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REAndroid/APKEditor

Powerful android apk editor - aapt/aapt2 independent observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/REAndroid/APKEditor · Java · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

89/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 72
  • Longevity 97
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: 74
  • age_days: 1363
  • days_rel: 106
  • days_push: 8
  • n_releases_24m: 10

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2291 stars · 406 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

APKEditor is a Java command-line tool for editing Android APK resources without depending on aapt/aapt2. It can decode binary resources to JSON/XML, rebuild them, merge split APK formats (XAPK, APKM, APKS), refactor obfuscated resource names, and obfuscate/protect resources.

Use cases

  • decompile apk resources to readable or xml
  • merge split apk files like xapk apkm apks into one apk
  • rebuild android binary resources from edited or xml
  • rename obfuscated android resource names to readable ones
  • obfuscate apk resources to protect them
  • inspect apk contents and metadata from the command line

When to choose

  • you need to edit or inspect Android binary resource files (arsc) without aapt/aapt2
  • you want to merge split APK bundles into a single installable APK
  • you need a scriptable CLI for APK resource reverse engineering

When to avoid

  • you need a full APK decompiler with Java source recovery rather than resource editing
  • you want a GUI-based APK editing workflow
  • you need to recompile smali/dex code changes as your primary task

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

reverse-engineering parser developer-tools cli android-tools reverse-engineering security developer-tools cli jvm cross-platform apk arsc apk-editor apk-merger android-reverse-engineering resource-decompiler xapk

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Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
REAndroid/APKEditormain89

For agents

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