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JadX

Auto-generated by Q-Branch Armory audit on 2026-10-12.

Overview

Jadx is Dex to Java decompiler.

[*] decompile Dalvik bytecode to java classes from APK, dex, aar and zip files

[*] decode AndroidManifest.xml and other resources from resources.arsc

Classification

  • **Category:** Reverse engineering tools
  • **Armory status:** Installed (source present: jadx)
  • **Q-Branch check:** Installed — launch path not in PATH
  • **Present on VPS3:** yes
  • **Installed flag:** yes

    • Prerequisites

  • docker
  • go
  • java
  • root
  • ruby
  • wifi

    • Install

    
git clone https://github.com/skylot/jadx.git
java -version 2>&1 | grep -q 'version' && cd jadx && ./gradlew dist || echo '[ERROR] Java not found. Install: sudo apt install default-jdk'

    Operator notes

  • Launch from the [Digital Armory](/pentest/armory/) — do not maintain parallel tool lists in Q-Branch.
  • If the Q-Branch check is not **Ready**, run install steps or update the HackingTool manifest before relying on this tool in an engagement.
  • For authorized TenguProtect red-team work only.

    • Reference

    https://github.com/skylot/jadx

    Tags

    `backend-zebbern`