Neocat iMessage Sticker Pack

An iMessage sticker pack for Volpeon's Neocat emojis.

Neocat and thus this project are licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Install

Simply download neocat.ipa from the latest release and sideload using your favorite sideloader! (I use AltStore.)

Build

The only requirement is Xcode. You probably need to use Xcode 15.2, but I'd be very interested to know if newer versions work, please let me know!

Important

Xcode 15.2 doesn't like to run on newer versions of macOS, like macOS 15 for example. However, we can sort of trick it into running anyway. Here's how I do it: I install a newer version of Xcode, like Xcode 16, I backup Xcode 15.2's Info.plist (Xcode.app/Contents/Info.plist), duplicate Xcode 16's Info.plist in the place of Xcode 15.2's, run Xcode 15.2 once, then restore the backed up Info.plist, and it stops complaining.

1. Enable Developer Mode on your iPhone.

   Open Settings, navigate to Privacy & Security -> Developer Mode, and make sure Developer Mode is enabled.

2. Open the project in Xcode.

3. Select development team for signing.

   Open the project file and for both the Neocat and Neocat StickerPack targets, navigate to the Signing & Capabilities tab and set Team to yourself. If you haven't used Xcode before, you will need to select Add an Account...

   

4. Set Run Destination to your iPhone.

   Select the Run Destination at the top middle of the window. If you have not used Xcode before, you will need to plug your iPhone into your computer, otherwise you may be able to wirelessly connect to your iPhone.

   

5. "Run" the sticker pack.

   Click the play icon, or press ⌘ R. This will build, upload to your iPhone, and then open Messages. When you stop "running", the sticker pack will remain on device until you remove it.

6. Trust the signing development team.

   Open Settings, navigate to General -> VPN & Device Management -> your email, and hit Trust.

After that, you're done! Unfortunately though, due to Apple's security restrictions and this being an app not installed through an app store, you will have have to repeat steps 2 and 5 every week, more or less.