What is a .IPA file?
IPA is the iOS application package. Installed on Apple iPhone and iPad.
- Did you know
- IPA packages have delivered iPhone apps since the App Store opened in 2008.
- Inside an IPA the app lives in a Payload folder as a .app bundle, holding the binary, an Info.plist and a _CodeSignature directory of signed checksums.
- Under the hood a .IPA file is really a ZIP archive - rename it to .zip and you can browse the files inside.
- What Analyser reads
- Identify and read metadata from programs and installers: Windows (EXE, DLL, MSI), Android (APK), iOS (IPA), macOS (DMG), and Linux (AppImage). For Android APKs it decodes the binary AndroidManifest.xml - package name, version, min/target SDK, the full permission and feature list, launcher activity, signing scheme (v1/v2/v3) and the native-code ABIs.
- Depth of analysis
- .IPA is an identification-grade format: Analyser recognises it from its bytes and decodes the header metadata it carries, rather than opening it in a full viewer. Formats that do get a full viewer are marked "Full" on the formats page.
- Open a .IPA file
- Drag a .IPA file onto the Analyser home page (or tap to pick one). It is identified entirely in your browser - nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and it works offline once installed.