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Install ipaverse with Homebrew Cask
App Store package downloader, IPA re-signer, and security analysis toolkit. Version 2.5.3 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
App Store package downloader, IPA re-signer, and security analysis toolkit
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Project history and usage
ipaverse is a macOS application for finding and downloading Apple-platform packages, organizing IPA copies, inspecting and comparing them, re-signing compatible packages, and installing them on devices. It also includes explicitly guarded facilities for authorized mobile-application security testing.
Project history
ipaverse is an open-source native SwiftUI application developed by Bahattin Koç. It grew from an App Store package downloader and IPA re-signing tool into a broader local-first library and security-analysis environment with static inspection, Frida-assisted testing, and device-installation features.
Adoption history
The official installation instructions support Homebrew Cask as well as source builds with Xcode. The project targets Apple Silicon Macs and serves developers and security researchers working with applications across Apple's operating-system ecosystem.
How it is used
Users can search by application name or bundle identifier, select available versions, queue downloads, and manage original, imported, re-signed, and decrypted copies in a local library. Compatible DRM-free or lawfully decrypted IPAs can be edited, signed with a certificate and provisioning profile, and installed over USB or Wi-Fi.
Security researchers can enable the guarded testing mode for local analysis and authorized Frida workflows. App Store downloads remain FairPlay-encrypted, and the project warns that re-signing does not itself remove DRM.
Why package nerds care
ipaverse combines several tasks that are usually split among command-line utilities: App Store package acquisition, version-library management, IPA comparison, code signing, device installation, and authorized reverse-engineering workflows. Its Homebrew Cask makes that specialized native toolkit reproducibly discoverable to macOS package users.
Timeline
- The project subsequently expanded beyond downloading and re-signing to include IPA comparison, static analysis, Frida-assisted testing, and multi-account storefront workflows.
Related projects
- Apple App Store services supply catalog, licensing, and package data.
- Xcode's devicectl and libimobiledevice provide device-installation paths.
- Frida and Unicorn Engine support optional security-analysis capabilities.
Sources
- Official README: https://github.com/bahattinkoc/ipaverse#readme
- Official usage guide: https://github.com/bahattinkoc/ipaverse/blob/main/USAGE.md
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for ipaverse. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| No executable data was present. | |||
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Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version2.5.3
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/bahattinkoc/ipaverse
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/bahattinkoc/ipaversenone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:ipaverse |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.5.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/ipaverse |
| Homepage | https://github.com/bahattinkoc/ipaverse |
| Repository | https://github.com/bahattinkoc/ipaverse |
| Source archive | https://github.com/bahattinkoc/ipaverse/releases/download/v2.5.3/ipaverse.dmg |
| SHA-256 | 4dbea68099f225d2432757fb266fc636c07797123e1d8ce0589536541fa6c8fe |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | ipaverse |
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| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source trail
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- cross-ecosystem install command graph
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