37 dex2jar(1) - Kailash Tool Reference
37.1 dex2jar
dex2jar - Converts Android .dex files to Java .class (jar).
| Layer | CLASSIC |
| Category | c-06-reverse-engineering |
| Safety class | safe |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Upstream | github.com/pxb1988/dex2jar |
37.1.1 NAME
dex2jar - Converts Android .dex files to Java .class (jar).
37.1.2 SYNOPSIS
Not derived automatically - see upstream documentation. This page does not hand-copy flags (generation contract, ADR-0001).
37.1.3 DESCRIPTION (upstream)
Project move to GitHub Tools to work with android .dex and java .class files 1. dex-reader/writer: Read/write the Dalvik Executable (.dex) file. It has a light weight API similar with ASM. 2. d2j-dex2jar: Convert .dex file to .class files (zipped as jar) 3. smali/baksmali: disassemble dex to smali files and assemble dex from smali files. different implementation to smali/baksmali, same syntax, but we support escape in type desc “Lcom/dex2jar234;” 4. other tools: 1. In the root directory run: ./gradlew distZip 2. cd
37.1.4 SEE ALSO
- Category: c-06-reverse-engineering in the category directory (sister tools listed there).
ref: pin - verified 2026-10-14