70 jadx(1) - Kailash Tool Reference
70.1 jadx
jadx - Dex to Java decompiler.
| Layer | CLASSIC |
| Category | c-06-reverse-engineering |
| Safety class | safe |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Upstream | github.com/skylot/jadx |
70.1.1 NAME
jadx - Dex to Java decompiler.
70.1.2 SYNOPSIS & usage
Derived from the upstream README at generation time; verify against --help where the tool is installed.
sudo pacman -S jadx brew install jadx70.1.3 DESCRIPTION (upstream)
jadx - Dex to Java decompiler Command-line and GUI tools for producing Java source code from Android Dex and APK files > [!WARNING] > Please note that in most cases jadx can’t decompile 100% of the code, so errors will occur.
> Check the Troubleshooting guide for workarounds. Main features: - decompile Dalvik bytecode to Java code from APK, dex, aab, apks, apkm, xapk and zip files - also decompile Java bytecode (jar, class, aar) and smali files - decode AndroidManifest.xml and other resources from resources.arsc - deobfuscator included jadx-gui features: - view decompiled code with synta
70.1.4 CONFIGURATION (detected)
Config-surface markers detected in the upstream README (2 matches, e.g. build-artifacts.yml, --config). A full config reference page for this tool is queued under the config-page policy — this line is the detection record, not the page.
70.1.5 SEE ALSO
- Category: c-06-reverse-engineering in the category directory (sister tools listed there).
ref: pin - verified 2026-10-14