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meefik/busybox

BusyBox for Android observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/meefik/busybox · homepage · Java · GPL-2.0 (copyleft) 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: 3986
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 999
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1724 stars · 290 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

An Android application that installs BusyBox, a single small executable combining tiny versions of many common UNIX utilities, onto a rooted Android device. It supports arm, arm64, x86, and x86_64 architectures on Android 5+ and bundles 378 applets.

Use cases

  • install busybox on a rooted android phone
  • get unix utilities like awk, grep, and sed on android
  • provide a shell environment for android scripting
  • replace missing GNU fileutils and shellutils on android
  • set up busybox applets for linux deploy or other root tools

When to choose

  • you have a rooted Android device and need a full set of UNIX command-line utilities
  • you want a simple installer app from Google Play or GitHub releases
  • you need BusyBox applets for other root applications like Linux Deploy

When to avoid

  • your device is not rooted, since superuser permissions are required
  • you need full-featured GNU utilities rather than BusyBox's reduced applets
  • you want a maintained project with frequent updates - the latest release is from late 2023

Facets

application · maturity maintenance

cli developer-tools file-system android-tools developer-tools operating-systems busybox installer root unix-utilities shell command-line android

3 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
meefik/busyboxmain23

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