# Installing iOS app on a computer **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** download, apple\ **Created:** [May 20, 2021, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/installing-ios-app-on-a-computer/1296598 "2021-05-20T17:54:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shrey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/shrey/32/105637_2.png) [@shrey](https://community.thunkable.com/u/shrey)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/installing-ios-app-on-a-computer/1296598/1 "2021-05-20T17:54:06Z")
I can’t download the thunkable IOS app file I made on my computer. Is there any way to download an IOS file on a computer? ---
**Author:** ![catsarisky](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/catsarisky/32/100661_2.png) [@catsarisky](https://community.thunkable.com/u/catsarisky)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/installing-ios-app-on-a-computer/1296598/2 "2021-05-20T18:33:55Z")
Nope. Apple has a bunch of restrictions. You can only download the iOS file for installing on an i-device. ---
**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/installing-ios-app-on-a-computer/1296598/3 "2021-05-20T19:25:38Z")
@shrey do you have access to an iOS device? If not, have you tried downloading a .APK file and installing it on an Android device? ---
**Author:** ![shrey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/shrey/32/105637_2.png) [@shrey](https://community.thunkable.com/u/shrey)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 10:49pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/installing-ios-app-on-a-computer/1296598/4 "2021-05-20T22:49:21Z")
No, I don’t have an IOS device or have access to it, but a want to share 2 files which are both IOS and Android on my computer. ---
**Author:** ![jane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jane/32/27575_2.png) [@jane](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jane)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 7:36am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/installing-ios-app-on-a-computer/1296598/5 "2021-05-21T07:36:53Z")
Hi Shrey, If you’re hoping to share your iOS project with other people, but don’t want to publish it publicly to the App Store, there are some options you can check out: - Sharing the Thunkable project with these people, and letting them download it to their iOS devices - Publishing the app on [TestFlight](https://testflight.apple.com/) and letting people download it from the TestFlight app - Use Apple’s [Custom Apps](https://developer.apple.com/custom-apps/) service to “privately and securely distribute to specific partners, clients, franchisees” and “distribute proprietary apps to your internal employees” That last one is a more specific use case, but maybe you’ll find it interesting anyway! ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:22pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/installing-ios-app-on-a-computer/1296598/6 "2024-11-08T13:22:25Z")