Download and install the latest version of Filestar.
Right click on one or more Ipa file(s) on your desktop and select Convert with Filestar.
Type archive as tar.bz2 in the search box.
Press Run.
Or let an AI agent do it: filestarcli -i file.ipa -c "archive as tar.bz2" (how).
Let your AI agent archive IPA as tar.bz2
Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents can do this on your computer with Filestar. Your files stay on your machine.
Install Filestar and add it to your agents:
npm install -g filestar
filestarcli agent install
Then ask your agent:
“Use Filestar to archive IPA as tar.bz2 in my Downloads folder”
Or run it yourself:
filestarcli -i file.ipa -c "archive as tar.bz2"
Runs on your computer, so your files stay on it. Works on Windows, macOS and Linux. 50 free conversions with the npm install, no account needed.
Can my AI agent archive IPA as tar.bz2?
Yes. Install the Filestar CLI with npm install -g filestar and your agent can run filestarcli -i file.ipa -c "archive as tar.bz2" on your computer, so your files stay on it.
An IPA file is an iOS application archive used to install apps on iPhone and iPad outside the App Store. It is a zip archive holding a Payload folder with the .app bundle, its binary, icons and Info.plist.
