How to build ipa file in windows?

Question

I am developing a flutter application, I am using windows, I build the apk file. I wanted to build for the ios part. But it is not possible in windows and I use codemagic.

but code magic builds Runner.app file. and I use the diawi website to convert to ipa but file size exeeds.

Is there any other way to generate ipa file in windows.

Answer 1

Diawi alternate solution, please check maybe it's helpful for you. Here you can upload large MB files.

https://www.installonair.com/

Answer 2

With windows machine you can not build ipa files.

But there is an alternative solution to generate ipa files. For that use a CI/CD service like Codemagic using the steps described in this example .

• link your repository github , bitbucket , etc.
• from settings > build for platforms > IOS
• change the .app file you received to .zip and extract it.
• You will find a file called Runner.app , put in a folder and compress it back.
• change the extension from .zip to .ipa .

Now you can get your iOS build without mac device

Answer 3

You can try using a Python CLI tool called Appollo ( https://github.com/Appollo-CLI/Appollo ).

It allows you to access remote Mac OS to configure Xcode, retrieve your IPA file and publish your app...

You can check the online doc here: https://appollo.readthedocs.io/en/master/

Answer 4

Following the instructions in this article I got it.

https://medium.com/flutter-community/developing-and-debugging-flutter-apps-for-ios-without-a-mac-8d362a8ec667

Codemagic will send you an.app file via email.

Rename it so that it ends with.zip.

Extract it, and you'll get a folder called Runner.app.

Create a folder called Payload and place Runner.app there.

Finally, compress the folder called Payload — this will be your IPA file (you may rename it to.ipa).