Chimera Jailbreak

Find Chimera Jailbreak download links and all related information on this page. We have listed Chimera Jailbreak support as follows.




iOS 12 – iOS 12.5.5

Chimera Jailbreak supports iOS 12 – iOS 12.5.5 Jailbreak on A7 to A11 devices. Chimera initially released for iOS 12 to iOS 12.1.2 jailbreak on latest devices including iPhone XS, XS Max and XR (A12) support.

Download Chimera

It has both an Online Jailbreak method as well as PC required method to download Chimera. Online method is the easiest method. Follow the given below guides.

Compatibility :

iOS versions :    iOS 12.5.5, iOS 12.5.4, iOS 12.5.3, iOS 12.5.2, iOS 12.5.1, iOS 12.5, iOS 12.4.9, iOS 12.4.8, iOS 12.4.7, iOS 12.4.6, iOS 12.4.5, iOS 12.4.4, iOS 12.4.3, iOS 12.4.2, iOS 12.4, iOS 12.3.2, iOS 12.3.1, iOS 12.3, iOS 12.2, iOS 12.1.4, iOS 12.1.3, iOS 12.1.2, iOS 12.1.1, iOS 12.1, iOS 12.0.1, iOS 12


Device models : iOS 12 – iOS 12.5.5 running iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 5s, iPad Air 2, iPad Air, iPad Pro (1st gen, 12.9”), iPad Pro (1st gen, 9.7”), iPad (5th gen), iPad Pro (2nd gen, 10.5”/12.9”), iPad (6th gen),iPad Pro (3rd, 11″/12.9″), iPad Air (3rd gen), iPad Mini (5th gen), iPad (7th gen), iPad mini 4, iPad mini 3, iPad mini 2, iPod 7th gen, iPod touch 6G

Apart from the above devices iPhone XS, XS MAX & XR device also works with Chimera. But works only for the iOS 12 – iOS 12.1.2 versions running devices only.

Step Guide (Online Method)

Step 01 – Download & install any app store to your iOS device using the above buttons. You need to provide device passcode only.

Step 02 – Then launch the downloaded App store and install the Chimera app from it.

Step 03 – Before launching the app you must trust the developer profile. Go to settings > Device & Profile Management > Trust the App.

Step 04 – Now run the Chimera Jailbreak app from your device and Tap on Jailbreak to start the Jailbreak process. 

Repeat this process until successful.

Step 05 – Finally you can see the Sileo app manager on your device homescreen.

Chimera jailbreak Cydia impactor – Computer Method

Download Chimera with Computer support.

Cydia Impactor (Download according to your Computer OS)

Step Guide

Step 01 – Download Chimera IPA and Cydia impactor from above buttons.

Step 02 – Connect your iPhone or iPad to the computer. Now launch Cydia impactor.

Step 03 – Drag & drop the Chimera IPA on to the Cydia impactor window. It is required to submit your Apple ID & Password to begin the side load process.

Step 04 – Once complete the Side load process you will see the Chimera App on your device homescreen. Now trust the developer profile going through the device settings.

Step 05 – Open the Chimera app and complete the Jailbreak process.

Step 06 – Sileo app will be available once you successfully complete the Chimera Jailbreak process.

Chimera Jailbreak for iOS 13 & higher versions

Chimera does not support iOS 13 – iOS 13.7. You need to use an alternative solution for iOS 13 – iOS 13.7 jailbreak. There are several jailbreaks available for iOS 13 – iOS 13.7 versions as follows.

Chimera 13 was renamed as Odyssey Jailbreak and released for iOS 13 – iOS 13.7 on all device models. Unc0ver support for iOS 13 – iOS 13.7 Jailbreak on all device models. Checkra1n also has another jailbreak for iOS 13 – iOS 13.7 Jailbreak only for A5-A11 devices.

Chimera1n script:

Coolstar released Chimera1n script to bring checkra1n bootstrap on the checkra1n jailbreak with the Chimera bootstrap to get Sileo package manager with Substitute/Libhooker-based alternative to Cydia Substrate for tweak injection. This Chimera1n deployment script for iOS 13 – iOS 13.4.1 has been published on Coolstar’s GitHub. If anyone is interested about that get it through and use it at your own risk

Also, Chimera is not supported with any iOS 14 & higher versions and there are other Jailbreaks available for these versions. Taurine available for iOS 14 – iOS 14.8.1 Jailbreak. Taurine Jailbreak is released by the same Chimera developers. Also, Unc0ver available for iOS 13 – iOS 14.8 & Checkra1n semi-tethered Jailbreak is available for iOS 14 – iOS 14.8.1 on A9-A11 devices. Now Palera1n semi-tethered Jailbreak available for iOS 15 – iOS 16.7.5 and /iPadOS17- 17.1 running A9-A11 devices.

Find more details from the following pages. 

