Apktool
It is a tool for reverse engineering 3rd party, closed, binary Android apps. It can decode resources to nearly original form and rebuild them after making some modifications; it makes possible to debug smali code step by step.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Features
Properties
- Privacy focused
Tags
- reverse-engeneer
- Apk
- apk-deconstruction
- apk-deconstruct
- Reverse engineering
- deconstruct
Apktool News & Activities
Recent News
Recent activities
- jamesoclaire commented on Apktool
- jamesoclaire liked Apktool
- very_unfortunate reviewed Apktool
Open source and works well. Mix it with Jadx to have relatively readable code!
- very_unfortunate added Privacy focused as a feature to Apktool
Apktool information
Developed by
Connor Tumbleson Licensing
Open Source (Apache-2.0) and Free product.Written in
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- English
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DevelopmentGitHub repository
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- 3,869 Forks
- 83 Open Issues
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What is Apktool?
It is a tool for reverse engineering 3rd party, closed, binary Android apps. It can decode resources to nearly original form and rebuild them after making some modifications; it makes possible to debug smali code step by step. Also it makes working with app easier because of project-like files structure and automation of some repetitive tasks like building apk, etc.
It is NOT intended for piracy and other non-legal uses. It could be used for localizing, adding some features or support for custom platforms and other GOOD purposes. Just try to be fair with authors of an app, that you use and probably like.
Comments and Reviews
Open source and works well. Mix it with Jadx to have relatively readable code!