Firmware

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Methodology

.IPSW files are the most robust and reliable method to upgrade/downgrade your iPod. You may restore from an .IPSW file in iTunes using ⇧ Shift+Restore with an iPod plugged into your system, navigating and selecting the .IPSW file and iTunes will deploy your firmware of choice onto your iPod.

The second best alternative to an .IPSW file is to use an iPod updater. Updaters are bundles of iPod firmware(s) accessible through a GUI packaged by Apple to issue updates and behave ultimately the same as .IPSW file. A more comprehensive list of iPod updaters can be found on it's respective article.

Older iPod firmware that is not longer seeded by Apple nor packaged in an updater can be sourced through iPod OS filesystem dumps from existing iPod devices which have yet to update from their respective versions. Such firmware is most often identified by a .bin file extension.

.bin image files prefixed with Ipodwizard.png must be installed iPodWizard.
.bin image files prefixed with Wikiicon.png must be logically dumped onto an iPod using the dd utility.

Firmware List

Prior to the iPod touch (4th generation) and up until the introduction of A4 series chipsets into the iPod lineup, Apple had yet to implement any restrictions to lock users away from flashing unsigned .IPSWs onto iPods using iTunes. On devices featuring the A4 chip, flashing unsigned .IPSW files had been restricted and would be impossible, meaning you would have to restore your device to the latest signed version provided by Apple and to seek recourse through jailbreaks and experimental workarounds. On devices preceding the A4, the iPod touch (3rd generation) and below, you may interchangably use unsigned .IPSW files according to the device.

You may also find various sources and types of firmware for your iPod below. Firmware files and filesystem dumps are categorized as follows:

iPod_Model Number.Version Number.ipsw  or...
iPod_Model Number.Version Number.bin
e.g. iPod_4.1.2.1.ipsw refers to: a firmware file for a 4th generation iPod, containing version number 1.2.1 and it is an .IPSW file, indicating it can be restored in iTunes.


In this table, the .IPSWs you can no longer restore to are marked with Unsigned by Apple and those of which you can restore from are prefixed either with Apple.png, indicating it is unsigned but restorable and Signed by Apple indicates it still signed by Apple and restorable.

iPod Apple Source Cloud Source Wiki Source (.IPSW) Wiki Source (.BIN)
Ipod1stgenclassic.png

iPod (1st generation)

Apple.png iPodOS 1.5 GitHub-Mark-64px.png 1.0.bin[1]

GitHub-Mark-64px.png 1.0.2.bin[2]

GitHub-Mark-64px.png 1.0.4.bin

GitHub-Mark-64px.png 1.1.bin

GitHub-Mark-64px.png 1.2.bin[3]

GitHub-Mark-64px.png 1.2.1.bin

GitHub-Mark-64px.png 1.2.2.bin[4]

GitHub-Mark-64px.png 1.2.6.bin

GitHub-Mark-64px.png 1.3.bin

GitHub-Mark-64px.png 1.4.bin[5]

GitHub-Mark-64px.png 1.5.bin

Wikiicon.png File:iPod_1.1.0.bin[1]

Wikiicon.png File:iPod_1.1.0.2.bin[3]

Wikiicon.png File:iPod_1.1.0.4.bin

Wikiicon.png File:iPod_1.1.1.bin

Wikiicon.png File:iPod_1.1.2.bin[3]

Wikiicon.png File:iPod_1.1.2.1.bin

Wikiicon.png File:iPod_1.1.2.2.bin[4]

Wikiicon.png File:iPod_1.1.2.6.bin

Wikiicon.png File:iPod_1.1.3.bin

Wikiicon.png File:iPod_1.1.4.bin[5]

Wikiicon.png File:iPod_1.1.5.bin

IPod2G Transparent.png

iPod (2nd generation)

3g.png

iPod (3rd generation)

Apple.png iPodOS 2.3
4gmono.png

iPod (4th generation)

