A tool for reverse engineering 3rd party, closed, binary Android apps. It can decode resources to nearly original form and rebuild them after making some modifications. It also makes working with an app easier because of the project like file structure and automation of some repetitive tasks like building apk, etc.
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usage: apktool -advance,--advanced prints advance information. -version,--version prints the version then exits usage: apktool if|install-framework [options] <framework.apk> -p,--frame-path <dir> Stores framework files into <dir>. -t,--tag <tag> Tag frameworks using <tag>. usage: apktool d[ecode] [options] <file_apk> -f,--force Force delete destination directory. -o,--output <dir> The name of folder that gets written. D -p,--frame-path <dir> Uses framework files located in <dir>. -r,--no-res Do not decode resources. -s,--no-src Do not decode sources. -t,--frame-tag <tag> Uses framework files tagged by <tag>. usage: apktool b[uild] [options] <app_path> -f,--force-all Skip changes detection and build all fi -o,--output <dir> The name of apk that gets written. Defa -p,--frame-path <dir> Uses framework files located in <dir>.