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Installing the app without going through the Apple Store

Open muuusso opened this issue 1 year ago • 4 comments

I run my model locally because I don't want OpenAI or Google to know everything I look for. For the same reason I'm not logged in with an Apple ID on my mac, so that for Apple is more difficult to collect my data, and so I can't download apps from the Apple Store. I think your program is awesome, but for now I'm not able to use it since I don't have the technical skills (or the time to learn them) to build the app from the source code. Could you include a build of the applications in the next releases, please?

Thanks and kudos for you application, it seems a great one.

muuusso avatar May 18 '24 10:05 muuusso

You can just download the file named Enchanted.xcodeproj and open it through Xcode then export file. It's not that hard.😀

1. Preparation

Open file in Xcode.

2. Exporting an App

  1. Select the appropriate scheme: Open Xcode, select your project and the target scheme.
  2. Choose Product > Archive:
    • In the Xcode menu bar, select Product > Archive.
    • After the archiving process is complete, the “Archives” window will automatically open.( if not, hover window in menu bar and clickorganizer.)
  3. In the “Archives” window, select the archive:
    • Select the newly created archive, then click the “Distribute App” button on the right.
  4. Choose the distribution method:
    • Select last option, then click “Next”.
  5. Export the app:
    • Choose the location to save the app file, click “Export”, and Xcode will generate an app file.

Here is a example file, you can just download and run. Enchanted.app.zip

RoversX avatar May 24 '24 04:05 RoversX

Thanks for the tutorial, but to get Xcode you need to download it through the Apple Store or on the website logging in with an Apple ID.

In any case I'll use the app you sent for now. Thanks

muuusso avatar May 24 '24 12:05 muuusso

Thank you for raising issue @muuusso - I will implement additional way to distribute the app.

gluonfield avatar May 25 '24 14:05 gluonfield

Seconded - a non-App Store download would be lovely.

sneak avatar Jan 27 '25 19:01 sneak