APK Explorer & Editor

An open-source APK explorer/Editor & Split APK/App bundle Installer for Android!

AppID:	com.apk.editor
Author:	sunilpaulmathew
License:	GPL-3.0-or-later
Donation:	Webpage LiberaPay
InRepoSince:	2021-03-22
LastRepoUpdate:	2024-03-04
LastAppUpdate:	2023-11-12
LastVersion:	v0.28
Categories:	System
APK source:	Github
Google Play:	Check if it's there

APK Explorer & Editor (AEE) includes a set of open-source tools mainly designed to explore the contents of an installed application on an Android device. Additionally, AEE offers a feature-rich APK/Split APK's/App bundle installer which allows users to pick and install files from device storage. Please Note: This is the full version of AEE. The Google Play version lacks editing capabilities as well as features such as APK/App Bundle signing.

Features

A beautifully designed list view of installed applications.
Explore and navigate through the contents of an installed application.
Export and easily manage (install, share etc.) APK's/Split APK's into device storage.
Includes a feature-rich APK/Split APK/App bundle installer (easily pick and install files from device storage)
Easily extract an app icon by single-clicking on it.
Provides basic information about important resource files.
View graphics, texts, binary XML, and many more.
Save/Export individual resource files to device storage.
Edit text/binary XML files using an in-built text editor (still, a bit buggy especially when working with big APK's).
Delete or replaces resources.
Assemble modified smali files into new classes (.dex).
Create signed APK's/App Bundles after the above-mentioned processes.
Resign APK's/bundles with AEE custom key.
Elegantly designed user interface with an auto-dark/light theme.
A lot more.

Translations

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Documentation

How-To

WhatsNew:

* Implement exploring APK files picked from storage.
* Added option to batch delete and export files from APK explorer.
* Show APK details before installation (only for single APK installation).
* Updated build tools and dependencies.
* Updated translations.
* Miscellaneous changes.

Hint: This app is available in both, F-Droid Main and IzzyOnDroid repos.

Download Website Source Issues ChangeLog

While you can download the APKs here directly, you should preferably use an F-Droid client so the app stays up-to-date on your device. Some clients have this repo enabled by default, e.g. Neo Store or, of course, the IzzyOnDroid client by Sunil. With others (like the official client) you'll have to add this repo manually (see the hint on top of the package list for how to do that).

Packages

Version v0.28 (2024-03-04)

Android Versions:

Target: 13.0
MinVer: 6.0

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21 Libraries detected:

Libraries:

Android Support v4 (Development Framework)
The Android Support Library is not actually a single library, but rather a collection of libraries that can roughly be divided into two groups: compatibility and component libraries. For details, please see Understanding the Android Support Library.
AndroidX Activity (Utility)
provides the base Activity subclass and the relevant hooks to build a composable structure on top.
Android Jetpack Annotations (Utility)
library that contains the annotations for Android Jetpack.
AppCompat (Utility)
support newer Android features on older Android versions.
Constraint Layout Library (Utility)
library to reduce the number of nested views needed.
Coordinatorlayout (UI Component)
AndroidX library to position top-level application widgets, such as AppBarLayout and FloatingActionButton.
Androidx Core (Utility)
a static library that you can add to your Android application in order to use APIs that are either not available for older platform versions or utility APIs that aren't a part of the framework APIs.
Android Emoji2 Compat (UI Component)
core library to enable emoji compatibility in Kitkat and newer devices to avoid the empty emoji characters.
AndroidX Fragment (UI Component)
AndroidX library to encapsulate part of the user interface or behavior into reusable components.
Lifecycle (Utility)
perform actions in response to a change in the lifecycle status of another component, such as activities and fragments.
Recyclerview (Utility)
display large sets of data in your UI while minimizing memory usage.
Android Activity Saved State (Utility)
provides the base Activity subclass and the relevant hooks to build a composable structure on top.
Startup (Utility)
AndroidX library to implement a straightforward, performant way to initialize components at app startup.
Android Jetpack VersionedParcelable (Utility)
Provides a stable but relatively compact binary serialization format that can be passed across processes or persisted safely.
Viewpager (UI Component)
AndroidX library to display Views or Fragments in a swipeable format.
AndroidX Widget ViewPager2 (UI Component)
replaces AndroidX ViewPager, addressing most of its predecessor’s pain-points, including right-to-left layout support, vertical orientation, modifiable Fragment collections, etc.
aXML (Utility)
Java library to decode and encode android binary XML (aXML).
Google Material Design (Utility)
library to help with material design guidelines.
Crash Reporter (Development Aid)
library that will record and prompt to share the log to configured contactDetails after the occurrence of any crash.
sCommon (Utility)
a library sharing common code-base.
kotlinx.coroutines (Utility)
library support for Kotlin coroutines.

