# APKEditor

> Command-line APK editor built on ARSCLib that decodes an APK's binary resources and DEX into editable JSON, XML or smali and rebuilds a package from them, independent of aapt and aapt2. It also merges split bundles such as XAPK, APKM and APKS, refactors obfuscated resource names, and prints package information.

- Type: Tool
- Targets: App
- Category: Android tools
- Relationship: Foundation tool
- Sources reviewed: 2026-10-19
- Added to the catalog: 2026-10-19
- Original resource: <https://github.com/REAndroid/APKEditor>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/REAndroid/APKEditor/blob/5621fe6750b828ce0bfd99ec7f42ee8b5fe75497/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/apkeditor/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/apkeditor/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/apkeditor/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- Runs as a single executable JAR on a Java runtime; the Gradle build targets Java 8 source and target compatibility, and the README notes large inputs may need an increased -Xmx heap to avoid an OutOfMemoryError.
- Operates on APK files the user supplies; the README documents decoding to XML source for un-obfuscated packages only, and rebuilding a package is distinct from recovering original Java source. Apache-2.0 licensed.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/REAndroid/APKEditor/blob/5621fe6750b828ce0bfd99ec7f42ee8b5fe75497/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/REAndroid/APKEditor/blob/5621fe6750b828ce0bfd99ec7f42ee8b5fe75497/LICENSE>
3. <https://github.com/REAndroid/APKEditor/blob/5621fe6750b828ce0bfd99ec7f42ee8b5fe75497/build.gradle>

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