jadx - Dex to Java decompiler

Command line and GUI tools for producing Java source code from Android Dex and Apk files

[!WARNING] Please note that in most cases jadx can't decompile all 100% of the code, so errors will occur.
Check Troubleshooting guide for workarounds.

Main features:

• decompile Dalvik bytecode to Java code from APK, dex, aar, aab and zip files
• decode AndroidManifest.xml and other resources from resources.arsc
• deobfuscator included

jadx-gui features:

• view decompiled code with highlighted syntax
• jump to declaration
• find usage
• full text search
• smali debugger, check wiki page for setup and usage

Jadx-gui key bindings can be found here

See these features in action here: jadx-gui features overview

Download

• release from github:
• latest unstable build

After download unpack zip file go to bin directory and run:

• jadx - command line version
• jadx-gui - UI version

On Windows run .bat files with double-click\ Note: ensure you have installed Java 11 or later 64-bit version. For Windows, you can download it from oracle.com (select x64 Installer).

Install

• Arch Linux

  sudo pacman -S jadx
  

• macOS

  brew install jadx
  

• Flathub

  flatpak install flathub com.github.skylot.jadx
  

Use jadx as a library

You can use jadx in your java projects, check details on wiki page

Build from source

JDK 11 or higher must be installed:

git clone https://github.com/skylot/jadx.git
cd jadx
./gradlew dist

(on Windows, use gradlew.bat instead of ./gradlew)

Scripts for run jadx will be placed in build/jadx/bin and also packed to build/jadx-<version>.zip

Usage

jadx[-gui] [command] [options] <input files> (.apk, .dex, .jar, .class, .smali, .zip, .aar, .arsc, .aab, .xapk, .apkm, .jadx.kts)
commands (use '<command> --help' for command options):
  plugins      - manage jadx plugins

options:
  -d, --output-dir                      - output directory
  -ds, --output-dir-src                 - output directory for sources
  -dr, --output-dir-res                 - output directory for resources
  -r, --no-res                          - do not decode resources
  -s, --no-src                          - do not decompile source code
  --single-class                        - decompile a single class, full name, raw or alias
  --single-class-output                 - file or dir for write if decompile a single class
  --output-format                       - can be 'java' or 'json', default: java
  -e, --export-gradle                   - save as android gradle project
  -j, --threads-count                   - processing threads count, default: 4
  -m, --decompilation-mode              - code output mode:
                                           'auto' - trying best options (default)
                                           'restructure' - restore code structure (normal java code)
                                           'simple' - simplified instructions (linear, with goto's)
                                           'fallback' - raw instructions without modifications
  --show-bad-code                       - show inconsistent code (incorrectly decompiled)
  --no-xml-pretty-print                 - do not prettify XML
  --no-imports                          - disable use of imports, always write entire package name
  --no-debug-info                       - disable debug info parsing and processing
  --add-debug-lines                     - add comments with debug line numbers if available
  --no-inline-anonymous                 - disable anonymous classes inline
  --no-inline-methods                   - disable methods inline
  --no-move-inner-classes               - disable move inner classes into parent
  --no-inline-kotlin-lambda             - disable inline for Kotlin lambdas
  --no-finally                          - don't extract finally block
  --no-restore-switch-over-string       - don't restore switch over string
  --no-replace-consts                   - don't replace constant value with matching constant field
  --escape-unicode                      - escape non latin characters in strings (with \u)
  --respect-bytecode-access-modifiers   - don't change original access modifiers
  --mappings-path                       - deobfuscation mappings file or directory. Allowed formats: Tiny and Tiny v2 (both '.tiny'), Enigma (.mapping) or Enigma directory
  --mappings-mode                       - set mode for handling the deobfuscation mapping file:
                                           'read' - just read, user can always save manually (default)
                                           'read-and-autosave-every-change' - read and autosave after every change
                                           'read-and-autosave-before-closing' - read and autosave before exiting the app or closing the project
                                           'ignore' - don't read or save (can be used to skip loading mapping files referenced in the project file)
  --deobf                               - activate deobfuscation
  --deobf-min                           - min length of name, renamed if shorter, default: 3
  --deobf-max                           - max length of name, renamed if longer, default: 64
  --deobf-whitelist                     - space separated list of classes (full name) and packages (ends with '.*') to exclude from deobfuscation, default: android.support.v4.* android.support.v7.* android.support.v4.os.* android.support.annotation.Px androidx.core.os.* androidx.annotation.Px
  --deobf-cfg-file                      - deobfuscation mappings file used for JADX auto-generated names (in the JOBF file format), default: same dir and name as input file with '.jobf' extension
  --deobf-cfg-file-mode                 - set mode for handling the JADX auto-generated names' deobfuscation map file:
                                           'read' - read if found, don't save (default)
                                           'read-or-save' - read if found, save otherwise (don't overwrite)
                                           'overwrite' - don't read, always save
                                           'ignore' - don't read and don't save
  --deobf-res-name-source               - better name source for resources:
                                           'auto' - automatically select best name (default)
                                           'resources' - use resources names
                                           'code' - use R class fields names
  --use-source-name-as-class-name-alias - use source name as class name alias:
                                           'always' - always use source name if it's available
                                           'if-better' - use source name if it seems better than the current one
                                           'never' - never use source name, even if it's available
  --use-kotlin-methods-for-var-names    - use kotlin intrinsic methods to rename variables, values: disable, apply, apply-and-hide, default: apply
  --rename-flags                        - fix options (comma-separated list of):
                                           'case' - fix case sensitivity issues (according to --fs-case-sensitive option),
                                           'valid' - rename java identifiers to make them valid,
                                           'printable' - remove non-printable chars from identifiers,
                                          or single 'none' - to disable all renames
                                          or single 'all' - to enable all (default)
  --integer-format                      - how integers are displayed:
                                           'auto' - automatically select (default)
                                           'decimal' - use decimal
                                           'hexadecimal' - use hexadecimal
  --fs-case-sensitive                   - treat filesystem as case sensitive, false by default
  --cfg                                 - save methods control flow graph to dot file
  --raw-cfg                             - save methods control flow graph (use raw instructions)
  -f, --fallback                        - set '--decompilation-mode' to 'fallback' (deprecated)
  --use-dx                              - use dx/d8 to convert java bytecode
  --comments-level                      - set code comments level, values: error, warn, info, debug, user-only, none, default: info
  --log-level                           - set log level, values: quiet, progress, error, warn, info, debug, default: progress
  -v, --verbose                         - verbose output (set --log-level to DEBUG)
  -q, --quiet                           - turn off output (set --log-level to QUIET)
  --version                             - print jadx version
  -h, --help                            - print this help

