ax/apk.sh
Makes reverse engineering Android apps easier, automating repetitive tasks like pulling, decoding, rebuilding and patching an APK. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
73/100
- Activity 64
- Release rhythm 68
- Longevity 100
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: 14.0
- age_days: 1441
- days_rel: 219
- days_push: 219
- n_releases_24m: 5
Adoption not part of the score
3822 stars · 226 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A Bash script that automates Android APK reverse engineering tasks such as pulling, decoding, rebuilding, and patching APKs. It wraps apktool and automates Frida gadget injection, supporting split APKs and multiple architectures without requiring a rooted device.
Use cases
- pull an APK from a connected Android device
- decode an APK into readable resources and smali
- rebuild a decoded APK back into a binary APK
- patch an APK to load frida-gadget.so for instrumentation
- merge split APKs from app bundles into a single APK
- sign a rebuilt APK with apksigner
- instrument an app with Frida without rooting the device
When to choose
- you need to reverse engineer or dynamically instrument an Android app
- you want to inject Frida gadget into an APK without a rooted device
- you need to handle split APKs or app bundles
- you want to automate repetitive apktool/frida workflows from the command line
When to avoid
- you need a GUI-based reverse engineering tool
- you are doing static analysis only and don't need APK rebuilding or patching
- you need iOS or non-Android mobile reverse engineering
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
reverse-engineering security developer-tools cli reverse-engineering security mobile-development android-tools developer-tools cli android apk frida frida-gadget apktool split-apk objection shell-script mobile-security linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/ax/apk.sh · fetched 2026-08-28 · 2989dbbda0a8
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ax/apk.sh | main | 73 |
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