# sonyxperiadev/ApkAnalyser

Repository: https://github.com/sonyxperiadev/ApkAnalyser
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/apkanalyser
Language: Java
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-07-13T22:18:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5258, "days_push": 1147, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1047, forks 253 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:21.892059+00:00)

## What it is
ApkAnalyser is a stand-alone Java (J2SE) GUI tool for static and virtual analysis of Android APK files. It supports disassembling and modifying Dalvik bytecode, repacking and installing apps, and decoding/analyzing Android resources and XML.

## Use cases
- analyze an android apk statically
- disassemble and edit smali bytecode in an apk
- decode android xml resources and look up resource references
- repack a modified apk and verify behavior via logcat
- inspect and validate an android app before release

## When to choose
- you need a GUI tool to inspect, modify, and repack Android APKs
- you want integrated smali/apktool-based disassembly and resource decoding in one app
- you work on the JVM and want a pure-Java APK analysis tool

## When to avoid
- you need actively maintained tooling - the project is old with sparse updates
- you only need command-line APK decompilation (apktool or jadx alone may suffice)
- you need analysis of non-Android Java or native binaries

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: reverse-engineering, developer-tools, parser, gui
- domain: android-tools, reverse-engineering, developer-tools, mobile-development
- platform: cross-platform, jvm
- tags: android, apk-analysis, smali, dalvik, static-analysis, java, desktop

## Member repositories
- sonyxperiadev/ApkAnalyser (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:21.892059+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 2026-08-30T07:01:09.855744+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/sonyxperiadev/ApkAnalyser (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:21.892059+00:00, sha ab0863b77c2c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.