There are two useful tools which will generate Java code (rough but good enough) from an unknown APK file. Download dex2jar tool from dex2jar. Use the tool to convert the APK file to JAR: Windows: $ d2j-dex2jar.bat demo.apk dex2jar demo.apk -> ./demo-dex2jar.jar MacOS / Linux: $ d2j-dex2jar.sh -f demo.apk -o demo.jar Once the JAR file … Read more
I want to decompile one android app that is available on google play store. Can anybody suggest to me an online tool or any apktool that will help me to decompile source code of apk? Thanks in advance.
I want to change .class file’s method. I installed JD Eclipse Decompiler and opened the .class file. I added some codes and save .class file. But, .class file is not changing. I don’t know how to use decompiler. And if is it possible, how to change .class file without using decompiler. I am using Ubuntu. … Read more
Simple way: use online tool https://www.decompiler.com/, upload apk and get source code. Procedure for decoding .apk files, step-by-step method: Step 1: Make a new folder and copy over the .apk file that you want to decode. Now rename the extension of this .apk file to .zip (e.g. rename from filename.apk to filename.zip) and save it. Now … Read more
Uncompyle6 works for Python 3.x and 2.7 – recommended option as it’s most recent tool, aiming to unify earlier forks and focusing on automated unit testing. The GitHub page has more details. if you use Python 3.7+, you could also try decompile3, a fork of Uncompyle6 focusing on 3.7 and higher. do raise GitHub issues on these projects if … Read more
For the final, compiled code of your application, the short answer is “no”. Different tools are able to extract different information from the code (e.g. the forms setups) and there are P code decompilers (see Edgar’s excellent link for such tools). However, up to this day, there is no decompiler for native code. I’m not … Read more
I am the maintainer of a site that has allegedly ‘lost’ the source code to a flash swf file. How do I decompile this source? Are there any programs online or offline that I could use?
I am working on previously developed software and source code is compiled as linux shared libraries (.so) and source code is not present. Is there any tool which can extract source code from the linux shared libraries?
You can use IDA Pro by Hex-Rays. You will usually not get good C++ out of a binary unless you compiled in debugging information. Prepare to spend a lot of manual labor reversing the code. If you didn’t strip the binaries there is some hope as IDA Pro can produce C-alike code for you to work with. Usually it is … Read more
Yes, it is possible, however when it comes to peeking function bodies and the like, you might have a little less luck. Operating systems like Kali Linux specialize in de-compilation and reverse engineering, so maybe look into a VM of that. And of course, windows has a lot of applications you can use as well … Read more