How to use the SIM Cloning tool

How to use the SIM Cloning tool

Keep in mind that the cloned SIM card will NOT connect to the network!
The special MOBILedit rewritable SIM card and original SIM card are required.

1) Connect MOBILedit's SIM card reader and insert the SIM card you wish to copy. (If you don't know how to insert sim card into the reader, you can watch our short video here ) 

2) Run Mobiledit SIM Clone

3) Insert your own SIM card and click on read SIM



5) Our program will "load" the SIM cards info into the SIM card reader (such as: ICCID, IMSI, Phonebook, etc.), You should see something like this: 



5) Now that your SIM information is loaded, remove the SIM and insert MOBILedit's SIM card into the reader.

Keep the SIM card reader plugged into the computer

6) From this point on you can for example write onto the MOBILedit's SIM card, which will create the copy of your original SIM card.


If you would like to watch a short video of this tool, then you can access it here.

Functions of SIM Cloning tool


Read SIM: Reads and saves the data to the sim card reader

Works for any SIM cards
Write SIM: Writes information to the MOBILedit's SIM card

Works only for MOBILedit's SIM card
Create Custom SIM: Lets you create a custom SIM card based on filled ICCID and IMSI




Works only for MOBILedit's SIM card

Format SIM: Formats the SIM, accurately said, deletes the SIM cards information


Works only for MOBILedit's SIM card

Cloned SIM card contains all information from the original card, so the phone doesn't notice any change. 

You can also use MOBILedit SIM cards with our other products such as MOBILedit and MOBILEdit forensic express



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