A tool for reverse engineering Android apk files

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A tool for reverse engineering Android apk files

$ apktool d test.apk
I: Using Apktool 2.0.2 on test.apk
I: Loading resource table...
I: Decoding AndroidManifest.xml with resources...
I: Loading resource table from file: 1.apk
I: Regular manifest package...
I: Decoding file-resources...
I: Decoding values */* XMLs...
I: Baksmaling classes.dex...
I: Copying assets and libs...
I: Copying unknown files...
I: Copying original files...
$ apktool b test
I: Using Apktool 2.0.2 on test
I: Checking whether sources has changed...
I: Smaling smali folder into classes.dex...
I: Checking whether resources has changed...
I: Building resources...
I: Building apk file...
I: Copying unknown files/dir...
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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 an app easier because of project-like file 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, analyzing applications and much more.

Features

• Disassembling resources to nearly original form (including resources.arsc, classes.dex, 9.png. and XMLs)
• Rebuilding decoded resources back to binary APK/JAR
• Organizing and handling APKs that depend on framework resources
• Smali Debugging
• Helping with repetitive tasks

Requirements

• Java 7 (JRE 1.7)
• Basic knowledge of Android SDK, AAPT and smali

Installation for noobs

Links of Interest

• XDA Thread - For those who wish to communicate on XDA-Developers for community support
• Smali Project - Smali Project is the tool used in the disassembling of .dex files
• Freenode #apktool - IRC Channel for support, bugs and discussions

Authors

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License

Apktool is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License - see the LICENSE file for more details

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