androguard/androguard

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Androguard is a full Python tool and library for reverse engineering and analyzing Android files, including DEX/ODEX bytecode disassembly and decompilation, APK parsing, binary XML, and resources. It also provides a browser-based WASM inspector (droid2web) for analyzing APK, DEX, AXML, and ARSC files locally.

Use cases

• decompile an apk to java source
• analyze dex bytecode of an android app
• check android app permissions and security issues
• reverse engineer android malware
• inspect androidmanifest.xml binary xml
• static analysis of android apps for pentesting
• extract strings and classes from an apk
• compare two apk files for differences

When to choose

• you need programmatic Python analysis of APK/DEX files
• you want a decompiler, disassembler, and control-flow graphs for Android bytecode
• you are doing mobile security research or malware analysis
• you want a fully local, browser-based APK inspector without uploading to the cloud

When to avoid

• you need dynamic analysis or instrumentation only - use Frida directly
• you need a polished GUI decompiler like Ghidra or Jadx
• your project depends on Androguard 3.x APIs, since 4.x removed functionality
• you need iOS or non-Android mobile analysis

Facets

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reverse-engineering parser security penetration-testing cli sdk reverse-engineering security mobile-development developer-tools android-tools python cli cross-platform wasm browser android apk-analysis dex dalvik decompiler disassembler malware-analysis frida mobile-security pentesting

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