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APK Studio

Qt6 desktop front end that drives Apktool, JADX, uber-apk-signer and ADB from an IDE-style workspace for Android packages. It decodes an APK into smali and resources, optionally adds JADX Java output, then rebuilds, signs (with optional keystore generation and zipalign) and installs the result on a selected device; manufacturer framework files and extra Apktool arguments can be supplied. Decoded projects open in a file tree with syntax-highlighted smali, Java, XML and YAML editing, an image viewer, a hex editor and search across files.

Requirements & limits

  • Release at review: v6.3.0, published 2026-01-05 from the reviewed master commit, with a Linux x86_64 AppImage, a Windows x64 ZIP and a macOS DMG. The 6.x series began with v6.0.0 on 2025-12-03, following 5.2.4 from 2020, and no commits have landed since 2026-01-05. Source builds need CMake 3.16+, Qt 6.10.1+ (Core, Gui, Network, Widgets), a C++17 compiler, Git and the QHexView submodule.
  • The decoding, decompilation, signing and installation are done by the external tools. On first launch APK Studio can download Microsoft OpenJDK 11.0.29, the latest Apktool, JADX and uber-apk-signer GitHub releases and Google's latest platform-tools, or use installations configured in Settings; only the JDK version is pinned, and on macOS the automatic JDK is the Apple-silicon package. Its console shows the commands actually run, and the README asks users to separate Apktool problems from APK Studio issues.
  • APKs and any manufacturer framework files are supplied by the user; installation needs a device reachable through ADB. Decoded smali and JADX Java output are reconstructions to be checked, not original source. The README reports CI builds on Windows, Linux and macOS, and its disclaimer says the tool is not intended for piracy or other non-legal uses.
  • LGPL-3.0. Nothing was installed and no APKs were decoded.

About this entry

Type
Tool
Category
Android tools
Relationship
Foundation tool
Targets
App

Sources reviewed

The description was reviewed against primary sources. This does not establish runtime testing, security auditing or verified compatibility.

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Primary sources

  1. README.md GitHub · vaibhavpandeyvpz/apkstudio · Revision c6e2724
  2. README.md#L28-L58 GitHub · vaibhavpandeyvpz/apkstudio · Revision c6e2724
  3. sources/tooldownloadworker.cpp#L280-L323 GitHub · vaibhavpandeyvpz/apkstudio · Revision c6e2724
  4. sources/apkdecompileworker.cpp GitHub · vaibhavpandeyvpz/apkstudio · Revision c6e2724
  5. sources/apksignworker.cpp GitHub · vaibhavpandeyvpz/apkstudio · Revision c6e2724
  6. CMakeLists.txt GitHub · vaibhavpandeyvpz/apkstudio · Revision c6e2724
  7. .github/workflows/build.yml GitHub · vaibhavpandeyvpz/apkstudio · Revision c6e2724
  8. LICENSE GitHub · vaibhavpandeyvpz/apkstudio · Revision c6e2724
  9. https://github.com/vaibhavpandeyvpz/apkstudio/releases/tag/v6.3.0

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