# JesusFreke/smali

smali/baksmali

Repository: https://github.com/JesusFreke/smali
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/smali
Language: Java
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-01-17T22:59:22+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": 5092, "days_push": 959, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6628, forks 1117 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:45.808598+00:00)

## What it is
smali/baksmali is an assembler and disassembler for the dex bytecode format used by Android's Dalvik VM. It converts dex files to human-readable smali syntax and back, supporting the full dex format including annotations and debug info.

## Use cases
- disassemble an Android APK's dex files to readable smali code
- reassemble modified smali code back into dex format
- inspect and patch Android app bytecode
- analyze malware or obfuscated Android apps
- learn Dalvik dex bytecode internals

## When to choose
- you need to read, edit, or rebuild Android dex bytecode
- you're doing Android reverse engineering or APK patching
- you want full-fidelity round-trip conversion of dex files

## When to avoid
- you only need to decompile to Java source (use a decompiler like jadx instead)
- you're working with Java JVM bytecode rather than Android dex

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: parser, compiler, reverse-engineering, developer-tools
- domain: android-tools, reverse-engineering, developer-tools, compilers
- platform: jvm, cli, cross-platform
- tags: dex, dalvik, smali, baksmali, android, bytecode, disassembler, assembler, apk-modification

## Member repositories
- JesusFreke/smali (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:45.808598+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 2026-08-29T17:43:13.997345+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/JesusFreke/smali (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:45.808598+00:00, sha 4bd401dccbe3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.