README.md

APK Studio

APK Studio is a cross-platform IDE for reverse-engineering (decompiling, hacking & rebuilding) of android applications (APKs) within a single user-interface. It features a friendly layout with a code editor which support syntax-highlighting for smali (dalvik-bytecode) code files.

Features

• Decompile & Recompile APKs (Using Apktool)
• Flexible Keystore & Key-Alias Chooser
• Automatic Zip-align
• Syntax Highlighting (*.java, *.smali; *.xml; *.yml)
• Image Viewer For Resources
• One-click Install to Device
• Frameworks Support

Download

Instructions

• Install Java & make sure $JAVA_HOME points to a valid JDK (JRE may not work)

• You should also install or have ADB in $PATH. This can be done on debian{-based} distros as follows:

   sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb

• Download latest Apktool and put it in the following path:

  linux: /home/{your-user-name}/.apkstudio/vendor/apktool.jar
  Windows: C:\Users\{your-user-name}\.apkstudio\vendor\apktool.jar

• Also make sure you've zipalign installed. On Ubuntu issue the command:

   sudo apt-get install zipalign

  Note: If you encounter any problem, make sure to check Console Output at bottom of IDE to check what went wrong and report here. Also note that an issue with Apktool is not an issue with APK Studio. Please verify the context of issue before opening a ticket.

Building (Linux)

• Make sure you have GCC 4.6+, QT 5.2+

   sudo apt-get install qt5-default qt4-linguist-tools qt5-qmake qttools5-dev build-essential

• Run below commands in a writable directory

   git clone https://github.com/surendrajat/apkstudio.git
   cd apkstudio
   lrelease res/lang/en.ts
   qmake apkstudio.pro CONFIG+=release
   # {IF} On KDE 5.x
   export CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -DNO_NATIVE_DIALOG"
   # {/IF}
   make

  More information on building from source using Qt Creator is provided in the Wiki

TODO

• Replacing jarsigner with apksigner
• Code Completion

Screenshots

Disclaimer

Same as Apktool, APK Studio is neither intended for piracy nor other non-legal uses. It could be used for localizing, adding some features or support for custom platforms, analyzing applications & much more.