https://github.com/ViRb3/apk-utilities

🛠 Tools and scripts to manipulate Android APKs
https://github.com/ViRb3/apk-utilities

adb android apk app rce reverse-engineering reversing

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🛠 Tools and scripts to manipulate Android APKs

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/ViRb3/apk-utilities
• Owner: ViRb3
• Created: 2019-01-28T06:28:39.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-08-01T20:41:59.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-07T14:41:28.833Z (about 1 month ago)
• Topics: adb, android, apk, app, rce, reverse-engineering, reversing
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 124 MB
• Stars: 221
• Watchers: 11
• Forks: 41
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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README

        
# APK Utilities

A cross-platform suite of scripts and utilities for working with APK files

## Features

### Pull

* __adb-pull__ - pull an app's APK files from a connected device to the `project` directory

* __adb-lp-pull__ - pull all LP modified files to the `project` directory

* __clean__ - clean the `project` directory 

* __merge__ - merge APK files into a single APK file 

### Extract

* __apktool-decode__ - decode an `apk` to `sources`

* __baksmali__ - decompile a `dex` to `smali`

* __aapt-dump__ - dump Android-specific data (resources, manifest) from an `apk`

* __enjarify__ - convert an `apk` to a `jar`

* __dexify__ - convert a `jar` to a `dex`

### Build

* __apktool-build__ - build previously decoded `sources` to a `patched apk` 

* __smali__ - build previously decompiled `smali` to a `patched dex`

* __sign__ - sign a `patched apk` to a `signed apk`

### Push

* __adb-install__ - install an `apk` file

* __adb-install-multiple__ - install multiple `apk` files

* __adb-lp-push__ - push `files` to the LP data directory

## Usage

Clone this repo and use the `.sh` scripts at its root. For a clean workflow, all scripts operate under the `project` directory.

## Example workflow

* adb-pull > apktool-decode > *make changes* > apktool-build > sign > adb-install

## Installation

You need [bash](https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/) installed and accessible under `/bin/bash`. On Windows you can use [WSL](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/), the scripts will detect that and still use the native Windows binaries.

If you want to use the `aapt-*` and `adb-*` scripts, then you also need to install the [Android SDK](https://developer.android.com/studio/#downloads

). In Ubuntu, there is an official package `android-sdk`. Make sure the following directories are added to your `PATH`:

* `android-sdk/platform-tools/`

* `android-sdk/build-tools/xx.x.x/` (preferably the most up-to-date one)

## 3rd party

* [apktool](https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool)

* [smali/baksmali](https://github.com/JesusFreke/smali)

* [uber-apk-signer](https://github.com/patrickfav/uber-apk-signer)

* [enjarify](https://github.com/Storyyeller/enjarify)

* [frida-android-unpinning](https://github.com/httptoolkit/frida-android-unpinning)

* [APKEditor](https://github.com/REAndroid/APKEditor)