Apple.png (iPod_4) iPodOS 3.1.1

Apple.png (iPod_10) iPodOS 3.1.1

4gphoto.png

iPod photo

Apple.png (iPod_5) iPodOS 1.2.1

Apple.png (iPod_11) iPodOS 
1.2.1

Ipodvideo.png

iPod video

Apple.png (iPod_13) iPodOS 
1.2.1

Apple.png (iPod_13) iPodOS 
1.2.3

Apple.png (iPod_13) iPodOS 
1.3

Apple.png (iPod_20) iPodOS 1.2.1

Apple.png (iPod_20) iPodOS 
1.2.3

Apple.png (iPod_20) iPodOS 
1.3

5.5/enhanced firmware

Apple.png (iPod_25) iPodOS 
1.2.1

Apple.png (iPod_25) iPodOS 
1.2.3

Apple.png (iPod_25) iPodOS 
1.3

6g.png

iPod classic (6th generation)

Apple.png (iPod_24) iPodOS 1.0.1

Apple.png (iPod_24) iPodOS 1.0.3

Apple.png (iPod_24) iPodOS 1.1

Apple.png (iPod_24) iPodOS 1.1.1

Apple.png (iPod_24) iPodOS 1.1.2

Apple.png (iPod_24) iPodOS 1.1.2

Apple.png (iPod_33) iPodOS 2.0

Apple.png (iPod_33) iPodOS 2.0.1

Apple.png (iPod_35) iPodOS 2.0.2

Apple.png (iPod_35) iPodOS 2.0.3

Apple.png (iPod_35) iPodOS 2.0.4

Apple.png (iPod_38) iPodOS 2.0.5

Classic7g.png

iPod classic (7th generation)

Ipod-mini-1st-gen.png

iPod mini (1st generation)

Apple.png (iPod_3) iPodOS 1.4.1

Apple.png (iPod_6) iPodOS 1.4.1

Mini 2gen.png

iPod mini (2nd generation)

Apple.png (iPod_7) iPodOS 1.4.1
Firstshuffle.png

iPod shuffle (1st generation)

Apple.png (iPod_128) iPodOS 1.1.5

Apple.png (iPod_129) iPodOS 1.1.5

Shuffle2g-solo.png

iPod shuffle (2nd generation)

Apple.png (iPod_130) iPodOS 1.0.3

Apple.png (iPod_130) iPodOS 1.0.4

Apple.png (iPod_131) iPodOS 1.0.3

Apple.png (iPod_131) iPodOS 1.0.4

Apple.png (iPod_133) iPodOS 1.0.4

Shuffle3g.png

iPod shuffle (3rd generation)

Apple.png (iPod_132) iPodOS 1.1
Shuffle4g-solo.jpeg

iPod shuffle (4th generation)

Apple.png (iPod_134) iPodOS 1.0

Apple.png (iPod_134) iPodOS 1.0.1

Apple.png (iPod_135) iPodOS 1.0.1

Apple.png (iPod_135) iPodOS 1.0.2

Apple.png (iPod_136) iPodOS 1.0.3

Nano1.png

iPod nano (1st generation)

Apple.png (iPod_14) iPodOS 1.3.1

Apple.png (iPod_17) iPodOS 1.3.1

Nano 2 front.jpg

iPod nano (2nd generation)

Apple.png (iPod_19) iPodOS 1.1.2

Apple.png (iPod_19) iPodOS 1.1.3

Apple.png (iPod_29) iPodOS 1.1.3

Nano 3g.jpg

iPod nano (3rd generation)

Apple.png (iPod_26) iPodOS 1.0.2

Apple.png (iPod_26) iPodOS 1.0.3

Apple.png (iPod_26) iPodOS 1.1

Apple.png (iPod_26) iPodOS 1.1.2

Apple.png (iPod_26) iPodOS 1.1.3

Nano 4g.jpg

iPod nano (4th generation)

Apple.png (iPod_31) iPodOS 1.0

Apple.png (iPod_31)iPodOS 1.0.2

Apple.png (iPod_31) iPodOS 1.0.3

Apple.png (iPod_31) iPodOS 1.0.4

IPod nano 5th gen orange.jpg

iPod nano (5th generation)

Apple.png (iPod_34) iPodOS 1.0.1

Apple.png (iPod_34) iPodOS 1.0.2

Nano6.jpg

iPod nano (6th generation)

