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Smali/Baksmali

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Smali/Baksmali is ranked #19 of 73 in reverse engineering tools on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

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smali/baksmali Free No paid plans listed github.com · 5 Oct 2026

Purpose: smali/baksmali assembles and disassembles the dex format used by Dalvik, Android's Java VM implementation.
Dex functionality: The project says it supports the full dex format, including annotations, debug information, and line information.
Syntax: Its syntax is loosely based on Jasmin's and dedexer's syntax.
Release: The project wiki identifies v2.5.2 as released on March 2, 2021.
Android support: The v2.5.0 release notes describe support for Android 11's test-api hidden restriction flag and disassembly of dex identifiers containing spaces.
Java: The project build config sets Java source and target compatibility to Java 8.
License: The build configuration identifies the project license as BSD 3-Clause.
Downloads: The README directs users to the project's Bitbucket downloads page.
Support: The README directs bug reports, issues, and feature requests to the GitHub issue tracker and mentions the #smali Freenode channel for questions, with no expectation of an instant response.
Integrations: The project is built in Java and provides smali, baksmali, dexlib2, and util as Maven publication projects.
Maintenance status: GitHub says the repository was archived on June 19, 2026, and is read-only.
Security: The repository page displays zero security and quality alerts.
Maker: The GitHub profile identifies the account as Ben Gruver, with the username JesusFreke.
Price from: Free

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