APK Lab v1.5 releases: Android Reverse Engineering WorkBench for VS Code

by do son · Published December 3, 2020 · Updated October 6, 2021

APK Lab

The ultimate Android RE experience right inside your VS Code.

APKLab seamlessly integrates the best open-source tools: Apktool, Jadx, uber-apk-signer, 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
Analyze & Hack effectively with feature-rich VS Code
Build an APK from Smali and resources
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
Excellent Smali language support with Smalise
Supports Linux, Windows, and Mac

Changelog v1.5

Added

apktool updated to v2.6.0
apk-mitm updated to v1.1.0
feat: auto update check for tools on startup
(dev) use yarn instead of npm
(ci) auto publish release on tag
(ci) use yarn cache for faster builds
(ci) migrate to nodejs v14

Fixed

fixed some bug/warning
(dev) updated other dependencies