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APKLab
APKLab
The ultimate Android RE experience right inside your VS Code.
APKLab seamlessly integrates the best open-source tools: Quark-Engine, Apktool, Jadx, uber-apk-signer, apk-mitm and more
to the excellent VS Code so you can focus on app analysis and get it done without leaving the IDE.
APKLab seamlessly integrates the best open-source tools: Quark-Engine, Apktool, Jadx, uber-apk-signer, apk-mitm and more
to the excellent VS Code so you can focus on app analysis and get it done without leaving the IDE.
Features
- Decode all the resources from an APK
- Disassemble the APK to Dalvik bytecode aka Smali
- Decompile the APK to Java source
- Malware Analysis using Quark-Engine
- Initialize project directory as Git repo
- Analyze & Hack effectively with feature-rich VS Code
- Apply MITM patch for HTTPS inspection
- Build an APK from Smali and resources
- Rebuild an APK in Debug mode for dynamic analysis
- Sign the APK seamlessly during the build
- Install the APK directly from VS Code
- Support for Apktool-style projects (
apktool.yml) - Support for most Apktool CLI arguments
- Android resource frameworks management (Coming soon!)
- Support for user-provided keystore for APK signing
- Download and configure missing dependencies
- Excellent Smali language support with Smalise
- Supports Linux, Windows, and Mac
Getting Started
Open APK or Apktool project
- Open the Command Palette (
Ctrl+Shift+P) ➜APKLab: Open an APK
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- Or Just open an existing Apktool project folder
Apply MITM patch
- Right-Click on or inside
apktool.ymlfile ➜APKLab: Prepare for HTTPS inspection
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ReBuild and Sign APK
- Right-Click on
.apkfile (indistdirectory) ➜APKLab: Install the APK
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Install APK to device
- Right-Click on
.apkfile (indistdirectory) ➜APKLab: Install the APK
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Clean ApkTool frameworks dir
- Open the Command Palette (
Ctrl+Shift+P) ➜APKLab: Empty ApkTool Framework Dir
Requirements
- JDK 8+
- adb
- quark-engine >=21.01.6 (for malware analysis)
Known Issues
Contribution Guide
For bug reports, feature requests or simply discussing an idea, please open an issue here. PRs are always welcome.Source Code
Credits
- Feimaomii for the awesome logo
- Aman Sharma for active contribution
- Niklas Higi for apk-mitm
- Shaun Dang, JunWei Song & KunYu Chen for Quark-Engine
- iBotPeaches, brutall and JesusFreke for Apktool & Smali
- patrickfav for uber-apk-signer
- skylot for Jadx
- Loyie King for Smalise