Palera1n-C

PaleRa1n written in C — direct boot to PongoOS | iOS 15–16.4

Version 2.0.0

macOS ARM64

Apple Silicon

Binary

A prebuilt macOS ARM64 binary is included:

./palera1n

Built on: Wed Apr 8 07:49 MDT 2026

Usage

palera1n [-DEhpvVdsSLRnPI] [-e boot arguments] [-k Pongo image]
         [-o overlay file] [-r ramdisk file] [-K KPF file] [-i checkra1n file]

Options:
  --version                      Print version
  --force-revert                 Remove jailbreak
  -d, --demote                   Demote
  -D, --dfuhelper                Exit after entering DFU
  -e, --boot-args <args>         XNU boot arguments
  -E, --enter-recovery           Enter recovery mode
  -h, --help                     Show help
  -i, --override-checkra1n <f>   Override checkra1n binary
  -k, --override-pongo <f>       Override Pongo image
  -K, --override-kpf <f>         Override kernel patchfinder
  -L, --jbinit-log-to-file       Log jbinit to /cores/jbinit.log
  -n, --exit-recovery            Exit recovery mode
  -I, --device-info              Print device info
  -o, --override-overlay <f>     Override overlay
  -p, --pongo-shell              Boot to PongoOS shell
  -P, --pongo-full               Boot full PongoOS
  -r, --override-ramdisk <f>     Override ramdisk
  -R, --reboot-device            Reboot device
  -s, --safe-mode                Safe mode
  -S, --no-springs               No SpringBoard
  -v, --verbose                  Verbose logging
  -V, --verbose-boot             Verbose boot

Build (Apple Silicon)

Install deps

brew install autoconf automake libtool pkg-config openssl@3 mbedtls readline

Clone

git clone https://github.com/sudo-self/Palera1n-C.git
cd Palera1n-C

Build

sudo chown -R $(whoami) .
./download_deps.sh

PREFIX="$(pwd)/dep_root"

for lib in libplist libimobiledevice-glue libusbmuxd libirecovery libimobiledevice; do
  cd $lib
  PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$PREFIX/lib/pkgconfig" ./autogen.sh --prefix="$PREFIX"
  make -j$(sysctl -n hw.logicalcpu) && make install
  cd ..
done

Notes

A11 devices: disable passcode while jailbroken
USB-A cables recommended
AMD CPUs may have low success rate
Apple Silicon: retry cable or use USB hub
Not supported in virtual machines

Credits

Nick Chan, Ploosh, Mineek, Nebula, llsc12

Thanks to dora2ios, pythonplayer, tihmstar, nikias, checkra1n team, Procursus Team