majd / ipatool

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Command-line tool that allows you to search for iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, watchOS, visionOS, and macOS apps on the App Store, and download .ipa or macOS .pkg app packages.

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LicenseMIT

Created2021-05-22 (5y ago)

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apple appstore cli command-line command-line-tool go golang golang-library ios ipa itunes macos research reverse-engineering security swift tool visionos

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GitHub: github.com/majd/ipatool
Homepage: https://ipatool.dev
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README excerpt

ipatool is a command line tool that allows you to search for iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, watchOS, visionOS, and macOS apps on the App Store , and download .ipa or macOS .pkg app packages.
## Requirements
- A supported operating system (macOS, Linux, Windows or iOS).
- An Apple Account already configured to use the App Store.
## Installation
### Linux and Windows
You can grab the latest version of `ipatool` from GitHub releases.
### macOS
You can install `ipatool` using Homebrew.
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## Usage
To get started, run the following command.
 [code] 
**Note:** the tool runs in interactive mode by default. Use the `--non-interactive` flag
if running in an automated environment.
### MCP tools
Run `ipatool auth login` in a terminal, then configure your MCP client to launch the stdio server:
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## Compiling
The tool can be compiled using the Go toolchain.
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Unit tests can be executed with the following commands.
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## License
ipatool is released under the MIT license.