Apple Developer Certificates

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This article applies to macOS only.

See also: Multiplatform Programming Guide

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This article applies to iOS only.

See also: Multiplatform Programming Guide

Overview

This is a list of the various certificates available to someone who has signed up and paid for the Apple Developer Program and which certificate to use for what. Given the number and names of the certificates it can be somewhat daunting to figure out which certificate is used for what.

Xcode 11

Apple Development Certificate

This certificate is used to sign development versions of your iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS applications. For use in Xcode 11 or later.

Apple Distribution Certificate

This certificate is used to sign your applications for submission to the App Store distribution. For use with Xcode 11 or later.

macOS app distribution via the Apple Mac App Store

Mac Development Certificate

This certificate is used to sign development versions of your Mac applications.

Mac App Distribution Certificate

This certificate is used to code sign your application and configure a Distribution Provisioning Profile for submission to the Mac App Store.

Mac Installer Distribution Certificate

This certificate is used to sign your application's Installer Package for submission to the Mac App Store.

macOS app distribution outside the Mac App Store

The certificate types for distribution of macOS applications outside the Apple Mac App Store:

Developer ID Application Certificate

This certificate is used to code sign your application for distribution outside of the Mac App Store.

Developer ID Installer Certificate

This certificate is used to sign your application's Installer Package (if any) for distribution outside of the Mac App Store.

See also