# zhkl0228/unidbg

Allows you to emulate an Android native library, and an experimental  iOS emulation

Repository: https://github.com/zhkl0228/unidbg
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/unidbg
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: android, emulator, unicorn, capstone, keystone, debugger, ios, emulation, dynarmic, hypervisor, unidbg, xhook, fishhook, whale, kvm, mcp
Last push: 2026-08-25T07:45:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 79/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 41, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2745, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 181, "gap_med": 545, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5165, forks 1182 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:11.540691+00:00)

## What it is
A Java-based framework that emulates Android (and experimentally iOS) native libraries on non-ARM hosts, including JNI, syscalls, and ARM32/ARM64 instruction emulation. It includes hooking, debugging, tracing, and an MCP server for AI-assisted debugging.

## Use cases
- emulate an Android native library without a device
- reverse engineer Android native code
- call JNI functions from an emulated ARM binary
- debug ARM assembly with breakpoints and tracing
- analyze iOS native libraries with fishhook and objc runtime
- let AI tools like Cursor assist with native code debugging via MCP

## When to choose
- you need to run or analyze Android .so files without a rooted device or emulator
- you want to reverse engineer or fuzz native Android/iOS code from Java
- you need fast ARM emulation with backends like dynarmic or Apple hypervisor

## When to avoid
- you need to emulate full Android apps with UI rather than native libraries
- you need production iOS emulation - it is experimental
- you are not comfortable working at the native/assembly level

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: simulation, reverse-engineering, security, mcp
- domain: security, reverse-engineering, mobile-development, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform, jvm, cli
- tags: android-native-emulation, jni, arm-emulator, unicorn, ios-emulation, hooking, ai-debugging, debugging, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- zhkl0228/unidbg (main) score 79

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:11.540691+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 2026-08-29T18:01:53.160739+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/zhkl0228/unidbg (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:11.540691+00:00, sha 30ef7e882a78)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.