In this tutorial i will show you how to decompile and compile apk and jar files with apktool and apk multitool
Apk multi tool
It is easy to use than apk tool and i prefer to use it
- Download apk multitool.zip from here
- Extract apkmultitool.zip to somewhere in a single folder
- Place the apk you want to decompile inside files folder
open AndroidMultitool.exe which inside apkmultitool folder
Now click on select file under decompiling menu and open the file you want to decompile from files folder
now click decompile
After decompiling it will show like this
You will find the decompiled file in decompiled apk folder if its a apk and in decompiled jar if its a jar file, now show your modding skills in xml, smali files and pngs
After you complete modding lets recompile it. to recompile select the open file option below recompile menu and open the folder
click compile
the compiled apk will be in compiled_apk folder and jar file in compiled_jar folder. Now most important thing, if you are editing any file inside system the file will work without signing it, if it is in data partition you have to sign it. sign it using the signing option
Apk multi tool
It is easy to use than apk tool and i prefer to use it
- Download apk multitool.zip from here
- Extract apkmultitool.zip to somewhere in a single folder
- Place the apk you want to decompile inside files folder
open AndroidMultitool.exe which inside apkmultitool folder
Now click on select file under decompiling menu and open the file you want to decompile from files folder
now click decompile
After decompiling it will show like this
You will find the decompiled file in decompiled apk folder if its a apk and in decompiled jar if its a jar file, now show your modding skills in xml, smali files and pngs
After you complete modding lets recompile it. to recompile select the open file option below recompile menu and open the folder
click compile
the compiled apk will be in compiled_apk folder and jar file in compiled_jar folder. Now most important thing, if you are editing any file inside system the file will work without signing it, if it is in data partition you have to sign it. sign it using the signing option