APKLab

The ultimate Android RE experience right inside your VS Code.

APKLab seamlessly integrates the best open-source tools: Quark-Engine, Apktool, Jadx, uber-apk-signer, apk-mitm 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 an APK
Disassemble the APK to Dalvik bytecode aka Smali
Decompile the APK to Java source
Interactive Malware Analysis Report
Initialize Project dir as Git repo
Excellent Smali language support with Smalise
Analyze & Hack effectively with feature-rich VS Code
Apply MITM patch for HTTPS inspection
Build an APK from Smali and resources
Rebuild an APK in Debug mode for dynamic analysis
Sign the APK seamlessly during the build
Install the APK directly from VS Code
Support for Apktool-style projects (apktool.yml)
Support for most Apktool CLI arguments
Android resource frameworks management (Coming soon!)
Support for user-provided keystore for APK signing
Download and configure missing dependencies
Supports Linux, Windows, and Mac

Requirements

JDK 8+

Run java -version in your Shell, if not found, download from here.
quark-engine >=21.01.6 (for malware analysis)

Run quark in your Shell, if not found, check official docs.
adb

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

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

Apply MITM patch

Right-Click on or inside apktool.yml file ➜ APKLab: Prepare for HTTPS inspection

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

Clean ApkTool frameworks dir

Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) ➜ APKLab: Empty ApkTool Framework Dir

Extension Settings

Dependency Paths

apklab.apktoolPath: Full Path of apktool.jar. If you want to use a 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 want to use a different version of it, change it like:

"apklab.apkSignerPath": "/home/oozer/downloads/uber-apk-signer-1.1.0.jar"
apklab.jadxDirPath: Full Path of jadx-x.y.z dir. If you want to use a different version of it, change it like:

"apklab.jadxDirPath": "/home/oozer/downloads/jadx-1.1.0"

Keystore configuration

apklab.keystorePath: Put the absolute path of your Java keystore(.jks or .keystore) file here.

"apklab.keystorePath": "/home/oozer/downloads/debug.keystore"
apklab.keystorePassword: Put the password of your keystore here.
apklab.keyAlias: Put the alias of the used key in the keystore here.
apklab.keyPassword: Put the password of the used key in the keystore here.

Additional configuration

apklab.initProjectDirAsGit: Initialize project output directory as Git repository.
apklab.updateTools: Whether APKLab should check for tools (for apklab, jadx...) update and show a notification.

Known Issues

Please check our Bug tracker for known issues.

Contribution Guide

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

Changelog

Credits

Feimaomii for the awesome logo
Aman Sharma for active contribution
Niklas Higi for apk-mitm
Shaun Dang, JunWei Song & KunYu Chen for Quark-Engine
iBotPeaches, brutall and JesusFreke for Apktool & Smali
patrickfav for uber-apk-signer
skylot for Jadx
Loyie King for Smalise

APKLab

Surendrajat

APKLab

The ultimate Android RE experience right inside your VS Code.

Features

Requirements

Getting Started

Open APK or Apktool project

Apply MITM patch

ReBuild and Sign APK

Install APK to device

Clean ApkTool frameworks dir

Extension Settings

Known Issues

Contribution Guide

Changelog

Credits