Harbor for Mac
Runs iPhone and iPad apps as native Mac apps on Apple silicon.
By harkhowalia-1. Free and open source, GPL-3.0 licence.
Harbor at a glance
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Released
- 16 October 2026
- Download size
- 1.6 MB
- Works on
- Apple silicon and Intel
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Category
- Utilities
- Developer
- harkhowalia-1
- GitHub stars
- 3
About Harbor
Turn iPhone and iPad apps (.ipa) into real Mac apps on Apple silicon: own window and Dock icon, keymapping, controllers, motion, camera, mic and keychain. Free and open source.
How to install Harbor on a Mac
- Get OpenDMG. It is a free app store for open source Mac apps. Download OpenDMG.
- Search for Harbor and press Get. OpenDMG downloads version 1.0.0 from harkhowalia-1's own GitHub release.
- Open it. The download is checked against its SHA-256 fingerprint and its signature is checked on your Mac before it lands in Applications.
Updates to Harbor show up in OpenDMG and install with one button. No account is needed.
Prefer to do it by hand? The developer's file is on GitHub: Harbor.dmg (1.6 MB).
What is new in Harbor 1.0.0
**Mac (Apple silicon, macOS 14+):** open `Harbor.dmg` and drag Harbor to Applications. The first time you open it, allow it in System Settings › Privacy & Security › Open Anyway. Then drop in a decrypted `.ipa`. **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/harkhowalia-1/Harbor/commits/v1.0.0
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