apkdev
apkdev is an open-source command-line toolkit for Android developers and security researchers. It enables building, reverse engineering, extracting metadata, and managing Android APK files, streamlining APK analysis and development workflows.
Overview
4 featuresIn the Reverse engineering & binary analysis space, apkdev takes a focused approach. Building, reverse engineering, and managing Android APK files from the command line. It is built as an open-source project for android developers and security researchers. The project is open source (MIT). It ships for the command line.
Behind apkdev is earendil-works, and it first shipped in 2026. Key capabilities include APK building, reverse engineering, and metadata extraction.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
- APK building
- Reverse engineering
- Metadata extraction
- Device management
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Frequently asked questions about apkdev
- What does apkdev do?
- Building, reverse engineering, and managing Android APK files from the command line. It is catalogued under Reverse engineering & binary analysis on PulseGate.
- Who should use apkdev?
- apkdev is an open-source project built for android developers and security researchers.
- Is apkdev free?
- Yes — apkdev is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
- What platforms does apkdev run on?
- apkdev runs on the command line.
- Is apkdev still maintained?
- Activity appears to have slowed — PulseGate's most recent liveness signals classify this listing as stale.
- What are alternatives to apkdev?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include fingerprint-coherence, Assembly Chat, and Binsider.fingerprint-coherenceAssembly ChatBinsider
- Who develops apkdev?
- apkdev is developed by earendil-works.
- How long has apkdev been around?
- apkdev first shipped in 2026.
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