#manifest #apk #xml #parser #android #manifest-file #binary

bin+lib rusty-axml

A parser for Android AXML files

1 unstable release

0.1.0 Aug 22, 2024

#11 in #apk

Apache-2.0

90KB
2.5K SLoC

AXMLParser

Every APK has a manifest file, which is usually in binary format. This project decodes this manifest into human-readable XML.

Usage

./AXMLParser [AXML|APK]

The argument can be either the manifest directly (in binary format) or an APK file, in which case the manifest will first be extracted from the APK.

To do

  • when extracting from an APK, also decode other resources (e.g., strings.xml) which would allow us to resolve some static references.
  • when printing decoded XML to stdout, pretty-print it instead of just dumping it on one line.

Dependencies

~4–5.5MB
~93K SLoC