Features

• Auto-detects the device and its CPU architecture.
• Version-matched — deploys the frida-server that matches your PC's Frida (installs Frida if missing).
• Bundled adb — downloads platform-tools automatically when adb isn't on your PATH.
• SHA-256 verified — re-deploys automatically if the on-device binary is corrupt or mismatched.
• Custom Versions — deploy any specific Frida version instead of matching the host.
• Version Discovery — list recent available Frida versions directly from PyPI.
• Server Management — easily kill a running frida-server on the device.
• Multi-device — handles several devices with independent per-architecture checksums.
• Works as a CLI or a Python library.

Install

pip install frida-server

Requires Python 3.8+ and a rooted Android device/emulator (su or a userdebug image) with USB debugging on.

Local Development / Quick Test

To install the project locally for development or quick testing:

git clone https://github.com/SHAJON-404/frida-server.git
cd frida-server
pip install -e ".[dev]"

Usage

frida-server                     # detect a device and deploy
frida-server -s emulator-5554    # target a specific serial
frida-server --no-update         # skip the Frida update check
frida-server --force             # re-download even if versions match
frida-server --port 27043        # forward a custom port
frida-server -v 16.1.4           # deploy a specific frida version
frida-server -v                  # list recent available frida versions (standard list)
frida-server -v 16x              # list all 16.x versions in a table
frida-server --kill-server       # kill the running frida-server on the device

From Python:

from frida_server import setup

setup(serial="emulator-5554", update=False)

⚖️ License & Disclaimer

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL-3.0). See the LICENSE file for more details. © S. SHAJON

Disclaimer: This tool is intended for authorized security testing and research on devices you own or have explicit permission to test. You are solely responsible for how you use it.