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https://github.com/REAndroid/APKEditor

Powerful android apk editor - aapt/aapt2 independent
https://github.com/REAndroid/APKEditor

android android-reverse-engineering apk apk-compiler apk-editor apk-merger apkeditor arsc java

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# APKEditor

### Powerful android apk resources editor

This tool uses [ARSCLib](https://github.com/REAndroid/ARSCLib) to edit any apk resources and has six main features



java -jar APKEditor.jar -h



```ShellSession

$ java -jar APKEditor.jar -h

APKEditor - x.x.x

Using: ARSCLib-x.x.x

https://github.com/REAndroid/APKEditor

Android binary resource files editor

Usage: 

 java -jar APKEditor.jar  

 commands: 

  1)  d | decode     -   Decodes android resources binary to readable json

  2)  b | build      -   Builds android binary from json

  3)  m | merge      -   Merges split apk files from directory or XAPK, APKM, APKS ...

  4)  x | refactor   -   Refactors obfuscated resource names

  5)  p | protect    -   Protects/Obfuscates apk resource

  6)  info           -   Prints information of apk

 run with  -h to get detailed help about each command

 

```



#### 1- Decompile

* Decompiles resources of apk to human readable json string.

* Decompiles resources of apk to XML source code (for un-obfuscated apk only). Use  ``` -t xml ```

 java -jar APKEditor.jar d -i path/to/your-file.apk



```ShellSession

$ java -jar APKEditor.jar d -i test.apk -o test_json

00.000 I: [DECOMPILE] Decompiling ...

 Input: test.apk

Output: test_json

 ---------------------------- 

00.036 I: [DECOMPILE] Loading ...

00.129 I: [DECOMPILE] Decompiling to json ...

30.093 I: [DECOMPILE] Done

```



#### 2- Build

Builds back to apk from decompiled json/XML files

 java -jar APKEditor.jar b -i path/to/decompiled-directory



```ShellSession

$ java -jar APKEditor.jar b -i test_json -o test_edited.apk



00.000 I: [BUILD] Building ...

 Input: test_json/base

Output: test_edited.apk

 ---------------------------- 

00.048 I: [BUILD] Scanning directory ...

00.247 I: [BUILD] Writing apk...

22.032 [BUILD] Writing: method=STORED total=284921526 bytes : resources.arsc  

25.009 I: [BUILD] Zip align ...

27.101 I: [BUILD] Saved to: test_edited.apk

30.217 I: [BUILD] Done

```



#### 3- Merge

Merges multiple splitted apk files (directory, xapk, apkm, apks ...) to standalone apk

 java -jar APKEditor.jar m -i path/to/input



 ```ShellSession

$ java -jar APKEditor.jar m -i apk_files

00.049 I: [MERGE] Merging ...

   Input: apk_files

 Output: apk_files_merged.apk

 ---------------------------- 

00.050 I: [MERGE] Searching apk files ...

00.060 I: [MERGE] Found apk files: 3           

00.192 I: [MERGE] Found modules: 3

00.302 I: [MERGE] Merging: base

00.307 I: [MERGE] Added [base] classes.dex -> classes.dex

00.308 I: [MERGE] Merging resource table: base

01.302 I: [MERGE] Merging: config.xxhdpi-1

01.304 I: [MERGE] Merging resource table: config.xxhdpi-1

01.386 [MERGE] tum_ic_visibility_white_24.png

01.386 I: [MERGE] Merging: config.arm64_v8a-1

01.390 [MERGE] : lib/arm64-v8a/libnativeai.so



01.475 I: [MERGE] Sanitizing manifest ...

01.478 I: [MERGE] Removed: extractNativeLibs

01.480 I: [MERGE] Removed: isSplitRequired



01.480 I: [MERGE] Writing apk...

03.686 [MERGE] Writing: total=47693672 bytes : resources.arsc

03.729 I: [MERGE] Zip align ... 

04.611 I: [MERGE] Saved to: apk_files_merged.apk

04.700 I: [MERGE] Done



```  

![apkmerger](/.github/apkmerger.png)



#### 4- Refactor

Refactors obfuscated resource entry names

 java -jar APKEditor.jar x -i path/to/input.apk



 ```ShellSession

$ java -jar APKEditor.jar x -i input.apk

00.000 I: [REFACTOR] Refactoring ...

   Input: input.apk

 Output: input_refactored.apk

 ---------------------------- 

00.017 I: [REFACTOR] Loading apk: input.apk

00.952 I: [REFACTOR] Renamed entries: 5888

00.954 I: [REFACTOR] Writing apk ...

03.268 [REFACTOR] Writing: total=47589184 bytes : resources.arsc              

03.350 I: [REFACTOR] Zip align ...

03.504 I: [REFACTOR] Saved to: input_refactored.apk

03.504 I: [REFACTOR] Done



```  



#### 5- Protect

Protects apk resources against almost all known decompile/modify tools.

 java -jar APKEditor.jar p -i path/to/input.apk



 ```ShellSession

00.026 I: [PROTECT] Protecting ...

   Input: test.apk

 Output: test_protected.apk

 ---------------------------- 

00.027 I: [PROTECT] Loading apk file ...

00.052 I: [PROTECT] Protecting files ..

00.454 I: [PROTECT] Protecting resource table ..

00.474 I: [PROTECT] Writing apk ...

02.264 [PROTECT] Writing: total=47654392 bytes : resources.arsc              

02.346 I: [PROTECT] Zip align ...

02.451 I: [PROTECT] Saved to: test_protected.apk

02.451 I: [PROTECT] Done



```  



#### 6- Info  (⭐NEW⭐)

Prints/dumps from basic up to detailed information of apk.

 java -jar APKEditor.jar info -v -resources -i input.apk 



 ```ShellSession

Package name=com.mypackage id=0x7f

  type string id=1 entryCount=1

    resource 0x7f010000 string/app_name

      () My Application

      (-de) Meine Bewerbung

      (-ru-rRU) Мое заявление

  type mipmap id=2 entryCount=1

    resource 0x7f020000 mipmap/ic_launcher_round

      () res/mipmap/ic_launcher_round.png

  type drawable id=3 entryCount=1

    resource 0x7f030000 drawable/ic_launcher

      () #006400



```  



---



***Build executable jar***

   ./gradlew fatJar  



 ```ShellSession

 

# NB: Due to my lazyness , the dependency ARSCLib.jar is pre-built and placed under APKEditor/libs/ARSCLib.jar or you can build yourself and replace it.

git clone https://github.com/REAndroid/APKEditor

cd APKEditor

./gradlew fatJar

# Executable jar will be placed ./build/libs/APKEditor-x.x.x.jar



 ```

 



***Downloads***

* [Latest release with pre-built executable jar](https://github.com/REAndroid/APKEditor/releases/latest)



***Contribute***

* Everyone is so welcome in this project, if you have some code improvements please make a pull request

* Please share your ideas / thoughts in [discussions](https://github.com/REAndroid/APKEditor/discussions)

* Please create issue you faced while using this tool along with your apk



 Contact 



* Telegram: [@kikfox](https://t.me/kikfox)

* Email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])