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jadx: all versions and old releases

Command line and GUI tools for producing Java source code from Android Dex and Apk files

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5 versions of jadx are listed here, from November 12, 2024 to the current 1.5.6. Each one links to the publisher’s own installer files.

2024: 1 1 24 2025: 1 1 25 2026: 3 3 26

5 versions over 2 years · about 3 a year

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1.5.6Latest July 10, 2026 — 32-bit ZIP
Release notes
### Main features and fixes

Security fixes:
• Reject absolute or path to CWD for zip entries
• Sanitize all string values for gradle scripts on export
• Add missing escaping on summary page

Core:
• Use queue instead of recursion for type updates

GUI:
• Graph views, code pane sync, and more (PR #2784)
• Collapse single-child directory chains in resource tree (PR #2866)
• Handle pasted file lists in file chooser (PR #2876)
• Show simple message box for file exceptions (#2659)

API:
• Allow to create input category node even if no matching files found (#2806)
• New module/library for work with call graphs (#2890)

### All changes
<details>
<summary>Click to expand</summary>

### Features

• [core] Graph views, code pane sync, and more (PR #2784)
• [core] Use queue instead of recursion for type updates
• [core] New module/library for work with call graphs (#2890)
• [gui] Add mimetype for desktop file
• [gui] Open single loaded class after load
• [gui] Add "copy reference" to context menu (PR #2863)
• [gui] Collapse single-child directory chains in resource tree (PR #2866)
• [gui] Handle pasted file lists in file chooser (PR #2876)
• [gui] Show simple message box for file exceptions (#2659)

