APK Explorer & Editor
APK Explorer & Editor is a free, open-source developer tool for Android. An open-source APK explorer/Editor & Split APK/App bundle Installer for Android. It has 1,379 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
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About APK Explorer & Editor
APK Explorer & Editor (AEE) includes a set of open-source tools mainly designed to explore the contents of an installed application on an Android device. Additionally, AEE offers a feature-rich APK/Split APK's/App bundle installer which allows users to pick and install files from device storage. Please Note: This is the full version of AEE. The Google Play version lacks editing capabilities as well as features such as APK/App Bundle signing. Features * A beautifully designed list view of installed applications. * Explore an installed application or APK file picked from the device storage and navigate through its contents.
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds APK Explorer & Editor from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.
Screenshots
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Is APK Explorer & Editor free and open source?
Yes. APK Explorer & Editor's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.
How do I install APK Explorer & Editor?
You can install APK Explorer & Editor from F-Droid (package com.apk.editor) and from Google Play; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v0.36).
Is APK Explorer & Editor still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 7, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Sep 9, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.