Recomp / RE tooling / Android
jadx
Command-line and GUI decompiler that produces Java source from Android Dex bytecode and APK packages.
Tool Human-led releasedFacts
- Original
- Android Dex and APK files
- Platform
- Android
- Method
- Tool
- Provenance
- Human-led · Repo created 2013, predates AI coding tools (GitHub) what this means
- Status
- released
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Team
- skylot
- Started
- 2013-03
- Runs on
- Windows, Linux, macOS
- Needs the original
- No
How to get it legally
Download it from the official repository. No original files are needed.
This project was rebuilt by skylot. Facts last checked 2026-10-14.
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