Is Apktool still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change today. Latest release v3.0.3, 4 months ago.

Widely used. 27k stars, 14 years old. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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How to install Apktool on macOS (iBotPeaches/Apktool) · gitmanual

How to install on macOS

iBotPeaches/Apktool

A tool for reverse engineering Android apk files

Kotlin/JVM#9patch#android#apk#apktool

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
Stars: ★ 27,117
Activity: Updated this month

Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (Apache-2.0).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change today. Latest release v3.0.3, 4 months ago.
Can I trust it?: Widely used27k stars, 14 years old. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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Will it work on macOS?

Yes, it runs on macOS

You'll build it yourself with JDK.

Your system

macOS Windows Linux

Start here

Docs ↗apktool.orgLinked from the README.Website ↗apktool.orgThe project's own site.

4 steps on macOS

Download setup.sh

Then run bash setup.sh. It stops at the first error and is safe to run again. Servers and tests aren't started; it lists them at the end. Read it first.

Clone the repository

Needs Git: xcode-select --install

git clone https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool.git
cd Apktool

2
Install the required runtimes
JDK 17
```
brew install openjdk@17
```
3
Install dependencies
```
./gradlew build -x test
```
4
Run it
```
./gradlew run
```

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