Plugin options (-P<name>=<value>):
  dex-input: Load .dex and .apk files
    - dex-input.verify-checksum         - verify dex file checksum before load, values: [yes, no], default: yes
  java-convert: Convert .class, .jar and .aar files to dex
    - java-convert.mode                 - convert mode, values: [dx, d8, both], default: both
    - java-convert.d8-desugar           - use desugar in d8, values: [yes, no], default: no
  kotlin-metadata: Use kotlin.Metadata annotation for code generation
    - kotlin-metadata.class-alias       - rename class alias, values: [yes, no], default: yes
    - kotlin-metadata.method-args       - rename function arguments, values: [yes, no], default: yes
    - kotlin-metadata.fields            - rename fields, values: [yes, no], default: yes
    - kotlin-metadata.companion         - rename companion object, values: [yes, no], default: yes
    - kotlin-metadata.data-class        - add data class modifier, values: [yes, no], default: yes
    - kotlin-metadata.to-string         - rename fields using toString, values: [yes, no], default: yes
    - kotlin-metadata.getters           - rename simple getters to field names, values: [yes, no], default: yes
  rename-mappings: various mappings support
    - rename-mappings.format            - mapping format, values: [AUTO, TINY_FILE, TINY_2_FILE, ENIGMA_FILE, ENIGMA_DIR, SRG_FILE, XSRG_FILE, JAM_FILE, CSRG_FILE, TSRG_FILE, TSRG_2_FILE, PROGUARD_FILE, RECAF_SIMPLE_FILE, JOBF_FILE], default: AUTO
    - rename-mappings.invert            - invert mapping on load, values: [yes, no], default: no
  smali-input: Load .smali files
    - smali-input.api-level             - Android API level, default: 27

Environment variables:
  JADX_DISABLE_XML_SECURITY - set to 'true' to disable all security checks for XML files
  JADX_DISABLE_ZIP_SECURITY - set to 'true' to disable all security checks for zip files
  JADX_ZIP_MAX_ENTRIES_COUNT - maximum allowed number of entries in zip files (default: 100 000)
  JADX_CONFIG_DIR - custom config directory, using system by default
  JADX_CACHE_DIR - custom cache directory, using system by default
  JADX_TMP_DIR - custom temp directory, using system by default

Examples:
  jadx -d out classes.dex
  jadx --rename-flags "none" classes.dex
  jadx --rename-flags "valid, printable" classes.dex
  jadx --log-level ERROR app.apk
  jadx -Pdex-input.verify-checksum=no app.apk

These options also work in jadx-gui running from command line and override options from preferences' dialog

Troubleshooting

Please check wiki page Troubleshooting Q&A

Contributing

To support this project you can:

• Post thoughts about new features/optimizations that important to you
• Submit decompilation issues, please read before proceed: Open issue
• Open pull request, please follow these rules: Pull Request Process

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Licensed under the Apache 2.0 License