Apk Repacker Revived is an APK editor that runs on the device itself. Pick an installed app or an
APK file, decompile it with apktool 3, change its code or resources, rebuild it with a bundled
aapt2, sign it and install it. Apps that come as split APKs can be merged into one ordinary APK
first (AntiSplit). No computer needed.
It is a modernised continuation of ApkRepacker by MrIkso: a new engine, a new toolchain, a reworked patcher and a full Material 3 Expressive interface.
Grab the latest signed APK from the Releases page.
Every push to main is built and published there automatically (see Releases).
On first start the app asks for All files access so it can read and write folders directly. It works without it, only slower for folder export and import (see Permissions).
- Decompile installed apps or APK files: resources only, code (smali) only, everything, or just unpack.
- All the usual apktool flags: only main classes, no debug info, keep broken resources, skip assets, force the manifest, and more. Save your choices as the default.
- Rebuild with the bundled 16 KB-aligned
aapt2: debuggable, user-CA network security config, copy the original manifest andMETA-INF, no PNG crunch, force. - Sign with v1, v2, v3 and v4 signatures, using the built-in key or your own keystore.
- Apps installed as split APKs (a base APK plus configuration splits) are marked Split in the Installed Apps list.
- AntiSplit & save APK merges the base and every split into one ordinary APK and saves it wherever you choose: signed (ready to install, with your signing key from Settings) or unsigned (to sign later with your own key).
- Split-APK archives (
.apks,.xapk,.apkm, or a.zipof APKs) opened in My Files get the same actions: convert & save, convert then decompile or simple edit, or use just the base APK. - Decompile and Simple edit on a split app ask first: AntiSplit (merge everything, then use the merged APK) or Base APK only.
- The merge is binary, done with ARSCLib: nothing is
decompiled, so it is fast and lossless (a 300 MB app merges in about 10 s). The app then:
- finds the base APK itself, so service-only apps without a launcher work too;
- refuses mismatched files, such as splits of another app or version;
- removes every split requirement from the manifest;
- keeps native libraries uncompressed and 16 KB page-aligned when the app needs that.
- Merges run in the background with notifications, and are cached per app version, so decompiling the same app again is instant.
- Apps protected by Google Play's anti-tamper check (PairIP) get a warning: a re-signed copy usually
refuses to run. Encrypted
.apkmfiles can't be opened by any tool.
- Apply one or more
.zippatches to the open project. Each patch is a small script (patch.txt) of rules: replace text or smali with regular expressions, add or remove files, merge resources and more. How to make patches. - The patch list shows the author, the number of rules and an Edits code tag for each patch.
- If a patch edits smali but the project was decompiled without it, you are asked whether to decompile the code now, continue anyway, or cancel. Only the code is decompiled; your decoded resources are left alone.
- Fast: consecutive rules that target the same files run in a single pass, with several files handled at once. The result is identical to running the rules one by one (checked byte for byte over thousands of files). On a Pixel 8 a five-rule patch over about 5,600 smali files went from 20 s to 2 s, and the 19-rule demo patch takes about 2 s.
- Native scanner: rules that search many files first ask a small Rust library
(
native/patchscan) which files can match at all, reading them in parallel. The Java rule then runs only on those files, so the result and the log are exactly the same as without it (checked byte for byte, plus 115,000 fuzzed regexes against Android's own regex engine). On a Pixel 8 that makes patching 3-5x faster on big apps: a 19-rule patch over 59,000 smali files dropped from 29 s to 10 s. - Works with APK Editor patches: Windows line endings, a BOM, a patch zipped inside a folder,
" />"in a MATCH (apktool writes"/>"),[MERGE]resource bundles, and activities added withoutandroid:exported(required on Android 12+) are all handled.[SIGNATURE_REVISE]finds the original certificate in v1, v2 or v3 signatures, or in the installed app.
- Export any project as a ZIP (a few seconds for a 7,000-file project) or into a folder.
- Import a project from a ZIP or a folder. A folder of several projects imports them all, and projects made with desktop apktool load too.
- Name clashes are handled for you (
Name (2)), and the ZIP import refuses entries that try to escape the project folder.
- A code editor with syntax highlighting, tabs, find and replace (regex), go to line and a symbol bar.
- File manager with image viewer, copy, move, rename and a project tree.
- Editors for strings, colours and dimens, and project-wide search.
