A pure java apk parser, to read encoded xml file and get apk infos, with no need for appt/dexdump binarys.

Fuctions

For now, the following is (partially) supported:

• resource table by ResourceTableParser
• binary xml file by BinaryXmlParser
• dex file by DexParser
• certificate by CetificateParser

Dev

If maven is used, you can add dependency:

        <dependency>
            <groupId>net.dongliu.apk-parser</groupId>
            <artifactId>apk-parser</artifactId>
            <version>1.3.0</version>
        </dependency>

to your pom file.

The easiest way is to use the ApkParser class, which contains convenient mehods to get AndroidManifest.xml, apk meta infos, etc.

ApkParser apkParser = new ApkParser(new File(filePath));
if (locale != null) {
    // set a locale to translate resource tag into specific strings in language the locale specified
    apkParser.setPreferredLocale(locale);
}

String xml = apkParser.getManifestXml();
System.out.println(xml);
ApkMeta apkMeta = apkParser.getApkMeta();
System.out.println(apkMeta);
Set<Locale> locales = apkParser.getLocales();
for (Locale l : locales) {
    System.out.println(l);
}
apkParser.close();

The apk-parser set locale to null and do not translate resource tag in default. If you want a specific resource string, for example, you want apk title 'WeChat' instead of '@string/app_name', just set the preferred Locale:

apkParser.setPreferredLocale(Locale.ENGLISH);

This paramerter work for getApkMeta, getManifestXml, and other binary xmls.Apk may contains multi languages, apk parser will find best match languages with locale you specified.

Command-line use

Run

mvn assembly:assembly

to get all-in-one excuteable jar.

Usages:

java -jar apk-parser-all.jar -l en_US -t manifest [apkfile]     # get apk manifest file as text xml
java -jar apk-parser-all.jar -l en_US -t info [apkfile]         # get apk basic infos

Use java -jar apk-parser-all.jar -h to see more options.