How to get app file of a xcode application

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I have created an xcode project  Now I want to give  app file to my friend to use that application  From where do I get this file  How to install this  app file in his Applications folder using an installer package

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Build a release version  and the  app file is under build Release folder of your project  Just copy it to Applications folder of your friend s machine  I don t think you need to build a installer

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Under Xcode 4 5 2  you can find the  app file in this way    Select Window   Organizer in the Xcode s menu or just press  Shift Command 2   Select your project on the left side of Organizer  and you will find the Derived Data path on the right side  Just click the mini arrow in the end of the path  this will open Finder at the path  In the Finder  click  Build   Products   Release   you will find the  app

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In Xcode 7 a quick way is to use Product   Archive  It s probably not a signed copy for submission but it s good enough to give to somebody else for testing

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Xcode 8 1  Product -  Archive Then export on the right hand side to somewhere on your drive

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The application will appear in your projects Build directory  In the source pane on the left of the Xcode window you should see a section called  Products   Listed under there will be your application name  If you right-click on this you can select  Reveal in Finder  to be taken to the application in the Finder  You can send this to your friend directly and he can just copy it into his Applications folder  Most applications do not require an installer package on Mac OS X

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You can find the  app file here     Library Developer Xcode DerivedData  app name  Build Products Deployment     credit for path goes to this answer  SIDENOTE  I had a lot of fun trying to get this into my iPad after that  It worked however  Using Snow Leopard   Xcode 4 2   iPad with IOS 5 1 1    - I used the iPhone configuration utility to get the app into the ipad  you have to add the app  then click on the device  then click  install  behind the app you just added in the  application library  of iphone configuration utility  and had to create a Distribution Provisioning Profile and get the WWDR certificate and finally change the build settings in Xcode after all the certificates were in place  See here   But after much fun I am now looking at my first app on my iPad    - btw  for getting apps into the app store you need to create a app store Distribution Provisioning Profile  while for ad hoc installs like these you create an ad hoc one  There is a bit more to it  but I think these are the most important and tricky steps  Enjoy   PS  Just remembered that you also have to set the build type  top left of Xcode  to  iOS device   otherwise it will never sign your application  So the path name above only has limited value  yes  it will have the  app file in it  but no you can t upload it  at least not using the iPhone configuration utility  since it is not code signed - you will get an  Could not copy validate signature  error  So change it to  iOS device  and build  remember to select the right certificates in the build section of Xcode as per the url info above   In that same build section  you can also set the  Installation Build Products Location  to a different path  so that you can determine where the  app  the one that is properly code signed  ends up

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Library Developer Xcode DerivedData  app name  Build Products Debug-iphonesimulator

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I know as for Appium Mobile Automation you need  app file to run ios app on Simulator So as like me many of you face this problem  So I explain how to create that  app file and where it is located   1 Open Xcode   2 Click on your sample project  If you don t have then click on create new xcode project   3 In left panel inside screen you will see products folder then click and expand that  you will see the list    Then right click on  app file and click on Show in Finder and thats your  app file  Now you can copy or use that path in capabilities for appium desktop or in framework

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xCode window tab Organizer Right click to the archive you want to get app Show in finder Right click to  ProductName       xcarchive file Show package contents Products Applications   Finally - THERE IS YOUR  APP PROJECT FILE

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