cfig/Android_boot_image_editor
Parsing and re-packing Android boot.img/vbmeta.img/payload.bin, supporting Android 16 observed · 2026-10-10
Health v2 · maintenance only
62/100
- Activity 88
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3841
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 75
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1332 stars · 300 forks observed · 2026-10-10
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A Gradle-based Java tool for unpacking, editing, and repacking Android boot images such as boot.img, vendor_boot.img, recovery.img, vbmeta.img, and OTA payload.bin. It supports modern Android boot image formats up to Android 16 and produces signed repacked images.
Use cases
- unpack android boot.img to edit kernel or ramdisk
- repack boot.img after modifying rootfs
- edit vbmeta.img for verified boot
- extract payload.bin from an OTA update
- customize vendor_boot.img on a custom ROM
- reverse engineer android recovery image
When to choose
- you need to modify Android boot, vendor_boot, recovery, or vbmeta images
- you want a single tool handling many Android image formats including OTA payloads
- you need AVB-aware repacking with signed output
When to avoid
- you only want to flash existing images without editing them
- you need a GUI-based ROM editing tool
- you work with non-Android disk images
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
parser file-system security developer-tools cli android-tools reverse-engineering embedded-systems developer-tools files windows cli jvm cross-platform android boot-image vbmeta avb mkbootimg rom-customization payload-bin ota gradle java linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/cfig/Android_boot_image_editor · fetched 2026-10-10 · ccd511350c09
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| cfig/Android_boot_image_editor | main | 62 |
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