# google/enjarify

Repository: https://github.com/google/enjarify
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/enjarify
Language: Python
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2019-11-06T18:45:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4109, "days_push": 2492, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2747, forks 539 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:17.448143+00:00)

## What it is
Enjarify is a Python 3 tool that translates Dalvik bytecode from Android APK/DEX files into equivalent Java bytecode (JAR), enabling Java analysis tools to inspect Android apps. It is a more robust alternative to dex2jar, handling many edge cases that cause dex2jar to fail.

## Use cases
- convert an apk to a jar for analysis
- translate dalvik bytecode to java bytecode
- analyze android apps with java tools
- decompile dex files
- reverse engineer android applications
- convert multidex apk to single jar

## When to choose
- you need to analyze Android apps with Java-based tools like jadx or bytecode analyzers
- dex2jar fails or silently produces incorrect output on edge cases
- you need correct handling of unicode class names, implicit casts, or unusual control flow

## When to avoid
- you need translated metadata such as line numbers, sourcefile attributes, or annotations
- you want actively maintained software - development moved to Storyyeller/enjarify
- you need a fast native tool - it is pure Python and slower than alternatives

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: compiler, parser, reverse-engineering, security, developer-tools
- domain: reverse-engineering, security, developer-tools, parsers
- platform: windows, python, cli, cross-platform
- tags: dalvik, android, apk, dex, java-bytecode, bytecode-translation, static-analysis, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- google/enjarify (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:17.448143+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 2026-08-30T08:19:00.994688+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/google/enjarify (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:17.448143+00:00, sha cbff2b0c146a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.