store to restore the iPhones, if you only have a couple of them every now and then, then maybe it is not a good tool for you
I have to restore a couple of them every day, so for me, I find It useful because it allows me to have the most updated versions of iOS and iPad OS in my HD, before building this tool I had to download them by "hand" and individually and it was time consuming.