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    majd/ipatool

    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.

    ios
    cli
    security
    apple
    appstore
    command-line
    command-line-tool
    go
    Go
    MIT
    12.3K stars
    1.1K forks
    75 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 10, 2026
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    Where it stands

    Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.

    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 1 day ago, with 32 contributors on GitHub.

    The biggest single-day gain in the last year, +340 stars on Aug 31, coincided with release v2.5.0.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • IPATool is a CLI tool for searching and downloading iOS app packages (ipa files) directly from the Apple App Store.
    • Built in Go, it supports authentication, app search, license purchase, version listing, and downloading encrypted ipa files with JSON or text output.
    • Its strengths include cross-platform support (Windows, Linux, macOS), automation-friendly non-interactive mode, and a permissive MIT license; it requires an Apple ID.
    • Organizations can integrate IPATool into CI/CD pipelines or security research workflows to automate app acquisition and version management for testing or analysis.
    • Ideal use cases include iOS app security research, reverse engineering, automated app testing, and archival of specific app versions from the App Store.

    Should you depend on it?

    License terms, project hygiene and risks, from GitHub metadata and GStars' snapshots.

    License

    MIT

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.

    Community files

    • README: present

    Watch-outs

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    From the README

    ipatool is a command line tool that allows you to search for iOS apps on the App Store and download a copy of the app package, known as an ipa file.

    Excerpt from the majd/ipatool README on GitHub (MIT license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Aug 31: +340Sep 1: +257Sep 2: +36Sep 3: +29Sep 4: +62Sep 5: +58Sep 6: +42Sep 7: +58Sep 8: +9Sep 9: +12Sep 10: +15Sep 11: +36Sep 12: +14Sep 13: +12Sep 14: +115Sep 15: +34Sep 16: +35Sep 17: +15Sep 18: +3Sep 19: +7Sep 20: +14Sep 21: +9Sep 22: +20Sep 23: +13Sep 24: +10Sep 25: +12Sep 26: +11Sep 27: +15Sep 28: +10Oct 12: +22

    +2,398 stars over 83 days across 37 snapshot days; best day +340 on Aug 31.

    Forks

    1.1K+237

    Open issues

    6-23

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