# newbit1/rootAVD

Script to root AVDs running with QEMU Emulator from Android Studio

Repository: https://github.com/newbit1/rootAVD
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rootavd
Language: Shell
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-10-19T18:36:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2059, "days_push": 1049, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1821, forks 239 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:40.990447+00:00)

## What it is
A shell script that roots Android Studio Virtual Devices (AVDs) running on the QEMU emulator by installing Magisk, patching fstab, and optionally installing custom or AOSP prebuilt kernels. It works across macOS, Windows, and Linux hosts.

## Use cases
- root an Android Studio emulator AVD with Magisk
- patch the fstab of an Android virtual device
- install a custom kernel and modules on an AVD
- install AOSP prebuilt kernel on an emulator
- set up a rooted Android emulator for security testing
- install USB host permissions module for Magisk on AVD

## When to choose
- you need a rooted Android emulator for pentesting or reverse engineering
- you want to automate Magisk installation on Android Studio AVDs
- you need to swap kernels on QEMU-based Android emulators

## When to avoid
- you want to root a physical Android device
- you need a maintained tool - the GitHub repo was archived in October 2023 and moved to GitLab
- you use non-QEMU emulators other than those supported like BlueStacks

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, developer-tools, cli
- domain: android-tools, security, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: android-emulator, avd, magisk, rooting, shell-script, archived, command-line, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- newbit1/rootAVD (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:40.990447+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 2026-08-30T03:19:57.320348+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/newbit1/rootAVD (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:40.990447+00:00, sha 93fbabc14a2a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.