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Version v0.27 (2023-08-25)

Android Versions:

Target: 13.0
MinVer: 6.0

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21 Libraries detected:

Libraries:

Android Support v4 (Development Framework)
The Android Support Library is not actually a single library, but rather a collection of libraries that can roughly be divided into two groups: compatibility and component libraries. For details, please see Understanding the Android Support Library.
AndroidX Activity (Utility)
provides the base Activity subclass and the relevant hooks to build a composable structure on top.
Android Jetpack Annotations (Utility)
library that contains the annotations for Android Jetpack.
AppCompat (Utility)
support newer Android features on older Android versions.
Constraint Layout Library (Utility)
library to reduce the number of nested views needed.
Coordinatorlayout (UI Component)
AndroidX library to position top-level application widgets, such as AppBarLayout and FloatingActionButton.
Androidx Core (Utility)
a static library that you can add to your Android application in order to use APIs that are either not available for older platform versions or utility APIs that aren't a part of the framework APIs.
Android Emoji2 Compat (UI Component)
core library to enable emoji compatibility in Kitkat and newer devices to avoid the empty emoji characters.
AndroidX Fragment (UI Component)
AndroidX library to encapsulate part of the user interface or behavior into reusable components.
Lifecycle (Utility)
perform actions in response to a change in the lifecycle status of another component, such as activities and fragments.
Recyclerview (Utility)
display large sets of data in your UI while minimizing memory usage.
Android Activity Saved State (Utility)
provides the base Activity subclass and the relevant hooks to build a composable structure on top.
Startup (Utility)
AndroidX library to implement a straightforward, performant way to initialize components at app startup.
Android Jetpack VersionedParcelable (Utility)
Provides a stable but relatively compact binary serialization format that can be passed across processes or persisted safely.
Viewpager (UI Component)
AndroidX library to display Views or Fragments in a swipeable format.
AndroidX Widget ViewPager2 (UI Component)
replaces AndroidX ViewPager, addressing most of its predecessor’s pain-points, including right-to-left layout support, vertical orientation, modifiable Fragment collections, etc.
aXML (Utility)
Java library to decode and encode android binary XML (aXML).
Google Material Design (Utility)
library to help with material design guidelines.
Crash Reporter (Development Aid)
library that will record and prompt to share the log to configured contactDetails after the occurrence of any crash.
sCommon (Utility)
a library sharing common code-base.
kotlinx.coroutines (Utility)
library support for Kotlin coroutines.

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Version v0.25 (2023-02-02)

Android Versions:

Target: 13.0
MinVer: 6.0

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21 Libraries detected:

Libraries:

Android Support v4 (Development Framework)
The Android Support Library is not actually a single library, but rather a collection of libraries that can roughly be divided into two groups: compatibility and component libraries. For details, please see Understanding the Android Support Library.
AndroidX Activity (Utility)
provides the base Activity subclass and the relevant hooks to build a composable structure on top.
Android Jetpack Annotations (Utility)
library that contains the annotations for Android Jetpack.
AppCompat (Utility)
support newer Android features on older Android versions.
Constraint Layout Library (Utility)
library to reduce the number of nested views needed.
Coordinatorlayout (UI Component)
AndroidX library to position top-level application widgets, such as AppBarLayout and FloatingActionButton.
Androidx Core (Utility)
a static library that you can add to your Android application in order to use APIs that are either not available for older platform versions or utility APIs that aren't a part of the framework APIs.
Android Emoji2 Compat (UI Component)
core library to enable emoji compatibility in Kitkat and newer devices to avoid the empty emoji characters.
AndroidX Fragment (UI Component)
AndroidX library to encapsulate part of the user interface or behavior into reusable components.
Lifecycle (Utility)
perform actions in response to a change in the lifecycle status of another component, such as activities and fragments.
Recyclerview (Utility)
display large sets of data in your UI while minimizing memory usage.
Android Activity Saved State (Utility)
provides the base Activity subclass and the relevant hooks to build a composable structure on top.
Startup (Utility)
AndroidX library to implement a straightforward, performant way to initialize components at app startup.
Android Jetpack VersionedParcelable (Utility)
Provides a stable but relatively compact binary serialization format that can be passed across processes or persisted safely.
Viewpager (UI Component)
AndroidX library to display Views or Fragments in a swipeable format.
AndroidX Widget ViewPager2 (UI Component)
replaces AndroidX ViewPager, addressing most of its predecessor’s pain-points, including right-to-left layout support, vertical orientation, modifiable Fragment collections, etc.
Google Material Design (Utility)
library to help with material design guidelines.
Crash Reporter (Development Aid)
library that will record and prompt to share the log to configured contactDetails after the occurrence of any crash.
sCommon (Utility)
a library sharing common code-base.
kotlinx.coroutines (Utility)
library support for Kotlin coroutines.
aXML (Utility)
Java library to decode and encode android binary XML (aXML).

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