Sileo

Check out the latest news and tutorials about Sileo, a refined package manager app that can be installed on jailbroken iPhones and iPads to browse repositories and find jailbreak tweaks and themes.

Sileo was made to replace Cydia on modern iterations of iOS and iPadOS, and feels faster and smoother thanks to its native and intuitive design.

Sileo updated to v2.0.1 with extensive list of fixes & improvements, now open source

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 15, 2021

If you’ve been following news in the jailbreak community recently, then you’ve probably caught wind about Taurine, the upcoming iOS & iPadOS 14.0-14.3-supported jailbreak tool for all devices. More specifically, the project has entered internal beta testing and will be released to the general public in the near future.

Taurine, much like Odyssey for iOS & iPadOS 13 and Chimera for iOS 12 before it, will utilize the Sileo package manager out of the box as opposed to Cydia, and given that Taurine is nearing a public release, it may not come as much of a surprise that the Sileo Team has launched a fresh update for its package manager.

CoolStar seeds second beta of Odyssey v1.3.1 with bootstrap fix for cicuta_verosa exploit

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 12, 2021

Just under a week ago, CoolStar seeded Odyssey v1.3.1 beta 1 to members of the Sileo / Odyssey Discord channel for public beta testing. The biggest change was initial support for the new cicuta_verosa kernel exploit by @ModernPwner.

It wasn’t long after the beta release that the Odyssey Team learned of an issue involving bootstrapping a fresh device when using the cicuta_verosa exploit. Consequently Odyssey v1.3.1 beta 2 is now available with a fix.

CoolStar teases Sileo on iOS 14.3, progress on Odyssey14

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 10, 2021

Ever since Pwn20wnd updated the unc0ver jailbreak tool to support iOS & iPadOS 14.0-14.3, we’ve received countless questions about when CoolStar’s iOS & iPadOS 14.0-14.3 jailbreak would launch.

While CoolStar has been particularly tight-lipped about progress on such a jailbreak, even going as far as to suggest that there was no urgency to rush a release merely because unc0ver launched first, the good news for those who’ve been asking is that the jailbreak community got its first tangible teaser late last night.

Odyssey v1.3.1 beta 1 now available for iOS 13.0-13.7 with cicuta_verosa support

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 6, 2021

While much of the jailbreak community’s interest recently has been hyper-focused on the unc0ver jailbreak adding support for iOS & iPadOS 14.0-14.3, many continue to wait for CoolStar to launch Odyssey14 (an interim name for the upcoming Sileo-supported iOS & iPadOS 14.0-14.3 jailbreak that will likely receive a new name once released).

While such a jailbreak isn’t yet out to the general public, it should be noted that CoolStar released a new public beta of the Odyssey jailbreak for iOS & iPadOS 13.0-13.7 on Friday. The new public beta, dubbed version 1.3.1 beta 1, provides access to the brand new cicuta_verosa exploit on iOS & iPadOS 13 devices, among other exploit-related changes.

iOS 13-based Odyssey jailbreak updated to v1.3.0 with userspace reboot & miscellaneous fixes

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 2, 2021

While much of the jailbreak-centric hubbub recently has been related to the unc0ver jailbreak picking up support for iOS & iPadOS 14.0-14.3, that’s not to say developments aren’t happening elsewhere.

One example would be the iOS & iPadOS 13-centric Odyssey jailbreak tool, which received an update to version 1.3.0 this Tuesday evening.

Procursus and Sileo are coming to the Mac

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 26, 2021

Most people who hear the word Sileo immediately think of the default package manager used by the Chimera and Odyssey jailbreaks for iPhone and iPad. But what if it could also run on a Mac?

The idea of having a package manager such as Sileo available on the Mac isn’t new, and Odyssey Team co-developer Hayden Seay (A.K.A. Diatrus) says it will be coming to fruition very soon.

Chimera v1.6.2 upgrades userspace reboot & adds miscellaneous improvements

Anthony Bouchard ∙ February 7, 2021

Many had thought that the iOS 12-centric Chimera jailbreak tool would stop receiving updates as development efforts shifted toward newer iOS & iPadOS 13 and 14 jailbreaks, but it seems that isn’t the case.

Chimera received another update this weekend, officially bringing it up to version 1.6.2.

How to install Odysseyra1n on a checkra1n device

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 31, 2021

By default, the checkra1n jailbreak installs Cydia as the defacto package manager, and Cydia Substrate or Substitute can be used for tweak injection. But if you’re accustomed to the Chimera or Odyssey jailbreaks, then you might prefer to use Sileo for package management and libhooker for tweak injection instead, yet checkra1n’s jailbreak method offers many benefits over relying on certificates or signed apps.

If you’re wondering whether it’s possible to install Sileo and libhooker on your checkra1n device, then the astounding answer would be yes! A script called Odysseyra1n installs the entire bootstrap on your checkra1n device, allowing you to have an Odyssey-like experience on your checkra1n jailbreak.

New libhooker Configurator app updated to v1.0.1 with bug fixes, goes open source

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 26, 2021

Hot on the heels of an exciting new libhooker update for the Odyssey jailbreak and the subset of checkra1n devices utilizing Odysseyra1n, lead developer CoolStar is out with yet another important update that users won’t want to miss.

The latest update isn’t for libhooker per se, but rather for the brand new libhooker Configurator companion app, which grants users with powerful granular control over how and when libhooker loads its tweak injection methods on a particular device.

CoolStar updates libhooker to v1.4.0 with new configurator app

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 26, 2021

Jailbreakers taking advantage of the iOS 13-centric Odyssey tool or the checkra1n-based Odysseyra1n bootstrap on iOS 13 or 14 will almost certainly want to launch Sileo and refresh their sources.

In a message bulletin shared to the official Sileo / Odyssey / Chimera Discord channel early Tuesday morning, CoolStar announced the release of libhooker version 1.4.0 with a host of notable improvements for users using either of the aforementioned jailbreaks.

Chimera jailbreak updated to version 1.6.1 with Userspace reboot improvements

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 16, 2021

In a somewhat unexpected turn of events, the Chimera Team updated its iOS 12-centric jailbreak tool Saturday evening, officially bringing it up to version 1.6.1.

Chimera Team lead developer CoolStar first unveiled the release of Chimera v1.6.1 via the official Sileo / Odyssey / Chimera Discord channel.

Chimera jailbreak for iOS 12 updated to version 1.6.0 with an extensive change log

Anthony Bouchard ∙ December 25, 2020

The Chimera Team released an unexpected update for its iOS 12-centric Chimera jailbreak tool this Christmas eve, officially bringing it up to version 1.6.0.

Chimera Team lead developer CoolStar announced the latest Chimera update via the official Sileo / Odyssey / Chimera Discord channel late last night, being sure to include an extensive list of changes present in the updated release.