Apple.png (iPod_36) iPodOS 1.0

Apple.png (iPod_36) iPodOS 1.1

Apple.png (iPod_36) iPodOS 1.2

Nano7g-solo.png

iPod nano (7th generation)

Apple.png (iPod_37)
 iPodOS 1.0.1

Apple.png (iPod_37) 
iPodOS 1.0.2

Apple.png (iPod_37)
 iPodOS 1.0.3

Apple.png (iPod_37)
 iPodOS 1.0.4

Apple.png (iPod_39)
 iPodOS 1.1.1

Apple.png (iPod_39)
 iPodOS 1.1.2

Touch1.jpg

iPod touch (1st generation)

Apple.png iPhoneOS 1.1 (3A101a)

Apple.png iPhoneOS 1.1.1 (3A110a)

Apple.png iPhoneOS 1.1.2 (3B48b)

Apple.png iPhoneOS 1.1.3 (4A93)

Apple.png iPhoneOS 1.1.4 (4A102)

Apple.png iPhoneOS 1.1.5 (4B1)

Ipod-touch-2nd-gen.png

iPod touch (2nd generation)

Apple.png iPhoneOS 2.1.1 (5F138)

Apple.png iPhoneOS 2.2 (5G77a)

Apple.png iPhoneOS 2.2.1 (5H11a)

Apple.png iOS 4.0 (8A293)

Apple.png iOS 4.0.2 (8A400)

Signed by Apple iOS 4.1 (8B117)

Signed by Apple iOS 4.2.1 (8C148)

Ipod-touch-3rd-gen.png

iPod touch (3rd generation)

Apple.png iPhoneOS 3.1.1 (7C145)

Apple.png iPhoneOS 3.1.1 (7C146)

Apple.png iPhoneOS 3.1.2 (7D11)

Apple.png iPhoneOS 3.1.3 (7E18)

Apple.png iOS 4.0 (8A293)

Apple.png iOS 4.0.2 (8A400)

Apple.png iOS 4.2.1 (8C148)

Apple.png iOS 4.3 (8F190)

Apple.png iOS 4.3.1 (8G4)

Apple.png iOS 4.3.2 (8H7)

Apple.png iOS 4.3.3 (8J2)

Apple.png iOS 4.3.4 (8K2)

Apple.png iOS 4.3.4 (8K2)

Apple.png iOS 4.3.5 (8L1)

Apple.png iOS 5.0 (9A334)

Apple.png iOS 5.0.1 (9A405)

Apple.png iOS 5.1 (9B176)

Signed by Apple iOS 4.1 (8B117)

Signed by Apple iOS 5.1.1 (9B206)

Touch4g-solo.png

iPod touch (4th generation)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 4.1 (8B117)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 4.1 (8B118)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 4.2.1 (8C148)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 4.3 (8F190)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 4.3.1 (8G4)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 4.3.2 (8H7)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 4.3.3 (8J2)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 4.3.4 (8K2)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 4.3.5 (8L1)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 5.0 (9A334)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 5.1 (9B176)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 5.1.1 (9B206)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 6.0 (10A403)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 6.0.1 (10A523)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 6.1 (10B144)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 6.1.2 (10B146)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 6.1.3 (10B329)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 6.1.5 (10B400)

Signed by Apple iOS 6.1.6 (10B500)

Ipod-touch-5th-gen.png

iPod touch (5th generation)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 6.0 (10A406)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 6.0.1 (10A523)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 6.1 (10B141)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 6.1.2 (10B146)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 6.1.3 (10B329)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 7.0 (11A465)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 7.0.2 (11A501)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 7.0.3 (11B511)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 7.0.4 (11B554a)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 7.0.6 (11B651)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 7.1 (11D167)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 7.1.1 (11D201)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 7.1.2 (11D257)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 8.0 (12A365)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 8.1 (12B411)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 8.1.1 (12B435)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 8.1.2 (12B440)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 8.1.3 (12B466)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 8.3 (12F69)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 8.4 (12H143)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 8.4.1 (12H321)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 9.0 (13A344)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 9.0.2 (13A452)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 9.1 (13B143)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 9.2 (13C75)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 9.2.1 (13D15)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 9.3 (13E233)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 9.3 (13E237)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 9.3.1 (13E238)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 9.3.2 (13F69)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 9.3.3 (13G34)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 9.3.4 (13G35)