Decompiling, building, patching and exporting or importing all run as foreground services:
- Leave the app, lock the phone or switch apps. The work keeps going and is not killed.
- A progress notification while it runs and a finished notification when it ends.
- A wake lock keeps the CPU awake for the length of a job (with a time limit), and the app can ask to be excluded from battery optimisation so long jobs are not paused.
- Come back at any time. The screen re-attaches to the running job and its log, instead of starting over.
Material 3 Expressive: spring motion, adaptive layouts (bottom bar on phones, navigation rail on wide screens), predictive back, light and dark themes, an alternative Rena colour scheme and Material You dynamic colour.
- Decompile: Installed Apps → pick an app → Decompile.
- Edit: open the project from Home; change files in the editor, or tap the patch icon to apply patches.
- Build: tap the wrench. The signed APK is written to the output folder and offered for install.
| Permission | Why |
|---|---|
| All files access | Read and write folders you choose directly (fast folder export/import, file manager). Optional. |
| Notifications | Progress and finished notifications for background jobs. |
| Foreground service (data sync) | Keeps long jobs alive when the app is in the background. |
| Ignore battery optimisation | Asked once, so very long jobs are not throttled. Optional. |
| Wake lock | Keeps the CPU running during a job. Released when it ends. |
| Install / uninstall packages | Install the rebuilt app and remove the original. |
| Query all packages | List the apps you can decompile. |
- Low-RAM friendly: bulk jobs use as many worker threads as the device's cores and memory allow (up to 8 on a flagship, 2 on a small phone), and stream data instead of loading whole projects into memory.
- Built for Android 6.0 to 16 (API 23 to 36): notification permission, foreground-service types, scoped storage and the 6-hour data-sync limit are handled, with fallbacks for older versions. Developed and tested on a Pixel 8.
- Tablets and wide screens get a navigation rail and multi-column lists.
You need JDK 17 or newer, the Android SDK with an NDK, and Rust (rustup) with the Android targets for the native patch scanner:
rustup target add aarch64-linux-android armv7-linux-androideabi x86_64-linux-android./gradlew :app:assembleDebug # debug APK
./gradlew :app:assembleRelease # R8-minified release APK (unsigned unless signing env vars are set)APKs are written to app/build/outputs/apk/.
| Tool | Version |
|---|---|
| Gradle | 9.8.1 |
| Android Gradle Plugin | 9.4.1 |
| Kotlin | 2.4.20 |
| Material Components | 1.14.0 |
| apktool | 3.0.3 |
| Rust (native patch scanner) | stable, regex + rayon |
The app module is Kotlin only. The other modules are codeeditor, colorpicker, common,
expandablerecyclerview, photoview and vectormaster.
Projects are stored in Android/data/com.riyadm.apkrepacker/files/projects.
Every push to main builds a signed release APK with GitHub Actions and publishes it as a
GitHub Release, with notes listing the new commits. The version goes up by itself: each push
publishes the next patch version (v1.0.6, v1.0.7, ...) with a matching versionCode, and a
new major or minor version starts when you raise versionName in app/build.gradle. To set it up for your
own fork you only add your signing key as repository secrets: docs/RELEASING.md
walks through it step by step.
Riyad M. is a mobile application security consultant, security researcher and reverse engineer based in Bangladesh, working with teams worldwide. Android security analysis, Frida scripting, SSL pinning and integrity check bypass, and mobile forensics are the main areas of work.
| Website | riyadm.com |
| Telegram | @riyadmondol2006 (preferred) |
| wa.me/8801711798409 | |
| riyadmondol2006@gmail.com | |
| This project | riyadmondol2006/ApkRepacker-Revived |
| Telegram channel | @ApkRepacker (updates and releases) |
| GitHub | riyadmondol2006 |
| riyadmondol2006 | |
| YouTube | @reversesio |
| X / Twitter | @riyadmondol2006 |
| Reversesio | reversesio.com |
- Android Signature & Integrity Check Bypass
- Frida Sign Hook Generator
- Android Root Detection Bypass (Frida)
- SSL Root Frida Bypass
- Frida DEX Dump
- iOS SSL Bypass & Traffic Monitor
Based on the original ApkRepacker by MrIkso. Split APKs are merged with ARSCLib by REAndroid; the idea of an on-device merger comes from AntiSplit-M. Open source libraries are listed under About → Licenses in the app.
Use this tool only on apps you own or have permission to modify. You are responsible for following the law and the terms of any app you change.