apkdev 2.0.1

The complete Android APK toolkit — build, reverse engineer, extract metadata, manage devices

APKDev

📱 The complete Android APK toolkit — build, reverse engineer, mod, extract metadata, and manage devices.
One pip install and you have everything you need to work with APKs.

pip install apkdev

Features

37 commands covering the full APK lifecycle — from zero to running APK, and from APK to modded rebuild.

🏗️ Build

Command	What it does
apkdev new MyApp	Scaffold a Kotlin + Compose + Material 3 project
apkdev build	Compile APK via Gradle
apkdev sign app.apk	Sign with debug/release key
apkdev optimize app.apk	Zipalign + sign in one step

📲 Device (ADB)

Command	What it does
apkdev install app.apk	Install to device
apkdev uninstall com.example	Remove app
apkdev pull com.example	Pull APK from device
apkdev packages	List installed packages
apkdev devices	List connected devices

🧪 RE / Modding Pipeline

Command	What it does
apkdev decode app.apk	Decompile APK to smali with apktool
apkdev rebuild dir/	Rebuild APK from smali directory
apkdev sign app.apk	Sign the rebuilt APK

🔬 Native Analysis

Command	What it does
apkdev elf lib.so	Parse ELF headers, sections, symbols
apkdev disasm lib.so	Full ARM64/ARM/x86 disassembly with Capstone v5
apkdev strings lib.so	Extract readable strings from binaries
apkdev patch lib.so	Binary patching (hex, NOP, find/replace, dump)
apkdev debug lib.so	Interactive hex viewer + patcher

🎯 Specialized RE

Command	What it does
apkdev dart libapp.so	Extract Dart AOT class/method names (Flutter)
apkdev go libgojni.so	Extract Go function names (Go backends)

🔧 Setup & Utils

Command	What it does
apkdev setup	Auto-install Java, SDK, Gradle, aapt2, RE tools
apkdev doctor	Check environment health
apkdev info app.apk	Dump APK metadata
apkdev icon app.apk	Extract app icon
apkdev manifest app.apk	Print decoded manifest
apkdev permission app.apk	List all permissions
apkdev cert app.apk	Show certificate info
apkdev compare a.apk b.apk	Diff two APKs

Quick start

# Install
pip install apkdev

# Setup everything (auto-installs Java, SDK, Gradle, RE tools)
apkdev setup

# Create and build a Compose + Material 3 app
apkdev new NotesApp
cd NotesApp
apkdev build      # → NotesApp/app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk

# Or de/reconstruct an existing APK
apkdev decode some.apk -o decoded/
# Edit smali files...
apkdev rebuild decoded/ -o modded.apk
apkdev sign modded.apk
apkdev install modded.apk

Zero-to-APK guarantee

apkdev handles everything automatically:

• Java: Auto-installed via pkg (Termux), apt (Linux), brew (macOS), choco (Windows)
• Android SDK: Downloaded + configured with platforms android-34/36
• Gradle: Embedded wrapper generator
• aapt2: Automatic ARM64 override for x86_64 JAR conflicts
• RE tools: jadx, apktool, dex2jar, smali, baksmali, APKEditor, androguard, capstone

Tested zero-to-APK on Termux (ARM64) with full wipe. Works on Linux, macOS, Windows.

Modding workflow

# 1. Decode
apkdev decode target.apk -o decoded/

# 2. Edit smali (e.g., patch a login check)
# Change: if-eqz v4, :cond_0
# To:     if-nez v4, :cond_0

# 3. Rebuild
apkdev rebuild decoded/ -o modded.apk

# 4. Sign & install
apkdev sign modded.apk
apkdev install modded.apk

Tested end-to-end on real Flutter + Go APKs including Spotify-based apps.

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• Android device or emulator (for install/uninstall commands)
• Internet connection (first apkdev setup downloads SDK + tools)

License

MIT