# Create A Developer ID Certificate

To create an app outside of the Mac App Store, you need a "Developer ID Certificate". This can't be created over the App Store Connect API.

1. Head to "Certificates" in the Apple developer portal. <https://developer.apple.com/account>

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2. Click the blue "Plus" button to start creating a new certificate.

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3. Select "Developer ID Application", and click Continue.

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4. Upload the CSR generated from the Deskifier dashboard, and click continue.

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5. Download the newly created Certificate, and upload it in the Deskifier dashboard.

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