[naw333]

Hello All!

I admit this request is a bit crazy, but for educational purposes….:

There is a very simple app that I have on my Iphone. I like how the pages and buttons are formatted, so I would like to find a way to open this app on MobiOne software and copy the style. Assuming there are no copyright issues, is it possible to open such app? if yes, then how would I go about doing so? Thank you

[paulD]

No you can’t i am afraid.

[Code_A]

Apps are compiled into executable files (.ipa & .apk) and cannot be decompiled into their source files, much like an .exe computer program file.

From what I have read in the past about copyrighting software, the design (i.e., the “look and feel”) is actually what is copyrighted, not the code necessarily. So be careful “copying” the look, especially if you plan to profit from the app.

[TurgutGuneysu]

naw33,

IPA and IPK files are just ZIP archive files with different names.

You can open them with any ZIP software and gain access to any components inside, including HTML, CSS, JS etc, as well as any images.

Whether you should do this or not is a different topic all together !

TG

[Code_A]

Hmm…I did not realize they were just zip files. That is interesting to know.

[TurgutGuneysu]

Many so called “packages” are nothing but renamed ZIP archives.

If you examine the first four bytes with a hex editor program, and you’ll see “PK[eot][etx]” it is a ZIP file.

TG

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