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
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
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
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/CodingGay/BlackDex · fetched 2026-08-28 · 56575e9e71d2
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| CodingGay/BlackDex | main | 23 |
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