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google/bundletool

Bundletool is a command-line tool to manipulate Android App Bundles observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/google/bundletool · homepage · Java · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

63/100

  • Activity 57
  • Release rhythm 49
  • 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: 83.5
  • age_days: 3043
  • days_rel: 261
  • days_push: 261
  • n_releases_24m: 5

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

4028 stars · 427 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

Bundletool is Google's command-line tool for building, manipulating, and testing Android App Bundles (.aab) and Android SDK Bundles. It can generate APKs for all device configurations, install the right APKs on a connected device, and verify code transparency signatures.

Use cases

  • build an android app bundle from compiled modules
  • generate apks from an aab file for local testing
  • install split apks on a connected device matching its specs
  • test app bundle delivery before uploading to google play
  • extract device spec json from an android device
  • verify code transparency signature in an aab or apk
  • build an android sdk bundle for runtime-enabled sdks

When to choose

  • you publish Android apps to Google Play and need to build or validate .aab files
  • you want to test split-APK installation locally without uploading to Play
  • you need to generate device-specific APKs from an app bundle in CI
  • you work with runtime-enabled SDKs and Android SDK Bundles

When to avoid

  • you only need to build APKs, not app bundles - Gradle alone suffices
  • you need a GUI-based bundle workflow - Android Studio covers that
  • you are not developing for Android at all

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

build-tool cli developer-tools testing mobile-development developer-tools android-tools cli jvm cross-platform android-app-bundle aab apk google-play java split-apks code-transparency android

10 sources

Member repositories

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