Itsyconnect
Better App Store Connect.
A desktop app and self-hosted web dashboard that replaces Apple's App Store Connect. Edit metadata across all locales at once, manage TestFlight builds and testers, review analytics, respond to customer reviews, and submit nominations – all from a single desktop window. AI translates your descriptions, keywords, review replies, and even screenshots into every language with one click.
Everything runs locally. One SQLite database, no cloud, no accounts, no telemetry. Credentials are encrypted with AES-256-GCM and the master key lives in the macOS Keychain.
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Features
Release management – edit descriptions, keywords, what's new, promotional text, names, and subtitles for every locale. Pick builds, choose release method (manual, automatic, or scheduled), toggle phased rollout. Save everything in one click.
AI-powered localisation – translate any field or all fields to one locale or every locale simultaneously. Generate optimised keywords. Draft professional review replies. Translate foreign reviews. Generate appeal text for unfair ratings. Bring your own API key from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Mistral, or DeepSeek.
TestFlight – manage builds, beta groups, and testers in one interface. Add or remove builds from groups in bulk. Track installs, sessions, and crashes per build. Review tester feedback with device details and screenshots. Mark feedback as done.
Analytics – impressions, downloads, proceeds, first-time downloads, sessions, crashes, and conversion funnel. Compare periods, break down by territory, track version adoption. Acquisition sources, usage patterns, and crash reports across separate tabs.
Keyword optimisation – track keyword character budgets per locale and storefront. Detect duplicates between name, subtitle, and keyword fields within a locale and across locales. One-click fix suggestions help maximise coverage and ranking across every market.
Customer reviews – filter by rating, territory, or response status. Translate foreign-language reviews with one click. Draft replies with AI, automatically matching the reviewer's language. Edit and delete existing responses.
Screenshots – upload, reorder with drag-and-drop, preview in lightbox, and delete screenshots across all device categories (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Apple Vision) and locales. Translate screenshots to any locale using Gemini 3 Pro Image – the AI translates marketing text while preserving fonts and layout. Copy base locale screenshots to other locales without translation. Locale picker shows which locales have screenshots at a glance.
Nominations – browse, edit, and submit App Store nominations. AI-powered fill generates nomination answers from your app metadata with one click.
Dark mode – full light and dark theme support, follows your system appearance or can be set manually.
Self-hosted Docker – run Itsyconnect as a web app on your local network or server. One command to start, auto-generated encryption key, persistent SQLite volume. See self-hosting with Docker.
Diff mode – opt-in setting that accumulates store listing, app details, app review, and keyword changes locally instead of saving to App Store Connect immediately. Review a full before/after diff across all sections and locales, discard individual fields, then push everything in one go.
MCP server – optional Model Context Protocol server lets AI coding tools (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode) manage your app listings directly. Update release notes, translate fields, add locales – all from your terminal. Respects diff mode when enabled. See docs/MCP.md.
Privacy and security – local-first architecture. All data stays on your Mac in a single SQLite file. Credentials encrypted with AES-256-GCM envelope encryption, master key stored in the macOS Keychain. No cloud, no accounts, no telemetry.
Free and open source
Itsyconnect is completely free, with no limits – manage as many apps and developer accounts as you like. Every feature is available to everyone, distributed as a direct DMG download. Licensed under MIT.
Download
Most people just want the app. Download the latest release, open the DMG, and drag Itsyconnect into your Applications folder:
⬇ Download Itsyconnect – macOS 11 or later
The build is signed and notarized by Apple, so it opens without Gatekeeper warnings, and updates itself automatically from then on. On first launch the setup wizard guides you through connecting your App Store Connect credentials. Older builds are on the releases page.
Build from source
Prefer to compile and run it yourself? Clone the repo and start the dev build:
git clone https://github.com/nickustinov/itsyconnect-macos.git
cd itsyconnect-macos
npm install
npm run electron:dev
The setup wizard will guide you through connecting your App Store Connect credentials. See Development below for building your own signed DMG.
Self-hosting with Docker
Run Itsyconnect as a web app on your local network or server.
docker run -d -p 3000:3000 -v itsyconnect-data:/app/data ghcr.io/nickustinov/itsyconnect:latest
Or with docker compose:
docker compose up -d
The app will be available at http://localhost:3000. A master encryption key is auto-generated and saved to the data volume on first run.
Reverse proxy with authentication
The Docker container has no built-in authentication. If you expose it beyond your local machine, put it behind a reverse proxy with basic auth.
Caddy (recommended – automatic HTTPS):
itsyconnect.example.com {
basicauth {
admin $2a$14$... # caddy hash-password
}
reverse_proxy localhost:3000
}
Generate a password hash with caddy hash-password, then paste it into the Caddyfile.
Nginx:
server {
listen 443 ssl;
server_name itsyconnect.example.com;
auth_basic "Itsyconnect";
auth_basic_user_file /etc/nginx/.htpasswd;
location / {
proxy_pass http://localhost:3000;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
}
}
Generate credentials with htpasswd -c /etc/nginx/.htpasswd admin.
Tailscale – if you just want access from your own devices without exposing anything to the public internet, put the machine on your tailnet and access it via the Tailscale IP. No auth config needed.
Data persistence
All data (SQLite database, master key) is stored in the /app/data volume. Back up this directory to preserve your configuration and cached analytics.
Development
npm run electron:dev # Launch Electron with hot reload
npm run electron:make:dmg # Build signed DMG
npm run test # Run tests
npm run test:watch # Watch mode
npm run test:coverage # Coverage report
npm run db:generate # Generate Drizzle migration
npm run db:studio # Drizzle Studio
npm run lint # ESLint
Architecture
Electron app
├── electron/main.ts → main process (Keychain, server, window)
├── electron/preload.ts → minimal context bridge (no FS access)
├── src/proxy.ts → request interception (replaces middleware.ts)
├── src/app/api/* → REST API routes (Next.js 16)
├── src/lib/asc/* → App Store Connect API client
├── src/lib/ai/* → AI prompt templates and streaming
├── src/db/* → Drizzle ORM + SQLite (WAL mode)
└── ~/Library/Application Support/Itsyconnect/
├── itsyconnect.db → SQLite database
└── master-key.enc → Keychain-encrypted master key
Stack: Electron 40 · Next.js 16 · React 19 · TypeScript · Tailwind v4 · shadcn/ui · Phosphor Icons · Geist font · SQLite via better-sqlite3 · Drizzle ORM · Recharts · dnd-kit · Zod · Vercel AI SDK · AES-256-GCM envelope encryption · macOS Keychain
Releasing a new version
The app auto-updates via update.electronjs.org, which reads from public GitHub Releases.
- Bump
APP_VERSIONandBUILD_NUMBERinsrc/lib/version.ts, and"version"inpackage.json - Commit and push
- Run the release script (builds, signs, notarizes, creates a draft GitHub release):
APPLE_ID=you@example.com APPLE_ID_PASSWORD=xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx APPLE_TEAM_ID=XXXXXXXXXX \ ./scripts/build-release.sh - Review the draft release on GitHub, edit release notes, then click Publish
update.electronjs.orgpicks up the new release – existing users are prompted to restart and update
Users can also check manually via Itsyconnect > Check for updates… in the menu bar.
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for the development setup, project conventions, and how to submit a pull request. For features, open an issue to discuss the idea first; bug reports and small fixes can go straight in.