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ApkShellext v1.0.0 - Modern Rebuild

Welcome to the initial release of ApkShellext v1.0.0, a thoroughly modernized, refactored, and rebranded fork of the Windows Shell Extension for application packages.

This release targets modern operating systems, upgrades core framework packages, resolves long-standing build and execution locks, and implements advanced dynamic rendering features.

🚀 Key Features

  • Supported Formats: Fully supports native icon extraction, info-tips, and context-menus for Android (.apk), iOS (.ipa), and Windows App Packages (.appx & .appxbundle).
  • High-Performance Parsers: Native binary decoders for iOS binary Plist (bplist), iOS optimized PNG (PNGDecrush), Android Binary XML, and Android Resource Tables (.arsc).

🛠️ Improvements & Bug Fixes in v1.0.0

  1. Target Framework Upgrade: Upgraded targeting from old .NET versions to .NET Framework 4.8, providing superior memory management and execution stability on modern Windows kernels.
  2. Windows 11 & ARM64 Support: Certified compatibility across Windows 7, 8, 10, and Windows 11 on all major hardware architectures (x86, x64, and ARM64).
  3. Dynamic Watermark Scaling: Implemented a real-time font-size feedback loop to dynamically scale and center overlay overlays based on explorer grid size.
  4. 8-Directional Text Shadow Outline: Added high-contrast black border tracing around overlay text to ensure 100% legibility on any light, dark, or transparent background.
  5. Non-Disruptive Build Flow: Implemented build lock-bypassing using file renaming, allowing code modification and compilation without locking issues.
  6. Background Service Compilation Fix: Patched the PreBuildEvent error failure, allowing clean developer compilations out-of-the-box.
  7. Modern CLI Utilities: Replaced old install/uninstall batch scripts with clean, structured CLI installers.

📦 Package Contents

  • ApkShellext.dll - Core COM server library.
  • ApkShellextService.exe - Background extraction service.
  • libwebp_x64.dll & libwebp_x86.dll - WebP decoders.
  • Google.Protobuf.dll - Protobuf utility library.
  • install.bat - Standard installation tool.
  • uninstall.bat - Standard uninstallation tool.
  • restart_explorer.bat - Quick Explorer restarter.
  • ar-SA\, de-DE\, es-ES\, fr-FR\, etc. - Resource folders for 15 localized languages.

🔧 Installation Guide

  1. Download and extract ApkShellext-v1.0.0.zip to a permanent directory on your machine.
  2. Right-click install.bat and select Run as Administrator.
  3. Choose whether to enable watermark overlays (Y or N).
  4. Restart your machine or run restart_explorer.bat to activate the extension.
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