# kefir500/apk-editor-studio

Powerful yet easy to use APK editor for PC and Mac.

Repository: https://github.com/kefir500/apk-editor-studio
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/apk-editor-studio
Homepage: https://qwertycube.com/apk-editor-studio/
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: apk-editor, apk-decompiler, apktool, qt
Last push: 2025-01-19T09:48:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 24/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 2, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2943, "days_push": 591, "days_rel": 591, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1647, forks 201 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:16.420413+00:00)

## What it is
APK Editor Studio is a free, open-source, cross-platform GUI tool for reverse-engineering Android APK files, built in C++/Qt. It lets users extract and edit APK resources, change app icons and titles, manage permissions, sign, clone, optimize, and install APKs.

## Use cases
- change android app icon
- edit apk resources
- remove permissions from an apk
- decompile and edit apk code
- sign and install apk on device
- clone an apk to run multiple instances
- view apk signature certificates

## When to choose
- you want a GUI-based APK editor instead of command-line apktool
- you need to tweak app icons, titles, images, or manifest properties quickly
- you want an all-in-one tool for editing, signing, and installing APKs on Windows, macOS, or Linux

## When to avoid
- you need fully automated, scriptable APK build pipelines
- you only need to decompile Java/Kotlin source code rather than edit resources
- you require official support for Play Store re-signing workflows with strict compliance

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: reverse-engineering, gui, editor, image-processing, security
- domain: reverse-engineering, android-tools, developer-tools, mobile-development
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: apk, apktool, qt, android, decompiler, apk-signing, resource-editing, macos, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- kefir500/apk-editor-studio (main) score 24

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:16.420413+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:45:20.551070+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kefir500/apk-editor-studio (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:16.420413+00:00, sha 87f2cadd9c4d)
  - homepage: https://qwertycube.com/apk-editor-studio/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:18:35.011891+00:00, sha ad4c12cab448)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.