Alternatives to Apktool

JEB

JEB suits reverse engineers, researchers, students, and hobbyists working with the formats and architectures it supports.

Frida suits developers, reverse-engineers, and security researchers who need to inspect or trace running applications without source code.

Ghidra suits people analyzing compiled software who need interactive or automated workflows and extensibility through Java or Python.

Boomerang suits developers and experimenters working with binaries in its supported architectures and file formats.

Qiling is aimed at security researchers, university students, and university lecturers working with binary emulation or analysis.

rev.ng

It suits reverse-engineering work involving supported binaries and architectures, especially for users who want C output, structure recovery, or API and YAML-based workflows.

CFR suits developers who need to inspect or recover Java source from class files or JARs.

IDA Pro

IDA Pro suits analysts who need to disassemble, decompile or debug software across supported processor families.

Cutter

Cutter suits people doing reverse engineering who want a graphical interface, decompiler options, scripting, and emulation.

Medusa suits operators managing Apache Cassandra clusters who need self-hosted backups and restore options across local or cloud storage.

It suits analysts conducting dynamic analysis of embedded-device firmware who need to coordinate execution across targets.

It suits creators who need narrated whiteboard, reel, or documentary videos from prompts.

dnSpyEx suits developers inspecting or editing .NET assemblies without source code, including those working in C#, Visual Basic, or IL.

It suits Windows users who need large-file editing, binary inspection, disassembly, or executable-format support.

It suits developers inspecting .NET assemblies, including users who need C# or whole-project decompilation.

ImHex

ImHex suits reverse engineers and programmers who need to inspect and edit file contents, define parsing patterns, or scan with YARA rules.

It suits developers and analysts inspecting Android packages who need GUI or command-line decompilation across desktop platforms.

It suits users who need command-line reverse-engineering tools for binary analysis, debugging, or modification across varied architectures.