pycrashreport
Pure python3 for parsing Apple's crash reports
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you regularly work with Apple crash reports and want a lightweight, GPL-compatible tool to parse them. The low install friction, active maintenance, and lack of known vulnerabilities make it safe to adopt. The copyleft license is a blocker only if you need to embed it in proprietary closed-source software.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.9 or later; designed as a command-line tool via typer, not a library API.
- Low install friction with a single lightweight dependency (typer).
- Actively maintained as of 2026-03-30 with recent commits; marked Production/Stable.
License · maintenance · safety
copyleft license (copyleft) — GPLv3+ copyleft license requires that any modifications or derivative works be released under the same license. Suitable for internal tools and open-source projects; unsuitable for proprietary closed-source software.
last release 2026-03-30 (137 days) · last repo commit 2026-03-30 · 32 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 317,802 downloads/mo, #7,658 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install pycrashreport
pycrashreport /path/to/crash.ips- Whether the package supports parsing symbolicated crash reports or only non-symbolicated ones
- Performance characteristics on large or complex crash reports
- Whether kernel mode crash parsing includes full register and frame detail or only basic metadata
What it is and what it does
pycrashreport is a command-line tool that transforms Apple crash reports (.ips files) from iOS and macOS into a cleaner, more readable format. It extracts the essential debugging information—exception type, exception subtype, CPU registers, and stack frames—while stripping away the verbose metadata like thread listings and loaded image tables that clutter the original reports. The tool is built on typer for CLI handling and supports both user-mode and kernel-mode crashes; other crash types are parsed for basic metadata only.
The package is intended for developers and QA engineers who need to quickly understand what went wrong in a crash without wading through Apple's default verbose output. It runs as a standalone command-line utility and is actively maintained with support for modern Python versions (3.9 through 3.14).
Use it for
- Quickly review iOS app crashes from TestFlight or App Store Connect without opening Xcode
- Automate crash report triage in CI/CD pipelines by parsing .ips files to extract key failure data
- Archive and search crash reports in a normalized, human-readable format for post-mortem analysis
- Extract register state and stack frames from macOS kernel panics for debugging system-level issues
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you regularly work with Apple crash reports and want a lightweight, GPL-compatible tool to parse them.
The low install friction, active maintenance, and lack of known vulnerabilities make it safe to adopt. The copyleft license is a blocker only if you need to embed it in proprietary closed-source software.
Install
pycrashreport on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a single lightweight dependency (typer). Actively maintained as of 2026-03-30 with recent commits; marked Production/Stable.
Requires Python 3.9 or later; designed as a command-line tool via typer, not a library API.
License in practice
GPLv3+ copyleft license requires that any modifications or derivative works be released under the same license. Suitable for internal tools and open-source projects; unsuitable for proprietary closed-source software.
Quickstart
pip install pycrashreport
pycrashreport /path/to/crash.ipsVerify before relying
- Whether the package supports parsing symbolicated crash reports or only non-symbolicated ones
- Performance characteristics on large or complex crash reports
- Whether kernel mode crash parsing includes full register and frame detail or only basic metadata
Package facts
| License | copyleft license copyleft |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.9 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packagetyper |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 137 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 317,802 / month, #7,658 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableLicense :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 or later (GPLv3+)Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9 |
Evidence: pycrashreport-2.0.0-py3-none-any.whl
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