Apktool focuses on decoding Android package resources and structure, including manifests and resource tables. Select it when the question concerns packaged strings, XML, layouts or identifiers rather than a Java-like method view. Keep the exact APK hash and compare resource references with code where needed. Decoded declarations do not establish actual device behavior.
Resource questions
A resource ID can connect a code reference to a localized string or XML value. Record the decoded output alongside the original package so another analyst can check how a value was obtained.
Limits
Packaging and resources are only one part of an app. Decompiled DEX code, native libraries, server responses and runtime permissions may require separate tools or a controlled device test.
Requirements & evidence
- Resource type
- Tool
- Category
- Android resources
- Host platforms
- Unknown
- Targets
- android
- Level
- Unknown
- Price / availability
- Unknown
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Interface
- CLI
- Input formats
- Unknown
- Architectures
- Unknown
- REA integration
- Unknown
- MCP support
- Unknown
- Maintenance
- Unknown
- Repository activity
- 2026-11-02T09:04:06Z
- Archived
- No
- Source checked
- 2026-11-03T04:27:27.190970+00:00
Latest observed repository release: v3.0.3. Latest GitHub release in this repository; may belong to one component, not the entire product.
Repository: Official repository
Primary sources
- https://api.github.com/repos/iBotPeaches/Apktool
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ibotpeaches/apktool/main/README.md
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ibotpeaches/apktool/main/LICENSE.md
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