ClassyShark
This is not an official Google product
Introduction
ClassyShark is a handy browser for Android executables. It has clients for both Android (apk) and Desktop (jar). With ClassyShark you can open APK/Dex/Jar/Class files and analyze their contents.
Use cases
Multidex
Helps you understand the contents of multidex apps
- Show the content of each classes.dex file
- Show the dex counts for packages, methods, classes, strings etc
- Show method count for jars (to measure the dex cost of that jar)
Performance
Identify and understand performance problems including:
- Slow libraries
- Duplicate libraries
- Redundant libraries
JNI & Native Code
Troublshoot JNI problems including:
- Identifying missing native libraries
- Browsing native methods per classes.dex
Troublshoot native code problems including:
- Checking native depedendencies
- Checking dynamic symbols
Command line
- Export all generated data to a text file
java -jar ClassyShark.jar -dump <BINARY_FILE>
- Export generated file from a specific class to a text file
java -jar ClassyShark.jar -dump <BINARY_FILE> <FULLY_QUALIFIED_CLASS_NAME>
- Open ClassyShark and display a specific class in the GUI
java -jar ClassyShark.jar -open <BINARY_FILE> <FULLY_QUALIFIED_CLASS_NAME>
- Inspect APK
java -jar ClassyShark.jar -inspect <YOUR_APK.apk>
Downloads
To run, grab the latest jar from [here] (https://github.com/google/android-classyshark/releases)
and type java -jar ClassyShark.jar
.
Start developing
Android
Clone this repository and import the ClassySharkAndroid
folder in Android Studio.
Desktop
Clone this repository and import the ClassySharkWS
folder in your favorite IDE. For releases RetroBuild, a fast jar build system is used.
Dependencies
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 2015 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
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