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smali/baksmali (Google fork)

Assemble and disassemble Android DEX bytecode using Google’s continuation of smali/baksmali.

Targets: App
Category: Android tools
Relationship: Foundation tool
Sources reviewed: 2026-10-29

Stars: 408
Last commit: 2026-08-25
Language: Java

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Build and test with OpenJDK 11; the README states newer OpenJDK versions are unsupported by parts of the build. Command-line use requires the fat JAR build.
This fork changes the namespace to com.android.tools.smali and publishes 3.x artifacts through Google Maven. It is distinct from the unmaintained original org.jf 2.x project and provides bytecode assembly/disassembly, not Java-source decompilation.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{google-smali,
  title = {{smali/baksmali (Google fork)}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/google/smali}},
  url = {https://github.com/google/smali},
  urldate = {2026-10-29},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/google-smali/}}
}

Plain text

smali/baksmali (Google fork). https://github.com/google/smali (accessed 2026-10-29). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/google-smali/

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README.md GitHub · google/smali · Revision 1a36aa3