Signed by Apple iOS 9.3.5 (13G36)

Touch6g-solo.png

iPod touch (6th generation)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 8.4 (12H143)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 8.4.1 (12H321)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 9.0 (13A344)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 9.0.1 (13A404)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 9.0.2 (13A452)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 9.1 (13B143)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 9.2 (13C75)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 9.2.1 (13D15)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 9.3 (13E233)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 9.3.1 (13E238)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 9.3.2 (13F69)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 9.3.3 (13G34)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 9.3.4 (13G35)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 9.3.5 (13G36)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 10.0.1 (14A403)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 10.1.1 (14B150)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 10.2 (14C92)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 10.2.1 (14D27)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 10.3 (14E277)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 10.3.1 (14E304)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 10.3.2 (14F89)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 10.3.3 (14G60)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 11.0 (15A372)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 11.0.1 (15A402)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 11.0.2 (15A421)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 11.0.3 (15A432)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 11.1 (15B93)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 11.1.1 (15B150)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 11.1.2 (15B202)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 11.2 (15C114)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 11.2.1 (15C153)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 11.2.2 (15C202)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 11.2.5 (15D60)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 11.2.6 (15D100)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 11.3 (15E216)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 11.3.1 (15E302)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 11.4 (15F79)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 11.4.1 (15G77)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 12.0 (16A366)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 12.0.1 (16A404)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 12.1 (16B92)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 12.1.1 (16C50)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 12.1.3 (16D39)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 12.1.4 (16D57)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 12.2 (16E227)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 12.3 (16F156)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 12.3.1 (16F203)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 12.4 (16G77)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 12.4.1 (16G102)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 12.4.2 (16G114)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 12.4.3 (16G130)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 12.4.4 (16G140)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 12.4.5 (16G161)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 12.4.6 (16G183)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 12.4.7 (16G192)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 12.4.8 (16G201)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 12.4.9 (16H5)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 12.5 (16H20)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 12.5.1 (16H22)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 12.5.2 (16H30)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 12.5.3 (16H41)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 12.5.4 (16H50)

Signed by Apple iOS 12.5.5 (16H62)

Touch7g.png

iPod touch (7th generation)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 12.3.1 (16F8202)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 12.4 (16G77)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 12.4.1 (16G102)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 13.1 (17A844)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 13.1.1 (17A854)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 13.1.2 (17A860)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 13.1.3 (17A878)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 13.2 (17B84)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 13.2.2 (17B102)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 13.2.3 (17B111)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 13.3 (17C54)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 13.3.1 (17D50)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 13.4 (17E255)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 13.4.1 (17E262)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 13.5 (17F75)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 13.5.1 (17F80)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 13.6 (17G68)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 13.6.1 (17G80)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 13.7 (17H35)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 14.0 (18A373)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 14.0.1 (18A393)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 14.1 (18A8395)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 14.2 (18B92)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 14.3 (18C66)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 14.4 (18D52)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 14.4.1 (18D61)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 14.4.2 (18D70)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 14.5 (18E199)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 14.5.1 (18E212)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 14.6 (18F72)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 14.7 (18G69)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 14.7.1 (18G82)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 14.8 (18H17)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 15.0 (19A346)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 15.0.1 (19A348)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 15.0.2 (19A404)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 15.1 (19B74)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 15.2 (19C56)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 15.2.1 (19C63)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 15.3 (19D50)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 15.3.1 (19D52)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 15.4 (19E241)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 15.4.1 (19E258)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 15.5 (19F77)

Unsigned by Apple iOS 15.6 (19G71)

Signed by Apple iOS 15.6.1 (19G82)

Credits

  1. 1.0 1.1 Credit to u/UKMATTNZ
  2. Credit to Discord user Cosmic#0782
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Credit to u/Shahid89
  4. 4.0 4.1 Credit to Discord user Archimedes#0157
  5. 5.0 5.1 Credit to u/NekoMichi