That's it - you'll now be able to run your app from Applications like any other app. Hit the ⏎ Enter key and type your password before hitting ⏎ Enter again. That'll add the app's path to the end of the line you pasted in. Press the spacebar to add a space after that text, and then drag your app from the Applications folder onto the Terminal window.
If no programs will open the IPA file, you can ask software developers for help. Look for the file type listed under Kind. Select More Info from the drop-down menu. Open Terminal on your Mac, and paste this command in, but don't hit the enter key: Find the file type listed under Type of File. The iOS app won't run until you approve it to run on your system.
Double-click it to install it on your Mac, and it'll appear in your Applications folder. Open the folders in the new window until you get to the IPA file. ~/Library/Group Containers/.configurator/Library/Caches/Assets/TemporaryItems/MobileApps Switch to Finder and hit ⌘ Cmd + ⇧ Shift + G to open the "Go to folder" dialog, and paste this, before hitting ⏎ Enter: Leave the warning message on the screen.Īpple Configurator's app download warning When it's done, a warning will pop up, saying that the app is already installed on the phone. iOS device users can install IPA files using iTunes, Apple Configurator 2, or other, third-party programs. It contains the app's data, compressed using Zip compression. If you want to choose an app that isn't currently on your phone, visit the App Store on your iOS device and hit "Install" on the app in question before restarting this process.Īpple Configurator ready to download an appĪ progress dialog will show whilst the app is being downloaded. An IPA file is an iOS application meant to be installed on an Apple iOS device, such as an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. This has to be an app that is already installed your iPhone.
Search for the app you want to download, before hitting "Add". If Apple Configurator isn't signed into your Apple ID, you'll need to click "Sign in" and provide your credentials. Run Apple Configurator 2, select your phone and click Add → Apps in the menu bar. To do so, you'll need the free Apple Configurator 2 app installed. However, it is possible to download and run any iOS app on your M1-powered Mac. Where this is the case, they'll be available in the App Store on macOS as usual. The simplest is to run apps that have been officially designated for use on macOS by their authors. With the release of Apple's new M1 chipset Macs, it's possible to run iOS apps on your computer.