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GUI frontend

SarKaa edited this page Feb 7, 2024 · 9 revisions

The GUI Frontend

After jailm8 version 0.9.9.3, a gui was release (refined to a decent level by 0.9.9.4). This GUI is also made by me, but inspired by the work of the "friend" that inspired me to make jailm8 in the first place.

To get started, download the latest version of the frontend from here

It is a fairly simple GUI, with drop down menus, and links to places if you need help. You can find the link to my discord support server, and find the docs (this thing your reading now) from the app. Most simple functions catch the output from the backend show the output in the app, either in the main window or a scrollable box. You don't need to download the CLI, as the GUI will extract it when run.

The GUI is now the recommended way of using jailm8, simply due to it's ease of use. There were plans to completely incorporate the CLI into the GUI for one unified app, but it's unlikely given I'm probably not going to be working on this much in the future.

Known problems

The app can crash if the backend outputs too large a string (either if a line has more than 256 characters, or if the entire output has more than 1026 characters)

The pair list function (in the Pairing tools submenu) can sometimes show an empty box, I have no idea whats causing it, but it seems to happen whatever I try. I am trying to fix it.

The GUI will bug out if you run a program needing Apple Mobile Device Support 64, and you don't have it installed. Please ensure you have it installed by checking the stats function. If you don't have it installed, you can use the AMDS function to install it.