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Jailbreaking, is nothing but to use an application from your computer for doing some modifications on a few files on your ipod, ipad , i phone and other such devices to gain full acess to ios.To be simple, it is like overcoming some restrictions imposed by Apple over the ios. After jailbreaking, a lot of additional applications and software can be downloaded. These are those applications which cannot be found in the actual Apple app store or over itunes. Now, before acquiring knowledge about top tools for jailbreaking, knowing the pros and cons will be quite useful, here are a few:

Pros:
• It enables you to install custom themes to improve the look and style of your iPod, iphone...
• You can edit things such as your Lockscreen, Dock, and Springboard for looks and enhanced usability
• It enables you to lock certain applications for privacy and keep others unlocked for easy use.
• You can also get custom keyboards.
• You can load applications into the background.
• It enables you to switch between applications.
• You can download some themes and applications with ease without having to pay for it.
• You will still be able to update apps you already have and download apps from the app store or itunes.


Cons:
• There are always chances that something can go wrong making you to lose your jailbreak.
• Jailbreaking is not very wide spread and popular, its advantages are not known to many. It is often seen as something illegal and something which is outght not be done.
• Although jailbreaking in itself is not illegal, after jailbreaking if you install cracked applications then it is a copyright violation and then becomes illegal. This is actually a crime even if it is done by many.
• The bricking of your iphone can occur resulting in completely stopping your phone from working and making it more susceptible to viruses.
• It may tamper your warranty policies and after sale services. It is because the professionals who handle your device can easily identify whether your phone is jailbroken or not.



On learning pros and cons, it is time to learn about top jailbreaking tools in the industry like Pwnage Tool and the recent Spirit from Comex. This article is just an overview and already it has grown into chunky paragraphs, so this time, let's restrict ourselves with just two top tools .

Pwnage tool is one of the top Jailbreaking tools in the world which supports almost all iphone versions including the touch and the 3G versions. "Pwn" is actually a leetslang term refdfering to gaining possesion or ownership over something. Although, it is a freeware, it is not an open source tool and its development is restricted to a team of developers. It was originally made in a way to support Mac OS, a later version was released named WinPwn for Windows.

Spirit is one of its kind among the top jailbreaking tools as it was developed by a 17 year old Wii homebrew(Wii homebrew is to ninetendo gaming console as jailbreaking is to iphone, ipad..) developer named Comex. Even this is compatible with all the iOS iphones from Apple. It has grown successful in spite of initial criticism that it is compatible with only itouch or iphones and user who used this on ipads suffered from bricking.

However, even if these are some of the abundantly available tools for jailbreaking; these will continue to face issues of criticism until jailbreaking becomes completely far-reaching among the members of tech savvy community, who can't stay there without gadgets like these. So, if you are one of those, then Happy Jailbreaking!