Software for creating, managing, and modifying applications for Android devices.
APK Tools is a freeware programming app and developed by kermage for Windows.
The download has been tested by an editor here on a PC and a list of features has been compiled; see below. We've also created some screenshots of APK Tools to illustrate the user interface and show the overall usage and features of this programming program.
User interface for several APK tools for development of Android apps
APK Tools is a complete fresh set of tools developed from scratch inspired by existing tools available out there.
APK Tools seamlessly integrates the best open-source tools.
Includes the following projects: Android Tools, apktool, smali/backsmali, roptipng, signapk.
Features of APK Tools
- All-in-one tool: ADB Push/Pull, Extract, Optimize, Zip, Sign, Zipalign, Install, Decompile, Compile.
- Android market supported: Generate and sign APKs with own private key.
- Based on latest available tools.
- Build an APK from Smali and resources.
- Decode all the resources from an APK.
- Decompile the APK to Java source.
- Disassemble the APK to Dalvik bytecode aka Smali.
- GUI Version: Faster and easier APK handling.
- Great user interaction: less prone to errors (More information and warning during operation).
- Install and use of framework with custom tags.
- Log activities with time stamp and use date as log filename.
- Rebuild an APK in Debug mode for dynamic analysis.
- Sign the APK seamlessly during the build.
- Supports drag and drop file: access files anywhere.
- Works every time and anywhere: No problem with paths and filename containing spaces or weird characters.
Compatibility and License
APK Tools is provided under a freeware license on Windows from programming software with no restrictions on usage. Download and installation of this PC software is free and 1.0.0 is the latest version last time we checked.
What version of Windows can APK Tools run on?
APK Tools can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It runs on both 32-bit and 64-bit systems with no dedicated 64-bit download provided.
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