Run iOS WeChat on Apple M1 Macs in 5 Simple Steps

Introduction

Apple’s M1 chip can run iOS applications directly on macOS, but developers decide whether to support the new architecture. While many popular apps (Alipay, Ele.me, Tencent Video, Amap) have added M1 support, WeChat has not, leaving users unable to use the iOS version on their Mac.

Fortunately, a community‑found method allows you to extract the iOS (iPad) version of WeChat and install it on an M1 Mac.

Required Tool

Download Apple Configurator 2 from the macOS App Store. This utility lets you connect an iPhone or iPad, download apps, and access the resulting IPA files.

Step‑by‑Step Installation

Open the App Store and install Apple Configurator 2 .

Connect your iPhone or iPad to the Mac, launch Configurator 2, right‑click the device, choose Add → Add App → Search , and locate the WeChat app.

Download the app. When prompted that the app already exists, do not replace it.

Press Command+Shift+G and go to the following path to find the downloaded IPA file:

~/Library/Group Containers/K36BKF7T3D.group.com.apple.configurator/Library/Caches/Assets/TemporaryItems/MobileApps/

Double‑click the IPA to install. If a permission error appears, open Terminal and run: sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine /App After this, the app will launch normally.

Following these five steps lets you run the iOS version of WeChat on your Apple M1 computer.