majd/ipatool

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

Developer toolsGo#ios#appstore#apple#ipa#itunes

1.7 Cooling Magnitude out of 10. Star growth looks organic. Data as of September 18, 2026.

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About the project

A Go CLI tool for searching App Store apps and downloading their .ipa or .pkg packages for iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, visionOS and macOS. Requires an Apple Account configured for the App Store.

Useful for

Download an app's .ipa from the App Store for analysis or backup
List an app's versions and fetch metadata for a specific version
Automate package downloads in a script using --non-interactive

README summarized by DeepSeek V4.1 Flash. Details may be inaccurate.

Why it’s trending

12 stars so far today, about 14 expected by the end of the day.
Interest is fading: the two-day pace is 40% of the previous week and a half.
Recent forks include notable developers: @Dev-next-gen (908 followers).

Stars per day

Bars are daily stars, the line is the usual pace. Red marks spike days.

Numbers

Total stars: 11,307
Stars in a day: 14
Forks: 941
Issues and pull requests: 567
Watchers: 76
Language: Go
License: MIT
Latest release: v2.6.0 · September 13, 2026
Created: May 22, 2021
Last push: September 13, 2026

Star trust

Growth looks organic: forks and discussion are in line with active projects, and stars arrive unevenly, the way people give them.

These are heuristics, not a verdict: we judge by the repository’s behavior, not by a list of stargazers.

Spotted in

September 16, 2026GitHub Trending Go today: #14, +50 stars
September 15, 2026GitHub Trending Go today: #14, +33 stars

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