---
name: "apktool"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "apktool"
version: "2.7.0+dfsg-7"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/apktool"
---

# apktool(1)

tool for reverse engineering Android apk files

## NAME

apktool - tool for reverse engineering Android apk files

## DESCRIPTION

- usage: apktool

  - **-advance**,--advanced

  prints advance information.

- **-version**,--version

  prints the version then exits

usage: apktool if\|install-framework \[options\] \<framework.apk\>

- **-p**,--frame-path \<dir\>

  Stores framework files into \<dir\>.

- **-t**,--tag \<tag\>

  Tag frameworks using \<tag\>.

usage: apktool d\[ecode\] \[options\] \<file\_apk\>

- **-f**,--force

  Force delete destination directory.

- **-o**,--output \<dir\>

  The name of folder that gets written. Default is apk.out

- **-p**,--frame-path \<dir\>

  Uses framework files located in \<dir\>.

- **-r**,--no-res

  Do not decode resources.

- **-s**,--no-src

  Do not decode sources.

- **-t**,--frame-tag \<tag\>

  Uses framework files tagged by \<tag\>.

usage: apktool b\[uild\] \[options\] \<app\_path\>

- **-f**,--force-all

  Skip changes detection and build all files.

- **-o**,--output \<dir\>

  The name of apk that gets written. Default is dist/name.apk

- **-p**,--frame-path \<dir\>

  Uses framework files located in \<dir\>.

For additional info, see: http://ibotpeaches.github.io/Apktool/ For smali/baksmali info, see: http://code.google.com/p/smali/