The first 6 restores are free, with nothing to sign up for. A key is only needed after that.
The app is installed on a computer — a Mac or a Windows PC. Nothing is installed on the iPhone itself: it connects to the computer with a cable.
You opened this page on a phone
The app cannot be downloaded here: it runs on a computer, and the iPhone connects to it with a cable. Open iverni.me on your computer, or send yourself the link so you don’t lose it.
macOS
Version 4.9.2 · 36 MB · November 9, 2026 macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later · Apple silicon (M1 or later)
Open the downloaded disk image with a double click.
Drag the iVerni icon from left to right, into your Applications folder.
Launch it from Applications. macOS checks the signature — a couple of seconds, once.
Connect your iPhone by cable, unlock it and tap “Trust This Computer”.
This is not an app from an “unidentified developer”: it carries a Developer ID signature and has been notarized by Apple, so a plain double click opens it — no right-clicking, no security settings to change.
How to install on Windows
Click “Download installer”. Your browser may say the download was blocked because the file “isn’t downloaded often” — open the … menu on that notice, choose Keep and confirm Keep anyway.
Run the downloaded file. The installer is digitally signed, so Windows shows a verified publisher. If a blue “Microsoft Defender SmartScreen prevented an unrecognised app from starting” box still appears, click More info → Run anyway.
The app installs itself, puts a shortcut on the desktop and opens.
Install the free Apple Devices app from the Microsoft Store — it carries the Apple service without which Windows cannot see an iPhone. If there is no Store, classic iTunes from Apple works too. iVerni tells you and starts it for you.
Connect your iPhone by cable, unlock it and tap “Trust This Computer” — the phone will ask for its passcode.
Both warnings mean the same thing: the file is new and has no download history yet. Windows greets every new program this way until enough people have downloaded it. The checksum at the bottom of this page lets you verify the file arrived intact.
What you need
A Mac running macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later with Apple silicon (M1 or later); for Intel Macs and macOS 13 there is a test build (link above); or Windows 10 (64-bit) and 11
On Windows — the free Apple Devices app from the Microsoft Store, or iTunes
A cable for the iPhone (apps cannot be installed over Wi-Fi)
The Apple ID the apps were bought with, and access to its two-factor code
Updates
The app checks for a new version when it starts and offers to update in one click. The check can be switched off in the About window. It never contacts us in the background.
Verifying the file
To make sure the file arrived whole and unaltered, compare the checksum in Terminal:
shasum -a 256 ~/Downloads/iVerni-4.9.2.dmg d2b99a418f53c8e5dbdf3b4cc9a5426ceffafd31c9c119cfc1f9f3f2176f248f
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