apk-patchx 17.11.2025.0

Android APK manipulation toolkit with Frida gadget injection support

APK-Patchx

⚠️ It's in development mode now, use it carefully, suggest fixes and PR. ⚠️

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⚡ apk-patchx
_{A modern Python-powered toolkit for reverse engineering, patching, and rebuilding Android APKs.
Seamlessly integrates with apktool, smali/dex patching, Frida gadget injection, ADB utilities, and signing workflows.}

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🔥 What is apk-patchx?

apk-patchx is a command-line tool that makes APK manipulation fast, modular, and developer-friendly.
Whether you’re a security researcher, reverse engineer, or power user — it gives you a one-stop solution for:

• 📦 Pulling & merging split APKs directly from connected Android devices
• 🔍 Decoding & rebuilding APKs with apktool
• 🧩 Injecting Frida gadgets into any architecture (arm, arm64, x86, x86_64)
• 📝 Patching smali/dex code with your own hooks
• 🔑 Auto-signing APKs for immediate deployment
• 🎛️ Custom decode/build options for advanced workflows

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Installation

pip install apk-patchx

Usage

Pull APK from device

apk-patchx pull com.example.app

Decode APK

apk-patchx decode app.apk

Build APK from source

apk-patchx build app_src/

Patch APK with Frida gadget

apk-patchx patch app.apk --arch arm64

Rename APK package

apk-patchx rename app.apk com.newpackage.name

Sign APK

apk-patchx sign app.apk

Architecture Support

• ARM (arm)
• ARM64 (arm64)
• x86 (x86)
• x86_64 (x86_64)

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• Java Runtime Environment (JRE 8+)
• ADB (for device operations)

Tool Management

APK-Patchx automatically downloads and manages required tools in ~/.apk-patchx/tools/:

• apktool
• Android SDK build-tools
• Platform tools (adb)
• dexpatch
• Frida gadgets

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.