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Icy (application)
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Icy is a package installer/manager for jailbroken iPhone
and iPod Touch
, originally created and maintained by Ripdev, which allows users to browse and download applications from a range of sources. Most applications are available to download for free, with some requiring purchase after downloading, including other software created by Ripdev, such as Kate. The applications are downloaded directly to iPhone or iPod Touch and are generally located in the
The Icy Project was closed on October 24, 2009, and the source code was released under the MIT License
. Icy Installer has now been taken over by two development teams, WeAmDev and Infini-Dev.
(created by Nullriver) was discontinued. The purpose of developing Icy was to create a package manager that used APT
which is the same method used by Cydia, therefore making Icy compatible with Cydia sources, that was faster and more lightweight than Cydia.
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
and iPod Touch
IPod Touch
The iPod Touch is a portable media player, personal digital assistant, handheld game console, and Wi-Fi mobile device designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The iPod Touch adds the multi-touch graphical user interface to the iPod line...
, originally created and maintained by Ripdev, which allows users to browse and download applications from a range of sources. Most applications are available to download for free, with some requiring purchase after downloading, including other software created by Ripdev, such as Kate. The applications are downloaded directly to iPhone or iPod Touch and are generally located in the
/Applications/ directory, in the same place where "Apple native" applications are located.The Icy Project was closed on October 24, 2009, and the source code was released under the MIT License
MIT License
The MIT License is a free software license originating at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . It is a permissive license, meaning that it permits reuse within proprietary software provided all copies of the licensed software include a copy of the MIT License terms...
. Icy Installer has now been taken over by two development teams, WeAmDev and Infini-Dev.
Icy by RipDev
Icy was intended as an alternative to Cydia as a source of unofficial applications, since development on Installer.appInstaller.app
Installer.app was a free software installer for the iPhone created by the development team RipDev, first released in summer 2007 and maintained until summer 2009. Installer allowed users to install third-party applications into the iPhone's Applications directory where native applications are kept...
(created by Nullriver) was discontinued. The purpose of developing Icy was to create a package manager that used APT
Advanced Packaging Tool
The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle the installation and removal of software on the Debian GNU/Linux distribution and its variants...
which is the same method used by Cydia, therefore making Icy compatible with Cydia sources, that was faster and more lightweight than Cydia.