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ipatool

Command-line client for searching and downloading App Store app packages

  • Developer tools
  • Security testing and OSINT
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What it is

A command-line program that signs in with an Apple Account to search the App Store, list versions and purchases, obtain free app licenses, and download app packages, either .ipa files for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and Vision Pro or .pkg files for macOS. It can also serve these functions to AI agents over MCP via stdio. Security researchers and developers use it to fetch specific app builds for analysis, testing, or archiving without a device.

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Stars
11,789 GitHub stars.
11,789

Forks
1,103
Commits
271
Contributors
32
Language
Go
License
MIT
Last commit
Oct 18, 2026
On GitHub since
May 2021
First release
May 2021
Platforms
macOS, Windows, Linux, CLI
Self-hostable
No
Author
Majd
Tags
  • mcp-server
  • downloader
  • reverse-engineering
  • sideloading

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  • Hacker NewsIpatool: CLI tool for downloading apps from the Apple AppStoreDec 9, 2021 · 3 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“What's the best way to get iOS IPAs on macOS for inspection? In the past I used iMazing, but I'm curious if others have had good experiences with IPATool…”Dec 18, 2024 · 1 like · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Downloading iOS packages usually requires Xcode or a device, but ipatool lets you search and download IPAs right from the terminal.”Oct 5, 2026 · 0 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“GitHub - majd/ipatool: Command-line tool that allows searching and downloading app packages (kno...”Sep 5, 2026 · 0 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“GitHub - majd/ipatool: Command-line tool that allows searching and downloading app packages (known as ipa files) from the iOS App Store”Dec 1, 2025 · 0 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)