Platform	Extraction type	Compatible tools
iLEAPP	iTunes/Finder backup, full file system (FFS), GrayKey, Cellebrite	Cellebrite UFED, GrayKey, iTunes backup
ALEAPP	Full file system, adb backup, Cellebrite, GrayKey	Cellebrite UFED, GrayKey, adb pull
RLEAPP	ISP/carrier records, warrant returns, subscriber data exports	Carrier-provided CSV/Excel returns, law enforcement subpoena responses
VLEAPP	Vehicle system image	Logical acquisitions

Point LEAPPs at the extraction source.

Install & Run

LEAPPs tools run on Python 3.12+. Download the latest release, install dependencies, and run against your extraction folder.

💡 Prefer not to run Python scripts directly? The Releases page provides pre-built executables — no Python installation required.

Fastest install — macOS (Homebrew)

brew tap leapps-org/leapps
brew install ileapp                # CLI — or aleapp / rleapp / vleapp
brew install --cask ileapp-gui    # GUI app — or aleapp-gui / rleapp-gui / vleapp-gui / lava

A Homebrew install handles Python and dependencies for you — skip the pip steps below and run the tool directly. Full walkthrough in the Homebrew guide. On Windows, use the pre-built executables or the manual steps below.

GUI

Command Line

Step 1 — Install dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

Step 2 — Launch the GUI

python iLEAPPGUI.py # or ALEAPPGUI.py / RLEAPPGUI.py / VLEAPPGUI.py

Select your input folder (extraction source) and output folder, then click Process. The GUI will show progress per module.

Download the latest release from leapps.org/releases
Requires Python 3.12 or later — python.org/downloads
Point the tool at the extraction source, not individual files
Runtime depends on extraction size

Your first run — end to end (macOS)

brew tap leapps-org/leapps && brew install ileapp
ileapp -t zip -i ~/Cases/ios_extraction.zip -o ~/Cases/reports
open ~/Cases/reports    # open index.html in the newest folder, or load the LAVA project

Three commands: install, parse, review. No extraction to test with yet? Explore a pre-processed report in the LAVA sample projects to see what the output looks like.

Read Your Report

When processing completes, LEAPPs writes an HTML report to your output folder. You have two ways to review it.

Direct HTML — open index.html in your output folder in any browser. Artifacts are organized into categories with search and filtering built in.
LAVA viewer — for a richer, structured experience load the report into LAVA (see below).

Recommended: Open in LAVA

LAVA (LEAPPs Artifact Viewer Application) is the purpose-built viewer for LEAPPs reports. Instead of browsing a flat HTML file, LAVA gives you filtering capabilities and data export options.

How to use it:

Download LAVA from leapps.org/releases
Launch LAVA and open the output folder from your LEAPPs run
Browse artifacts by category with structured navigation
Filter artifacts by category, date, or keyword to zero in on relevant data
Export findings for reports and documentation

LAVA works with output from iLEAPP, ALEAPP, RLEAPP, and VLEAPP. View LAVA on GitHub →

Contribute a Parser

Found an artifact that isn't parsed yet? LEAPPs is open-source and built by the community. Adding a parser is straightforward.

Fork the relevant repo on GitHub
Add a new Python file to the scripts/artifacts/ folder following the existing module pattern
Open a pull request — the maintainer reviews and merges quickly
Your GitHub handle appears on the Scoreboard once your parser ships

Questions? Ask in Discord — the community is active and happy to help new contributors get started.

Ready to run your first extraction?

Download the latest release and LAVA — both free, no account required.

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Want to add a parser?

The contributor guide walks through everything — module structure, SQLite and plist parsing, and submitting a pull request.

Read the Guide