# hsiafan/apk-parser

Apk parser for java

Repository: https://github.com/hsiafan/apk-parser
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/apk-parser
Language: Java
License: BSD-2-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: apk-parser
Archived: true
Last push: 2022-05-21T14:37:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4618, "days_push": 1565, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1285, forks 377 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:14.691149+00:00)

## What it is
A Java library for parsing Android APK files, extracting metadata such as package name, version, icon, and label. It also decodes binary XML files, lists DEX classes, and reads APK signing certificate info.

## Use cases
- extract apk metadata like package name and version in java
- decode android binary xml files to text
- list classes from a dex file
- read apk signing certificate info
- get apk icon and title for different locales
- parse androidmanifest.xml from an apk

## When to choose
- you need APK metadata, binary XML decoding, DEX class listing, or signer info in a JVM application
- you want a lightweight Maven Central dependency with no Android SDK required

## When to avoid
- you need to build, sign, or modify APKs rather than just parse them
- you work outside the JVM ecosystem
- you need support for the newest APK format changes, as releases have been infrequent since 2022

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: parser, file-system, security
- domain: android-tools, parsers, developer-tools, mobile-development
- platform: jvm, cross-platform
- tags: apk, android, binary-xml, dex, apk-signing, metadata-extraction

## Member repositories
- hsiafan/apk-parser (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:14.691149+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 2026-08-30T04:56:39.583281+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hsiafan/apk-parser (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:14.691149+00:00, sha d194f41c67a9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.