SideStep Beta 0.2.4

SideStep's own app source (Magnatune, iWish, reaprime) with icons; catalog auto-updates daily via GitHub Action.

SideStep Beta 0.2.3

AltStore search back to show-all-then-filter; EU-marketplace (AltStore PAL) apps added to sources (fetchable .ipa only; Epic/DRM-gated excluded).

SideStep Beta 0.2.2

AltStore search now waits for a filter before showing results.

SideStep Beta 0.2.1

SideStep Beta 0.2.1 — notarized. macOS 14+ (Apple Silicon). Auto-updates from here (Settings → Check for SideStep Update now).

This build: Search AltStore (browse/search curated source catalogs, add/remove sources), each app shows how it was found + whether it auto-updates (also on the on-device overlay), taller window, and versioned builds (0.2.x).

SideStep Apps catalog

SideStep's own curated source of legitimate sideloadable IPAs. This release hosts sidestep-apps.json; its download URL is a default source in SideStep.

SideStep Beta 0.2

SideStep Beta 0.2 — installs and keeps iOS apps up to date, now from GitHub Releases directly. Notarized; macOS 14+ (Apple Silicon). (Existing Beta 0.1 installs will offer this update automatically.)

New in 0.2

• Install from GitHub. Enter a repo (owner/name) and SideStep installs the newest .ipa from its Releases — and remembers it, so the app tracks that repo's latest release.
• Auto-update from GitHub. A daily sweep (and a "Check GitHub apps for updates now" button) re-installs any tracked app whose repo has a newer release; every push delivers the current latest build.
• Search GitHub. Search repositories for ones that ship an installable .ipa, and install from the results.
• Real app icons in the app list (extracted at install, including iOS's CgBI-crushed PNGs).
• Any two corners now trigger the on-device vitals overlay (was top-left + top-right).
• Tidier panel: AltStore repo is a dialog, the incomplete "Register a device" button is gone, and the whole Settings label toggles (not just the chevron).
• SideStep still updates itself from these releases (Check for Updates…), verified by notarization + our Team ID.

SideStep Beta 0.1

SideStep Beta 0.1 — a lean, self-contained macOS menu-bar app that sideloads iOS apps with a free (or paid) Apple ID and keeps them signed and up to date, wirelessly. Signed with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple — opens normally, no right-click dance. macOS 14+ (Apple Silicon).

Open the .dmg, drag SideStep to Applications, and click the crate icon in the menu bar.

Formerly developed under the name iSideload; same project, renamed to SideStep.

Headline features

• Wireless install over Wi-Fi — install and re-sign to a device with no cable, no jailbreak, no VPN (solved by answering the device's com.apple.mobile.heartbeat pings). Live % + ETA during upload.
• Self-updating apps — every installed app carries a built-in beacon; when it runs, your Mac re-signs and pushes the newest build back over Wi-Fi. A real out-of-store update channel, with nothing external to run on the Mac.
• One dialog to install — pick an .ipa and choose the target device (each labeled USB/Wi-Fi and Developer-Mode state) in a single "Do you want to install X?" dialog; QR option for over-the-air-capable builds.
• Developer Mode help — reveals the Settings row and, on a no-passcode device, arms Developer Mode so iOS reboots into it.
• Keeps apps alive — re-signs before the 7-day free-provisioning expiry, over USB or Wi-Fi; launches at login. Multiple Apple IDs, per-account team choice, live slots N/3, one-time trust hint, Debug Log, crash-safe /tmp/sidestep.log.

Free Apple IDs install 3 apps; a $99/yr Apple Developer subscription removes the limit and extends signing to a year.

See the README and full guide. This is a beta — expect rough edges.

iSideload 0.2 alpha

Notarized macOS menu-bar app for sideloading iOS apps with a free or paid Apple ID. Apple Silicon, macOS 14+.

New in 0.2

• Per-account team selection. An Apple ID can belong to more than one Apple developer team — a personal free team (7-day installs) and a paid team (1-year). iSideload previously always picked the free team; now each account row has a Team menu so you choose. Multi-team accounts show "⚠ Choose a team" and remember your pick.
• Paid-team safety. The certificate cleanup that keeps free accounts under their one-cert limit is now gated to free teams only, so signing on a paid company team never revokes certificates other developers on that team depend on.

Install

Open the .dmg and drag iSideload to Applications. It's Developer-ID signed and notarized, so it opens without the right-click / "Open Anyway" dance. iSideload lives in the menu bar (no Dock icon).

See the full guide. Early alpha — expect rough edges.

iSideload 0.1 alpha

iSideload 0.1 alpha — first public build. A lean, self-contained macOS menu-bar app that sideloads iOS apps with a free Apple ID. Signed with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple, so it opens without any Gatekeeper workaround.

Install

Download iSideload-0.1-alpha.dmg, open it, and drag iSideload to Applications. It runs in the menu bar (no Dock icon). See the step-by-step guide.

What's in it

• Free/paid Apple ID login with 2-factor, including SMS for accounts with no trusted device
• Install from an AltStore source URL, a local .json catalog, or a single .ipa / .app
• SHA-256 CodeDirectory signing via zsign (the format iOS 16–26 require)
• Multiple accounts (3 app slots each) and multiple devices, managed from the menu bar
• Automatic upkeep: re-signs before the 7-day free expiry — on a timer, on device plug-in, and near expiry re-checks every 5 minutes to push over USB/Wi-Fi. Launches at login by default.
• Bundled libimobiledevice helper — no Python or external tools required
• Reuses one certificate per account so refreshing one app does not break the others

Requirements

macOS 14 (Sonoma) or newer, Apple Silicon.

This is an early alpha — expect rough edges. Built on AltSign (AGPL-3.0); signer zsign (MIT).