topjohnwu/libsu

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2099 stars · 412 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

libsu is an Android library providing a complete solution for apps that need root (superuser) permissions. It wraps the Unix root shell process with high-level Java APIs and enables launching and managing root services over IPC, including running Java/Kotlin and native C/C++ code with root privileges.

Use cases

• run shell commands with root permissions in an Android app
• create and manage root services over IPC on Android
• execute root shell scripts from Java or Kotlin
• run native C/C++ code with root privileges via JNI
• access remote file systems with root on Android
• preload and cache a shared root shell in an app

When to choose

• you are building an Android app that requires root access
• you need robust, high-level APIs over the raw root shell process
• you want to run privileged code in a root service over IPC
• you want a maintained library from the Magisk author

When to avoid

• your app does not need root/superuser permissions
• you target non-Android platforms
• you only need to run non-privileged shell commands

Facets

library · maturity active

sdk developer-tools security android-tools developer-tools security jvm root-access android shell ipc root-services jni

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