APK Lab

The ultimate android static analysis and RE experience right inside your VS Code.

APKLab seamlessly integrates the best open-source tools: Apktool, uber-apk-signer 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 android app
• Disassemble android app to dalvik bytecode aka smali
• Decompile android app to Java (Coming soon!)
• Analyze & Hack effectively with feature rich VS Code
• Build an APK from smali and resources
• Sign the APK seamlessly during build
• Install the APK directly from VS Code
• Support for Apktool-style projects
• Support for most Apktool cli arguments
• Android resource frameworks management (Coming soon!)
• Configure your own app signing certificate (Coming soon!)
• 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

  

• Or Just open an existing Apktool project folder

ReBuild and Sign APK

• Right-Click on or inside apktool.yml file ➜ APKLab: Rebuild the APK

  

Install APK to device

• Right-Click on .apk file (in dist directory) ➜ APKLab: Install the APK

  

Requirements

• JDK 8+

  Run java -version in your Shell, if not found download from here.

• adb

  Run adb devices in your Shell, if not found check this guide.

• Smalise (recommended)

  It makes working with smali files a breeze.

Extension Settings

• apklab.apktoolPath: Full Path of apktool.jar. If you're using different version of it, change it like:

  "apklab.apktoolPath": "/home/oozer/downloads/apktool_2.4.1.jar"

• apklab.apkSignerPath: Full Path of uber-apk-signer.jar. If you're using different version of it, change it like:

  "apklab.apkSignerPath": "/home/oozer/downloads/uber-apk-signer-1.1.0.jar"

Contribution Guide

For bug report, feature request or simply discussing an idea, please open an issue here. PRs are always welcome.

Changelog

Credits

• Feimaomii for the awesome logo
• iBotPeaches, brutall and JesusFreke for Apktool & Smali
• patrickfav for uber-apk-signer