README.md

ClassyShark

Introduction

ClassyShark is a standalone binary inspection tool for Android developers. It can reliably browse any Android executable and show important info such as class interfaces and members, dex counts and dependencies. ClassyShark supports multiple formats including libraries (.dex, .aar, .so), executables (.apk, .jar, .class) and all Android binary XMLs: AndroidManifest, resources, layouts etc.

Useful links

• User guide
• Command-line reference
• Gradle sample
• Vision and Strategy

Download

To run, grab the latest JAR and run java -jar ClassyShark.jar.

Export data in text format

• Exporter
• API finder 🚧 work in progress

Develop

1. Clone the repo
2. Open in your favorite IDE/editor
3. Build options:
   • IntelliJ - builds automatically when exporting the project
   • Gradle script
   • RetroBuild

Arch Linux

If you're running Arch Linux you can install the latest prebuilt jar from the AUR.

Dependencies

• dexlib2 by jesusfreke
• guava by Google
• ASM by OW2
• ASMDEX by OW2
• java-binutils by jawi
• BCEL by Apache

Support

If you've found an error, please file an issue:

https://github.com/google/android-classyshark/issues

Patches are encouraged, and may be submitted by forking this project and submitting a pull request through GitHub.

License

Copyright 2020 Google, Inc.

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.