APK Inspector
Open up an APK and inspect its manifest, permissions, components, and certificates without installing anything.
Drop your file here
or click to choose from your device
About APK Inspector
Open up an APK and inspect its manifest, permissions, components, and certificates without installing anything.
APK Inspector is part of APKLint’s apk & aab analysis toolkit — Unpack, inspect, and break down Android packages. It’s free to use and needs no account.
Your privacy is the default: files you upload are processed on our servers over an encrypted connection and permanently deleted by a scheduled hourly cleanup after analysis finishes, and never shared.
What APK Inspector checks
- Components: activities, services, receivers, providers
- The permission list
- DEX class & method counts
- Signing certificate details (subject, issuer, fingerprints)
Good to know: A structural inspector — it doesn't render a risk verdict; pair it with the Security Scanner for that.
When to use APK Inspector
- Best for
- Inspecting an app's identity and trust signals: package and version, the signing certificate, and the exact components it declares, when provenance and structure matter most.
- Not the right tool for
- Not for size optimization or malware detection; use APK Size Analyzer or the Malware Scanner.
- What you get back
- Package/version, certificate details, and a component-by-component view of activities, services, receivers, and providers.
- How it differs from related APKLint tools
- Where APK Analyzer emphasizes counts and resources, App Inspector emphasizes identity and the declared component surface.
- Limitations
- It inspects declarations and metadata, not runtime behavior.
How to use APK Inspector
- Choose your APK file — Drop an .apk file onto the page, or click to select it from your device.
- Send securely — The file is uploaded over an encrypted connection to our analysis servers.
- Read your report — APKLint unpacks and inspects the package and lays out the results on screen.
- Your file is removed — It's deleted by an hourly cleanup job after analysis finishes.
Why use APKLint
Every tool is free with no login and no paywall. Reasonable file and input limits keep the free service stable.
A clean, focused interface with no third-party ad banners cluttering your results.
Files you upload are deleted by a scheduled hourly cleanup after analysis finishes, and never shared.
Built on androguard for APK parsing and manifest/certificate analysis.
Start immediately — no account, login, or email required.
Runs in any modern browser, on desktop or mobile.
Frequently asked questions
What does APK Inspector do?
Open up an APK and inspect its manifest, permissions, components, and certificates without installing anything.
What does the inspector show?
It opens up the package structure — components, permissions, code counts, and the certificate — without installing the app.
Is it free to use?
Yes. Every tool on APKLint is completely free, with no sign-up and no account.
How is my data handled?
Your uploaded file and its result are processed on our servers over an encrypted connection, then removed by the next hourly cleanup after analysis finishes. We never share them.
What files can I send?
An Android APK — a .apk file — up to 1 GB.