# 使用 Homebrew 安装 ipapatch

查看 ipapatch 的安装路径、可执行文件、元数据以及面向 AI 代理工作流的安全说明。

## 安装

```sh
sudo av install brew:ipapatch
```

其他安装命令:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install ipapatch
```

  证据: local Homebrew formula metadata

## 软件包事实

- **软件包键:** brew:ipapatch
- **软件包管理器:** Homebrew
- **软件包管理器页面:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ipapatch>
- **版本:** 2.1.3
- **来源摘要:** CLI tool to patch iOS IPA files and their plugins
- **主页:** <https://github.com/asdfzxcvbn/ipapatch>
- **仓库:** <https://github.com/asdfzxcvbn/ipapatch>
- **上游文档:** <https://github.com/asdfzxcvbn/ipapatch#readme>
- **许可证:** MIT
- **源码归档:** <https://github.com/asdfzxcvbn/ipapatch/archive/refs/tags/v2.1.3.tar.gz>
- **已生成:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00

## 可执行文件

- ipapatch (cli)
- ipapatch (别名)

## 构建依赖

- go

## 安装行为

- post-install 钩子: 未定义
- Bottle: 可用 于 arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## 版本和新鲜度

- 页面生成时间: 2026-07-08
- 管理器版本: 2.1.3
- 本地数据: OK
- 上游仓库: https://github.com/asdfzxcvbn/ipapatch
- 检测到的最新版本: v2.1.3 (当前)
- 信息: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
## 项目历史与用法

ipapatch is a Go CLI for modifying iOS IPA packages and their plugin payloads. Its niche is the iOS sideloading and app-modification workflow, where users need a portable binary that can patch app bundles without driving Xcode.

### 项目历史

The README presents ipapatch as a tool for fixing IPA plugin-related problems in share sheets, widgets, VPNs, and similar extension contexts. It uses zxPluginsInject by default and credits Chocolate Fluffy's original IPA patcher tweak plus blacktop's ipsw and go-macho work for making native load-command injection possible.

The release stream began in May 2025 with v1.0.0. Early releases skipped watch apps, added a `--plugins-only` flag, removed an oversized archive dependency, and tightened how modified binaries and output IPAs were handled.

### 采用历史

The project has modest but visible adoption through GitHub stars and a Homebrew formula. Its packaging matters because the target workflow is highly CLI-oriented: downloading a release binary or installing through Homebrew is simpler than building a Go toolchain on every device or CI host.

The README emphasizes cross-platform goals across macOS, Linux, and iOS, with Windows described as less proven. That portability is part of the appeal for IPA patching workflows that span desktop hosts and jailbroken or development devices.

### 使用方式

ipapatch is used after an IPA has already been obtained: the user runs the CLI against the package to inject or adjust plugin-related Mach-O load commands and then passes the output into signing or installation tooling.

Release notes show practical polish around output compatibility, such as v2.1.0's fix for IPAs that some signing apps and tools could not extract and v2.1.3's fix for signing unusual binaries.

### 为什么软件包爱好者会关心

Package nerds care about ipapatch because it turns a fragile iOS app-modification workflow into a distributable command-line package. It is small, specialized, and sits at the intersection of archive formats, Mach-O editing, app extensions, and code-signing expectations.

The project also shows the value of dependency diet in CLI packaging: v2.0.0 removed the external `zip` dependency so releases could behave more like self-contained native binaries.

### 时间线

- 2025-05-11: v1.0.0 marked the first public release.
- 2025-05-17: v1.1.0 reduced executable and output IPA sizes by replacing a broad archive dependency with zip-specific handling.
- 2025-05-17: v1.1.1 added the `--plugins-only` flag.
- 2025-07: v2.0.0 removed the external `zip` command dependency.
- 2025-08-12: v2.1.2 updated the bundled zxPluginsInject dependency to v1.0.1.
- 2025-08-31: v2.1.3 fixed signing for unusual binaries.

### Related projects

- Related projects named by the upstream README include zxPluginsInject, Chocolate Fluffy's original patch, blacktop's ipsw, and go-macho.
- It belongs near other IPA tooling such as app duplication, sideload signing, and Mach-O patching utilities, but its own scope is plugin and extension patching rather than App Store download or signing.

### 来源

- <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ipapatch>
- <https://github.com/asdfzxcvbn/ipapatch>
- <https://github.com/asdfzxcvbn/ipapatch/releases>
- <https://github.com/asdfzxcvbn/zxPluginsInject/releases/tag/v1.0.1>


## 安全说明

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger 风险:** 绿色 / 低
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## 源数据库详情

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** ipapatch
- **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


## 相关链接

- [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family.
- [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata.
- [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata.
- [go](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [ipatool](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/ipatool/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, ios, ipa, mobile-development.
- [ios-deploy](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/ios-deploy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, ios, mobile-development.
- [ios-sim](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/ios-sim/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, ios, mobile-development.
- [react-native-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/react-native-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, ios, mobile-development.
- [rswift](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/rswift/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, ios, mobile-development.
- [cyan](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/cyan/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, ios, ipa.
- [kdoctor](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/kdoctor/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, mobile-development.
- [skip](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/skip/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, mobile-development.

## Combined YAML source

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


## 来源

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