Install guide
Install IPA files with Feather (open source)
Feather is an open-source, ad-free IPA signer for people who already have a personal certificate. Install Feather and sign IPA files right on your iPhone.
At a glance
- iOS version
- 16.0 and later
- Cost
- Paid yearly
- Certificate
- Personal certificate
- Developer Mode
- Depends on certificate
- Computer needed?
- No
- Lifetime
- Until the certificate is revoked
- Risk
- Low
- Time
- about 20 min
Source code (opens in a new tab) Open source
Feather is an open-source IPA signing app: no ads, no data collection. KSign itself is built on Feather. The difference: Feather ships with no certificate, so you must bring your own.
What you need
- A personal certificate:
.p12,.mobileprovisionand its password. See what certificates are. - A way to install Feather itself, such as KSign or a pre-signed link from your certificate seller.
Installation steps
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Download Feather from the official source
Get the latest Feather
.ipafrom its GitHub releases page:https://github.com/khcrysalis/Feather/releases -
Install Feather
Sign and install the downloaded Feather file with KSign, using your own certificate. You can also ask your certificate seller to pre-sign Feather for you.
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Allow Feather to run
With a personal UDID certificate, turn on Developer Mode. With an enterprise certificate, trust the app.
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Import your certificate
In Feather, open Settings, choose Certificates and tap +. Pick the
.p12and.mobileprovision, then enter the password.
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Import an IPA
Open the Library tab and tap +. Import from the Files app, or paste a download link for the IPA.
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Sign and install
Tap the app, choose Sign, then Install. If Feather asks how to install, keep the default mode. The idevice mode needs a pairing file made on a computer, and you don’t need it.
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