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ProGuard, Java optimizer and obfuscator
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  Quick Start •

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ProGuard is a free shrinker, optimizer, obfuscator, and preverifier for Java

bytecode:



* It detects and removes unused classes, fields, methods, and attributes.



* It optimizes bytecode and removes unused instructions.



* It renames the remaining classes, fields, and methods using short

  meaningless names.



The resulting applications and libraries are smaller and faster.



## ❓ Getting Help

If you have **usage or general questions** please ask them in the **Guardsquare Community**.  

Please use **the issue tracker** to report actual **bugs 🐛, crashes**, etc.








## 🚀 Quick Start



### Command line



First, download the latest release from [GitHub releases](https://github.com/Guardsquare/proguard/releases).



To run ProGuard, on Linux/MacOS, just type:



```bash

bin/proguard.sh 

```



or on Windows:



```

bin\proguard.bat 

```



Typically, you'll put most options in a configuration file (say,

`myconfig.pro`), and just call



```bash

bin/proguard.sh @myconfig.pro

```

or on Windows:



```

bin\proguard.bat @myconfig.pro

```



All available options are described in the [configuration section of the manual](https://www.guardsquare.com/manual/configuration/usage).



### Gradle Task



ProGuard can be run as a task in Gradle. Before you can use the proguard task, you have to make sure Gradle can

find it in its class path at build time. One way is to add the following

line to your **`build.gradle`** file which will download ProGuard from Maven Central:



```Groovy

buildscript {

    repositories {

        mavenCentral()

    }

    dependencies {

        classpath 'com.guardsquare:proguard-gradle:7.6.0'

    }

}

```



You can then define a task with configuration:



```Groovy

tasks.register('proguard', ProGuardTask) {

    configuration file('proguard.pro')



    injars(tasks.named('jar', Jar).flatMap { it.archiveFile })



    // Automatically handle the Java version of this build.

    if (System.getProperty('java.version').startsWith('1.')) {

        // Before Java 9, the runtime classes were packaged in a single jar file.

        libraryjars "${System.getProperty('java.home')}/lib/rt.jar"

    } else {

        // As of Java 9, the runtime classes are packaged in modular jmod files.

        libraryjars "${System.getProperty('java.home')}/jmods/java.base.jmod", jarfilter: '!**.jar', filter: '!module-info.class'

        //libraryjars "${System.getProperty('java.home')}/jmods/....."

    }



    verbose



    outjars(layout.buildDirectory.file("libs/${baseCoordinates}-minified.jar"))

}

```



The embedded configuration is much like a standard ProGuard

configuration. You can find more details on the [Gradle setup page](https://www.guardsquare.com/manual/setup/gradle).



## ✨ Features



ProGuard works like an advanced optimizing compiler, removing unused classes,

fields, methods, and attributes, shortening identifiers, merging classes,

inlining methods, propagating constants, removing unused parameters, etc.



* The optimizations typically reduce the size of an application by anything

  between 20% and 90%. The reduction mostly depends on the size of external

  libraries that ProGuard can remove in whole or in part.



* The optimizations may also improve the performance of the application, by up

  to 20%. For Java virtual machines on servers and desktops, the difference

  generally isn't noticeable.



* ProGuard can also remove logging code, from applications and their

  libraries, without needing to change the source code — in fact,

  without needing the source code at all!



The manual pages ([markdown](docs/md),

[html](https://www.guardsquare.com/proguard/manual)) cover the features and usage of

ProGuard in detail.



## 💻 Building ProGuard



Building ProGuard is easy - you'll just need a Java 8 JDK installed. 

To build from source, clone a copy of the ProGuard repository and run the following command:



```bash

./gradlew assemble

```



The artifacts will be generated in the `lib` directory. You can then execute ProGuard using the

scripts in `bin`, for example:



```bash

bin/proguard.sh

```



You can publish the artifacts to your local Maven repository using:



```bash

./gradlew publishToMavenLocal

```



## 🤝 Contributing



Contributions, issues and feature requests are welcome in both projects.

Feel free to check the [issues](https://github.com/Guardsquare/proguard/issues) page and the [contributing

guide](CONTRIBUTING.md) if you would like to contribute.



## 📝 License



Copyright (c) 2002-2023 [Guardsquare NV](https://www.guardsquare.com/).

ProGuard is released under the [GNU General Public License, version

2](LICENSE), with [exceptions granted to a number of

projects](docs/md/manual/license/gplexception.md).