Garlic decompiler

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Android/Java decompiler written in C

Tool for produces java source code from class/jar/dex/apk file

Features

• decompile apk file
• decompile dex file
• decompile class file
• decompile jar file
• decompile war file

Build

requirements: cmake >= 3.26

No other dependencies

git clone https://github.com/neocanable/garlic.git
cd garlic
cmake -B build
cmake --build build
./build/garlic

Usage

• decompile apk

  garlic /path/to/android.apk
  
  garlic /path/to/android.apk -o /path/to/save # -o option is source code output path
  
  garlic /path/to/android.apk -t 5             # -t option is thread count, default is 4

• decompile .dex file

  garlic /path/to/classes.dex
  
  garlic /path/to/classes.dex -o /path/to/save # -o option is source code output path
  
  garlic /path/to/classes.dex -t 5             # -t option is thread count, default is 4

• decompile .class file

  decompile .class file, default output is stdout

  garlic /path/to/jvm.class

• decompile jar file

  garlic /path/to/file.jar
  
  garlic /path/to/file.jar -o /path/to/save # -o option is source code output path
  
  garlic /path/to/file.jar -t 5             # -t option is thread count, default is 4

  default output is same level directory as the file

• javap

  like javap, more faster, disabled LineNumber and StackMapTable attributes

  garlic /path/to/jvm.class -p

• dexdump

  garlic /path/to/dalvik.dex -p           
  

Debug

in src/jvm.c, change main function to:

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
    jar_file_analyse(path_of_jar, out_of_jar, 1);
    return 0;
}

if thread count less than 2, it will disable multiple thread.

Speed

decompile newest(2025-06-16) wechat.apk which size is 200M+ and 19w+ classes need 12 seconds

garlic ~/wechat/wechat.apk
[Garlic] APK file analysis
File     : ~/wechat/wechat.apk
Save to  : ~/wechat/wechat_apk
Thread   : 4
Progress : 192538 (192538)
[Done]

$ hyperfine "garlic ~/wechat/wechat.apk"
Benchmark 1: garlic ~/wechat/wechat_apk
  Time (mean ± σ):     11.502 s ±  0.105 s    [User: 31.803 s, System: 10.588 s]
  Range (min … max):   11.373 s … 11.774 s    10 runs

Customization

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Licensed under the Apache 2.0 License