# REAndroid/APKEditor

Powerful android apk editor - aapt/aapt2 independent

Repository: https://github.com/REAndroid/APKEditor
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/apkeditor
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: android-reverse-engineering, apk, apkeditor, arsc, apk-merger, apk-compiler, apk-editor, android, java
Last push: 2026-08-25T15:58:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 89/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 72, longevity 97
- inputs: {"age_days": 1363, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 106, "gap_med": 74, "n_releases_24m": 10}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2291, forks 406 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:34.869633+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: reverse-engineering, parser, developer-tools, cli
- domain: android-tools, reverse-engineering, security, developer-tools
- platform: cli, jvm, cross-platform
- tags: apk, arsc, apk-editor, apk-merger, android-reverse-engineering, resource-decompiler, xapk

## Member repositories
- REAndroid/APKEditor (main) score 89

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:34.869633+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 2026-08-30T02:40:40.335966+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/REAndroid/APKEditor (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:34.869633+00:00, sha 18d2ebb5a2be)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.