How to make an ipa file?

Question

How can I create a ipa file for my iOS application?

I have written the complete code for my iPhone app and now I\'d like to make .ipa file.

Answer 1

The one suggested by @heinklein is the easiest way but another option is to do the following.

1. Add necessary profiles and adjust build settings.
2. Set device as target to run the application.
3. Build the product.
4. Go to Products->yourAppName.app. Right click and show in finder.
5. Drag & drop to itunes profile and binary file.
6. Select app in iTunes and right click to show in Finder. And there you can get the .ipa file.

Answer 2

• Within XCode choose Build > Build & Archive.
• In your XCode Organizer (Window > Organizer), you'll see your archived apps
• Select one, hit 'Share...' and 'Save to Disk'

Answer 3

I'm using xCode 7.2 and have just exported an .api .ipa file to upload to Diawi to share the app with my friends. So here is how I did it:

• Product -> Archive
• After a while, the Organizer would show up -> Export
• Choose something with Ad-hoc, xCode would generate a folder with the .api file in your desktop

Hope this would help!