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CodingGay/BlackDex

BlackDex is an Android unpack(dexdump) tool, it supports Android 5.0~12 and need not rely to any environment. BlackDex can run on any Android mobile phone or emulator, you can unpack APK File in several seconds. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/CodingGay/BlackDex · C++ · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

23/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • 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: n/a
  • age_days: 1930
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 1029
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

6439 stars · 1320 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

BlackDex is an Android app that unpacks DEX files from installed or uninstalled APKs on Android 5.0-12 without requiring root, Xposed, Frida, or Magisk. It dumps DEX via DexFile cookies and offers a deep-unpack mode that repairs instruction-extraction (nop) packing.

Use cases

  • unpack a packed android apk to recover dex files
  • dump dex from an installed app without root
  • analyze hardened android apps for security research
  • extract dex from an apk without installing it
  • repair nop'd methods from instruction-extraction packers
  • run an unpacker on an emulator or any phone

When to choose

  • you need to unpack Android apps on 5.0-12 without root or custom environments
  • you want fast, on-device dex dumping in seconds
  • you need to handle first-, second-, and third-generation packers including instruction extraction

When to avoid

  • the target app actively detects virtualization or hooking environments
  • you need guaranteed 100% recovery of extracted instructions or decryption of protected code
  • you need support for Android versions outside 5.0-12 or the matching 32/64-bit build

Facets

application · maturity maintenance

reverse-engineering security parser security reverse-engineering android-tools developer-tools dexdump unpacker apk unpacking no-root-required virtualapp dex-repair android

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Member repositories

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CodingGay/BlackDexmain23

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