Jailbreak iOS 17.4

Jailbreak iOS 17.3/iOS 17.3.1

Jailbreak iOS 17.2 / iOS 17.2.1

Jailbreak iOS 17.1 – iOS 17.1.2

Jailbreak iOS 17 – iOS 17.0.3 

Jailbreak iOS 16.7/iOS 16.7.6

Jailbreak iOS 16.6/iOS 16.6.1

Jailbreak iOS 16.5/iOS 16.5.1

Jailbreak iOS 16.4 / iOS 16.4.1

Jailbreak iOS 16.3 / iOS 16.3.1

Jailbreak iOS 16.2

Jailbreak iOS 16.1 – iOS 16.1.2

Jailbreak iOS 16 – iOS 16.0.3

Jailbreak iOS 15.8 – iOS 15.8.2

Jailbreak iOS 15.7 – iOS 15.7.9

Jailbreak iOS 15.6 / iOS 15.6.1

Jailbreak iOS 15.5

Jailbreak iOS 15.4 / iOS 15.4.1

Jailbreak iOS 15.3 / iOS 15.3.1

Jailbreak iOS 15.2 / iOS 15.2.1

Jailbreak iOS 15.1 / iOS 15.1.1 

Jailbreak iOS 15 – iOS 15.0.2

Jailbreak iOS 14.8 / iOS 14.8.1

Jailbreak iOS 14.7 / iOS 14.7.1

Jailbreak iOS 14.6 

Jailbreak iOS 14.5.1 / iOS 14.5 

Jailbreak iOS 14.3 – iOS 14.4.2

Jailbreak iOS 14.2 / iOS 14.2.1

Jailbreak iOS 14 – iOS 14.1 

Jailbreak iOS 13.7

Jailbreak iOS 13.6/iOS 13.6.1

Download Chimera for Apple TV

Chimera is available for Apple tvOS 12 to tvOS 12.2 & tvOS 12.4 too.

Version Compatibility : 

tvOS 12, tvOS 12.0.1, tvOS 12.1, tvOS 12.1.1, tvOS 12.1.3,tvOS 12.2

Device Compatibility :

4th and 5th gen Apple TV

Note : 1080p Apple TV 4 is only supported up to iOS 12.1.1

Go to Apple TV jailbreak page for download and step guides.

Chimera developers

CoolStar – Lead developer of the Chimera. He is the developer of Electra Jailbreak for iOS 11.4.1 to iOS 11. Also, he has developed many iOS apps such as ClassicSwitcher 3, 3D Switcher, Anemone.

nullpixel – He is a WWDC17 Scholarship Winning iOS researcher and famous jailbreak developer. He is an active member of the Jailbreak community.

tri’angle – tri’angle is a tweak developer / Jailbreak developer. He is developing the Eyeplugs app and a few repositories.

Ninjaprawn / George – Developer and Security Researcher. He released patchfinder with the ability to test patches across multiple iOS versions.

Exploit Developers:

Brandon Azad – Famous iOS researcher. He has found many vulnerabilities on iOS and written several exploits.

PsychoTea / sparkey – Famous Jailbreak developer who released Meridian tool for iOS 10 – iOS 10.3.3 Jailbreak

PsychoTea / sparkey – Famous Jailbreak developer who released Meridian Jailbreak for iOS 10- iOS 10.3.3.

UI developers / designers:

AppleBetas – He is a famous tweak developer. He is developing the Ultrasound app / Dynastic repo.

Aesign / Alessandro Chiarlitti – He is an UX / UX Designer. He is developer of Gesto (True Multitasking for iOS) & Supercharge app to create and install tweaks on iOS devices.

Why is Chimera so special?

  • Chimera supports iPhone 5S. Uncover, Rootless iOS 12 – iOS 12.1.2 jailbreak tools didn’t support the iPhone 5S.
  • Chimera is installed Sileo automatically after the Jailbreaking process. You cannot install Cydia from Chimera automatically.
  • Chimera Jailbreak doesn’t affect any user files. Therefore Chimera is safer, and has more speed than Uncover and Rootless Jailbreak. Also It does waste your battery as the previous Jailbreaking methods.
  • Chimera is Crash free Jailbreak. It’s less bugs when we compare it with previous iOS 12 Jailbreak such as Uncover &  Rootless.
  • It’s 100% free forever

Why Sileo? No Cydia

Sileo is a new modern package manager. You can install & manage packages easier with Sileo. Also, it is a development of CoolStar and the Electra team. All of them are active members in the Jailbreak community.

They introduced Sileo because Saurik does not update Cydia continuously. He took a long time to update against jailbreak release too. As well  If there is an Unc0ver Jailbreak for iOS 12 & higher Jailbreak, still Cydia substrate does not add support for A12 devices. It seems Cydia is no longer updated by Saurik.

Therefore Sileo is better than Cydia for the latest iOS versions & device models. It will be updated simultaneously with every Chimera / Electra and the other Jailbreak updates.

How to add Cydia for Chimera

Now you can get Cydia through Chimera. Cydia for Chimera is back with version 5 by Diatrus.

Add the following repo to Sileo, then install Cydia for Chimera, and reboot.

Chimera Jailbreak Errors / issues

“Error 404” when installing the substitute update or any other updates.

Solution – Go to the Sources tab refresh the list.

“Failed to remount the filesystem” error

Solution – Delete iOS 12.2 updates from your iPhone Storage in settings. And run this application on Airplane mode.

“PreferenceLoader does not work” error

Solution – Cephei and other preference bundles need updating for A12.

Crashes at step 1/3 on iOS 12.1.1 beta XS / iOS 12.1 on Xs Max

Solution – Close all apps from multitasker, Turn on Airplane mode. Then Open Chimera & wait a few seconds and tap on “ Jailbreak”Repeat until respring with Sileo.

“You’re offline” error with apple music.

Solution – Pending

iPad Pro (A12x) Chimera not working

Solution – Chimera 1.0.1 /1.0.2 update fixed this issue.

Missing the Sileo icon but it says jailbroken.

Solution – Pending

Electra vs Chimera

Both Electra & Chimera are released by the same developers.

Chimera released for  iOS 12 & higher versions jailbreak & Electra works with iOS 11 – iOS 11.4.1 jailbreak only. 

Electra installed Cydia once the Jailbreak process completed and Chimera installed Sileo.

Chimera is fully compatible with A12 devices and Electra is not compatible with A12 devices.

Electra & Chimera are semi-untethered Jailbreaks which need to re-run the JB app again on every reboot.