# [majd/ipatool](https://github.com/majd/ipatool) Command-line tool that allows you to search for iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, watchOS, visionOS, and macOS apps on the App Store, and download .ipa or macOS .pkg app packages. 12.3k stars · 1.1k forks · Go Quick update: star history is from the full report of Oct 25, 2026. Caution One person wrote most of the recent commits. ## Why - One person wrote 89% of human commits in the last year, so the project depends on them continuing. ([source 1](https://github.com/majd/ipatool/commits), [source 2](https://github.com/majd/ipatool/graphs/contributors)) ### What would change this - A second person takes a substantial share of commits. ## Maintenance Complete Active **Human commits, 30 days** 15 **Human commits, 90 days** 76 **Human commits, 365 days** 94 **Bot share of commits, 365 days** 4% **Last commit** Nov 11, 2026 (14 hours ago) **Last human commit** Nov 11, 2026 (14 hours ago) **Authors, 90 days** 7 **Last release** Nov 11, 2026 (14 hours ago) **Median PR merge time** under an hour Responsiveness: of 29 recent issues, 90% got a maintainer reply. Median first response: 4 days. Sources: [Commits](https://github.com/majd/ipatool/commits), [Releases](https://github.com/majd/ipatool/releases), [Merged pull requests](https://github.com/majd/ipatool/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Amerged), [Issues](https://github.com/majd/ipatool/issues?q=is%3Aissue) ## People Complete **Owner** Personal account **Commits sampled** 94 since Nov 12, 2025 **Authors for half of commits** 1 **Authors for 80% of commits** 1 **Contributors** 32 ### Top committers - majd: 89% of commits - AhmedBafkir: 1% of commits - dajiaohuang: 1% of commits - Dev-next-gen: 1% of commits - gitevedev: 1% of commits Sources: [Commits](https://github.com/majd/ipatool/commits), [Contributors](https://github.com/majd/ipatool/graphs/contributors) ## Stars Complete Organic, confidence medium Bars show stars gained each week. Red bars overlap a burst. ### Bursts - **Sep 6, 2021 to Sep 6, 2021**: about 14 more stars than usual, peak 15 in one day, a spike that tapers off. We couldn't check for an outside explanation. - **Feb 23, 2022 to Mar 3, 2022**: about 394 more stars than usual, peak 121 in one day, a spike that tapers off. Outside explanation: a jump in forks, a jump in issues and pull requests. - **Mar 23, 2022 to Mar 25, 2022**: about 118 more stars than usual, peak 80 in one day, a spike that tapers off. Outside explanation: a jump in forks, a jump in issues and pull requests. - **Jun 8, 2022 to Jun 11, 2022**: about 55 more stars than usual, peak 25 in one day, a spike that tapers off. Outside explanation: a jump in forks. - **Oct 4, 2023 to Oct 7, 2023**: about 110 more stars than usual, peak 48 in one day, a spike that tapers off. Outside explanation: a jump in forks. - **Feb 27, 2025 to Mar 4, 2025**: about 140 more stars than usual, peak 55 in one day, a spike that tapers off. Outside explanation: a jump in forks, a jump in issues and pull requests. - **Nov 26, 2025 to Nov 29, 2025**: about 123 more stars than usual, peak 46 in one day, a flat block of stars. Outside explanation: a jump in forks. - **Feb 7, 2026 to Feb 11, 2026**: about 116 more stars than usual, peak 36 in one day, a shape we can't classify. Outside explanation: a jump in forks. - **Aug 28, 2026 to Sep 7, 2026**: about 989 more stars than usual, peak 314 in one day, a spike that tapers off. Outside explanation: a jump in forks, a jump in issues and pull requests, a new release. - **Oct 9, 2026 to Oct 11, 2026**: about 90 more stars than usual, peak 50 in one day, a spike that tapers off. Outside explanation: a jump in forks, a jump in issues and pull requests, a new release. Anyone can buy stars for any repo; bursts alone don't prove the owner did. - The star history looks organic. - Star history from the full report of Oct 25, 2026; this update did not re-read it. Sources: [How star history is analyzed](https://reporadar.ai/methodology#stars) ## Risk Complete ### Flags No risk flags. ### License **Now** MIT (OSI-approved) **A year ago** MIT (OSI-approved) ### Packages - **github.com/majd/ipatool/v2** (GO): latest v2.8.1, published Nov 11, 2026 Advisories for the latest version: none listed Package and advisory data: deps.dev and OSV. OpenSSF Scorecard: 4.1 out of 10 (via deps.dev). Sources: [GitHub: majd/ipatool](https://github.com/majd/ipatool), [deps.dev: Go github.com/majd/ipatool/v2](https://deps.dev/go/github.com%2Fmajd%2Fipatool%2Fv2) ## Compare Weighing majd/ipatool against an alternative? 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