How to Create .Ipa File Using Xcode

How to create .ipa file using Xcode?

In Xcode Version 10.0

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1. Go to Window -> Organizer
2. Then select your app archive from archives
3. Then click the "Distribute App" button on right panel

4. Then follow the below steps

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6 : Finally select the place you want to save the .ipa file

In Xcode Version 9.2

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1. Go to Window -> Organizer
2. Then select your app archive from archives
3. Then click the "Upload to App Store" button on right panel
4. Then follow the following steps

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4
Finally select the place you want to save the .ipa file

How to generate ipa file in Xcode 10

Yes, it is necessary to enroll in Apple developers account for $99. Without this IPA will not generate.

Another interesting thing: You can try this to export ipa file from XCode without a developer account. This ipa only for testing I think not for release.

https://medium.com/m%CE%BBgn%CE%BEt%CE%BBr/how-to-export-a-ipa-file-from-xcode-without-a-dev-account-bac8b2645ad3

How to create ipa file in flutter for testing purpose?

For making a build for iOS, you need to run following command from android studio terminal:

flutter build ios --release

Now you have to make build from Xcode by configuring correct certificates and provisioning profiles:

Go to Xcode > Select Generic Device in Devices Pan > Product > Achieve

EDIT: How to get the build?

After clicking on achieve, It will take some time to get binaries bind into build and after that it will give you some options to add preferable provisioning profiles. After completing all the process you get an option to download build. Just choose your preferred location to download and it will be downloaded. Open the downloaded folder and get your ipa.

do we need a Mac device to create ipa file from windows machine?

Yes, we still need a mac to generate the ipa file .

Because before the step we need to select the provisioning profile , which is only accessible once connecting to mac.

Refer to Creating an IPA from visual Studio for windows.

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