VIDEO: Convert IPA file

The IPA format is the file format that applications use for devices from Apple programmed. So that means apps for the iPad and iPhone are kept in IPA format. Since you can use the App Store as well iTunes even on a pc with another operating system than that of Apple, some users wonder whether the IPA format can be converted and opened under Windows, for example.

Converting IPA format - possible or not?

• Programs in the IPA format are not designed to work with any other operating system.
• Therefore they cannot be converted into any common format (e.g. .exe).
• Converting IPA files seems to work with some programs, but the files that result are mostly unusable.
• However, if you just want to see the contents of an IPA file folder, you can use a .zip program such as Winzip or 7zip.


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As you can see: You cannot convert the IPA format. But how can the apps downloaded to the PC be transferred to the

iPad or iPhone transfer? The answer is simple: the PC only works as a tool, the files remain unchanged. You can read in the following how the transfer works in detail.

Transfer files to iPad or iPhone

1. To transfer IPA files, first download iTunes download and install the software.
2. Then start iTunes.
3. Then connect your iPad or iPhone to the PC.
4. Click on the appropriate device in iTunes.
5. Click on Programs.
6. Open the folder on your PC in which you have saved your IPA files.
7. Highlight it and drag it to the Applications folder on your Apple device.

The IPA files will now be transferred. After that, you can use the apps.