APK Utilities

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

Features

• adb-pull - pull an apk from a connected device to input apk
• adb-lp-pull - pull all LP modified files to the project directory
• clean - clean the project directory
• apktool-decode - decode the input apk to sources
• baksmali - decompile the input dex to smali
• aapt-dump - dump Android-specific data (resources, manifest) from the input apk
• enjarify - convert the input apk to a jar
• apktool-build - build the patched apk from previously decoded sources
• smali - compile the smali to a patched dex
• sign - sign the patched apk to a signed+patched apk
• adb-install - install the patched+signed apk
• adb-lp-push - push $1 to the LP data directory

Usage

This package contains a bunch of useful shell scripts at its root. For a clean workflow, they all operate under the project directory. Inside there, you can place:

• app.apk - the input apk
• classes.dex - the input dex

Example workflow

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

Installation

• Linux - none!
• macOS - ?
• Windows - you must enable WSL and install a bash-compatible distro (e.g. Ubuntu)

If you want to use the aapt-* and adb-* scripts, then you also need to install the Android SDK. 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/ (preferrably the most up-to-date one)

3rd party

• apktool
• smali/baksmali
• uber-apk-signer
• enjarify