# Remote iOS Debugger

The Remote iOS Debugger allows for debugging iOS applications directly from IDA.

IDA's iOS debugger acts as a client to Apple's debugserver. So, you must ensure that the debugserver is already installed on your device for the debugger to work.

See: <https://www.hex-rays.com/products/ida/support/tutorials/ios_debugger_tutorial.pdf>

for a detailed tutorial on getting started with iOS.

See also

* [Remote GDB Debugger](/8.5/user-guide/debugger/remote-debugging/remote-gdb-debugger.md)
* [Debugger for macOS](/8.5/user-guide/debugger/local-debugging/intel-arm-macos-debugger.md)
* [How to launch remote debugging](/8.5/user-guide/debugger/remote-debugging.md)


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