# ipatool を Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, scoop でインストール

ipatool のインストール経路、実行ファイル、メタデータ、AI エージェント向けセキュリティノートを確認します。

## インストール

```sh
sudo av install brew:ipatool
```

追加のインストールコマンド:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install ipatool
```

  証拠: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install ipatool
```

  証拠: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/ipatool/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#ipatool
```

  証拠: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ip/ipatool/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/ipatool
```

  証拠: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/ipatool.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## パッケージ情報

- **パッケージキー:** brew:ipatool
- **パッケージマネージャ:** Homebrew
- **パッケージマネージャページ:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ipatool>
- **バージョン:** 2.3.1
- **ソース概要:** CLI tool for searching and downloading app packages from the iOS App Store
- **ホームページ:** <https://github.com/majd/ipatool>
- **リポジトリ:** <https://github.com/majd/ipatool>
- **上流ドキュメント:** <https://github.com/majd/ipatool#readme>
- **ライセンス:** MIT
- **ソースアーカイブ:** <https://github.com/majd/ipatool/archive/refs/tags/v2.3.1.tar.gz>
- **最終更新:** 2026-07-05T23:53:13Z
- **生成日時:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00

## 実行可能ファイル

- ipatool (cli)
- ipatool (エイリアス)

## ビルド依存関係

- go

## インストール挙動

- post-install フック: 未定義
- Bottle: 利用可能 対象 arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## バージョンと鮮度

- ページ生成日: 2026-07-08
- マネージャ版: 2.3.1
- マネージャ更新日: 2026-07-05
- ローカルデータ: OK
- 上流リポジトリ: https://github.com/majd/ipatool
- 検出された最新: v2.3.1 (最新)
## プロジェクトの歴史と使われ方

ipatool is Majd Alfhaily's command-line tool for searching the iOS App Store and downloading IPA app packages. It became a prominent package-manager item because it exposes App Store package retrieval as scriptable CLI commands instead of a GUI-only workflow.

### プロジェクトの歴史

The project reached a v1.0.0 release in May 2021 as a CLI for searching and downloading iOS App Store packages. Its README defines the core workflow around App Store authentication, search, purchase/license acquisition, and download commands.

The 2.x line broadened the tool's practical scope. Release notes show fixes for Apple-side authentication changes, support for downloading by app ID, restoration of purchase behavior, older-version download support through external version IDs, and dynamic auth endpoint handling.

### 採用の歴史

ipatool's adoption is unusually high for this batch: the GitHub repository has thousands of stars and packaging across Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, and Scoop in the supplied package metadata. The project also ships binaries for several operating systems through GitHub releases.

Its popularity tracks a real gap in Apple's ecosystem: developers, archivists, testers, and power users often need reproducible IPA acquisition for apps their Apple ID can access, while Apple's official tooling is tied to graphical or platform-specific flows.

### 使われ方

Users authenticate with `ipatool auth`, search App Store listings with `ipatool search`, obtain a license with `ipatool purchase`, and download packages with `ipatool download`. The README documents text and JSON output modes, non-interactive operation, and platform selection for search.

The wiki FAQ documents an important limitation for Apple Silicon Mac sideloading: Apple stopped serving macOS-compatible sinf data for app packages, so users may still retrieve an iOS app package but need other device-side or signing steps for some workflows.

### パッケージ好きにとっての重要性

ipatool is package-nerd catnip because it packages a cloudy, account-bound store protocol behind a familiar CLI surface. Its value is not just the binary: it encodes App Store endpoint behavior, storefront metadata, authentication, and download workflows that can break when Apple changes server behavior.

The formula's significance is also operational. A one-command install makes ipatool usable in scripts, CI experiments, archival workflows, and repeatable troubleshooting without asking each user to build a Go project.

### タイムライン

- 2021-05-22: v1.0.0 marked the initial public release.
- 2021-06-08: v1.0.4 added iTunes Store region selection.
- 2022-12-08: The GitHub wiki home page was edited with FAQ navigation.
- 2025-01-21: v2.1.5 added downloading by app ID and fixed authentication affecting search and download.
- 2025-02-10: v2.1.6 fixed the purchase command after Apple-side API changes.
- 2025-06-10: v2.2.0 added older-version download support with external version IDs.
- 2026-02-16: v2.3.0 resolved auth endpoint selection dynamically and added resumable incomplete downloads.

### Related projects

- Related workflows include Apple's App Store services, IPA signing and sideloading tools, device-management tooling, and package archives. ipatool is distinct from patchers such as ipapatch because it obtains app packages rather than modifying them.
- Its package ecosystem spans Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, and Scoop, which makes it a cross-platform CLI rather than a macOS-only helper.

### ソース

- <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ipatool>
- <https://github.com/majd/ipatool>
- <https://github.com/majd/ipatool/releases>
- <https://github.com/majd/ipatool/wiki>
- <https://github.com/majd/ipatool/wiki/FAQ/bfd186ac64f70d71f9af563279282fa2b58a4ecc>


## セキュリティノート

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger リスク:** blue / 中
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

## ソースデータベース詳細

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** ipatool
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## 他のパッケージマネージャ記録

- Nix - ipatool: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ip/ipatool/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- MacPorts - ipatool: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/ipatool/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Scoop - main/ipatool: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/ipatool.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## 関連リンク

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- [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
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- [go](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [ipapatch](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/ipapatch/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, ios, ipa, mobile-development.
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## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/ipatool.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/ipatool.yml)


## ソース

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- curated package history
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph