apkInspector
apkInspector is a tool designed to provide detailed insights into the zip structure of APK files, offering the capability to extract content and decode the AndroidManifest.xml file.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. Active maintenance, no dependencies, permissive license, and zero known vulnerabilities make it a low-risk addition. Install if you need to analyze APKs programmatically or from the CLI, especially those that fail with standard tools. The library design supports both standalone use and integration into larger security workflows.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Low friction; pure Python wheel with no runtime dependencies.
- Actively maintained with recent commits and updates across Python 3.5 through 3.14.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Apache-2.0 permissive license allows use in commercial and proprietary projects with minimal restrictions; attribution required.
last release 2025-10-26 (292 days) · last repo commit 2026-02-21 · 97 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 2,127,817 downloads/mo, #3,269 on PyPI
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pip install apkInspector
from apkinspector import APKInspector
apk = APKInspector('path/to/app.apk')
manifest = apk.get_manifest()- Whether the library API is stable and documented beyond docstrings (docs link not provided in fact sheet)
- Performance characteristics on large or malformed APKs
- Specific evasion techniques detected and their coverage
What it is and what it does
apkInspector is a Python library and CLI tool for analyzing Android APK files by reading their zip structure directly, without relying on external parsing libraries. It extracts file contents, decodes the AndroidManifest.xml binary format, and identifies tampering indicators such as multiple central directory records, unknown compression methods, and malformed manifest structures. The tool is designed for security researchers and developers who need to perform static analysis on APKs that use evasion techniques or fail to parse with standard tools.
The library is built with extensibility in mind, allowing integration into other security tools. It supports both programmatic use via a Python API and command-line operations for listing files, extracting contents, analyzing manifests, and checking for evasion indicators. It has no runtime dependencies and supports Python 3.5 through 3.14, making it portable across environments.
Use it for
- Analyze malicious or evasive APKs that standard Android tools cannot parse
- Extract and inspect AndroidManifest.xml from APKs for permission and component analysis
- Detect APK tampering and structural anomalies in security research workflows
- Integrate APK parsing into custom security scanning or threat analysis pipelines
- Batch process multiple APKs to identify common evasion patterns or structural issues
Worth the install?
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Yes.
Active maintenance, no dependencies, permissive license, and zero known vulnerabilities make it a low-risk addition. Install if you need to analyze APKs programmatically or from the CLI, especially those that fail with standard tools. The library design supports both standalone use and integration into larger security workflows.
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apkinspector on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction; pure Python wheel with no runtime dependencies. Actively maintained with recent commits and updates across Python 3.5 through 3.14.
License in practice
Apache-2.0 permissive license allows use in commercial and proprietary projects with minimal restrictions; attribution required.
Quickstart
pip install apkInspector
from apkinspector import APKInspector
apk = APKInspector('path/to/app.apk')
manifest = apk.get_manifest()Verify before relying
- Whether the library API is stable and documented beyond docstrings (docs link not provided in fact sheet)
- Performance characteristics on large or malformed APKs
- Specific evasion techniques detected and their coverage
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release <4.0,>=3.5 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 292 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 2,127,817 / month, #3,269 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9 |
Evidence: apkinspector-1.3.6-py3-none-any.whl
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