nelenkov/android-backup-extractor
Android backup extractor observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
86/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 61
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5199
- days_rel: 44
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
2576 stars · 301 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A Java command-line utility that extracts and repacks Android backup archives created with adb backup, based on AOSP's BackupManagerService. It handles both encrypted and unencrypted backups, converting between the .ab format and standard tar archives.
Use cases
- extract android adb backup to tar archive
- repack tar files into android backup for restore
- decrypt encrypted android backup with password
- inspect contents of android backup file
- create android 4.4 compatible backup archive
- recover app data from adb backup
When to choose
- you need to inspect, extract, or modify an adb backup (.ab) file
- you want to restore a modified backup to an Android device
- you need to decrypt an encrypted Android backup with a known password
- you want a scriptable command-line tool for Android backup forensics
When to avoid
- you need to back up apps with allowBackup=false, which this tool cannot include
- you want a GUI-based backup solution
- you need to back up data from newer Android versions that deprecated adb backup
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
security cryptography compression cli developer-tools android-tools developer-tools security privacy files jvm cli cross-platform android-backup adb-backup backup-extraction backup-repacking tar-archives forensics backup-encryption aosp
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/nelenkov/android-backup-extractor · fetched 2026-08-28 · f796478244e6
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| nelenkov/android-backup-extractor | main | 86 |
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