### Bug Fixes

• [core] Insert generic casts for variable assigned from fields with known types (#2776)
• [core] Handle Kotlin 1.9+ $ENTRIES pattern in enum restoration (PR #2814)
• [core] Remove useless PHI for duplicate moves (#2813)
• [core] Support enum restore for constructor without args (#2821)
• [core] Handle null bounds in WindowLocation to prevent NPE on dialog dispose (PR #2826)
• [core] Stop type inference on exception (prevent endless loop)
• [core] Resolve class/package name conflicts on case-insensitive filesystems (PR #2828)
• [core] Use correct property for OS arch checks (#2830)
• [core] Use correct args copy/replace in wrapped insns (#2835)
• [core] Resolve minor decompilation issues (#2835)
• [core] Remove result in wrapped insntructions (#2835)
• [core] Limit ternary wrap to one level (#2844)
• [core] Disable ternary mod for duplicated blocks (#2844)
• [core] Harden XML parser in FileTypeDetector against XML bomb DoS (PR #2851)
• [core] Improve handler path check for regions
• [core] Limit 'if' region out block to current scope (#2791)
• [core] Build correct file path for class from default package (#2854)
• [core] Cover more situations for SwitchOverString (PR #2860)
• [core] Workaround for duplicated variables names index increment (#2868)
• [core] Resolve duplicated error attr in fallback codegen, allow to set whole attr list at once (#2842)
• [core] Keep all dimensions for anewarray of an array element type (PR #2887)
• [core] ImmutableList.lastIndexOf skipping index 0 (PR #2898)
• [api] Allow to create input category node even if no matching files found (#2806)
• [build] Set *nix executable permissions on start scripts (PR #2838)
• [cli] In 'progress' log mode show issues from input plugins (#2803)
• [gui] Update usage file data version (was changed in PR #2784)
• [gui] Resolve possible NPE during project data loading (#2794)
• [gui] Stop token process on `NULL` token in JadxTokenMaker (#2798)
• [gui] Use UI thread for scroll in code (#2798)
• [gui] Make the Split view checkbox correctly toggle between both modes (PR #2801)
• [gui] Use UI thread for refreshStackFrameList in debugger view (PR #2807)
• [gui] Use UI thread for adding logcat messages (#2811)
• [gui] Update zh_CN translation (PR #2812)
• [gui] Update zh_tw translation (PR #2818)
• [gui] Move scripts leftover code, save tree state on script run
• [gui] Resolve "launchScriptPath" is null
• [gui] Localize code cache mode labels (PR #2825)
• [gui] Use localized label for code cache preferences
• [gui] Add file end line feed for exported code (PR #2836)
• [gui] NullPointerException when changing line wrap mode (PR #2843)
• [gui] Ensure all fonts are 'composite' (#2856)
• [gui] Improve code tabs, sync and related code
• [gui] Improve dot graph viewer, CFG gene
1.5.5 February 25, 2026 — 32-bit ZIP
Release notes
Major bug fixed
- Code area was updated from wrong thread causing many exception report popups, UI freezes and high CPU usage (#2798)
Other Bug Fixes
- [gui] Resolve possible NPE during project data loading (#2794)
- [gui] Stop token process on NULL token in JadxTokenMaker (#2798)
- [gui] Make the Split view checkbox correctly toggle between both modes (PR #2801)
- [core] Insert generic casts for variable assigned from fields with known types (#2776)
Full Changelog: v1.5.4...v1.5.5
Download files:
- jadx-gui-1.5.5-with-jre-win.zip - jadx-gui with bundled JRE
- jadx-gui-1.5.5-win.zip - jadx-gui Windows executable (system JRE must be installed)
- jadx-1.5.5.zip - cross-platform cli and gui bundle (system JRE must be installed)
For system JRE the latest version is always preferred, download at oracle.com
1.5.4 February 13, 2026 — 32-bit ZIP
Release notes
Main features
CLI:
- Implement config file load and save (#1731)
GUI:
- Change fonts size with UI zoom, use FlatLaf fonts bundle
- Use FontUtils.getCompositeFont() that supports CJK (PR #2751)
Plugins:
- Scripting plugin now external and not included in release bundle. Check jadx-script-kotlin for installation details.
- Support '.apks' files (PR #2647)
- Allow to use .zip as plugin artifact (with jars inside)
- Report plugin exceptions to plugin github project
All changes
Click to expand
Features
- [core] Allow to change limit for type inference updates (PR #2629)
- [core] Support '.apks' files (PR #2647)
- [core] Select better class from duplicates (#2701)(PR #2702)
- [cli] Implement config file load and save (#1731)
- [gui] Add option for UI zoom factor (#2720)
- [gui] Change fonts size with UI zoom, use FlatLaf fonts bundle
- [gui] Report plugin exceptions to plugin github project
- [plugins] Allow to use .zip as plugin artifact (with jars inside)
Bug Fixes
- [core] Minor fixes for type update limit option (#2629)
- [core] Avoid false positive throws (PR #2636)(#2475)
- [core] Resolve race condition in task executor
- [core] Add missing field code annotation for enum fields in switch-case
- [core] Resolve rename of inner class using full name (#1997)
- [core] Catch all exceptions in type update (#2668)
- [core] More file extensions added for file type detection (PR #2670)
- [core] Enhancements for abnormal situations (PR #2679)
- [core] Improve decoding errors handling (#2676)
- [core] Handle OutOfMemoryError to correctly halt processing (#2676)
- [core] Detect more for-each loops (also prevent issues with missing generics types) (PR #2689)
- [core] Keep generics while applying debug info (#2687)
- [core] Respect arg offset for type var mapping on invoke (PR #2698)
- [core] Extract common switch break, remove unreachable (#2697)
- [core] Improve common 'break' extract checks (#2697)
- [core] Correctly handle variable in ternary transform
- [core] Support 'break' extract for nested 'if' (#2697)
- [core] Refactor and improve class duplicates removal (#2701)
- [core] Resolve edge cases for select best classes from duplicates (#2701)
- [core] Prevent endless loop in region maker on dead code with loops (#2715)
- [core] Add missing level info for jadx code comments (#2737)
- [core] Keep wide upcast for arith instructions (#2730)
- [core] Improve codegen methods for custom decompilation mode
- [core] Speed up file path security checks (PR #2745)
- [core] Terminate type inference on first stack overflow (#2744)
- [core] Add more checks to better find handler's end (PR #2749)
- [core] Avoid more false positive throws (PR #2752)
- [core] Improve switch over string restore (#2359)
- [aab-input] Correct check for '.aab' file (PR #2646)
- [cli] Distinguish JadxCLI error code (PR #2734)
- [dex-input] Use length in header for checksum, fix error in Dex v41 (PR #2711)
- [gui] Handle syntax parsing errors during search (#2669)
- [gui] Use simple token maker as default to avoid parsing error (#2669)
- [gui] Update Chinese localization for various menu items (PR #2673)
- [gui] Split loading and UI update for code area (#2682)
- [gui] Rework background executor to reduce delay for short tasks
- [gui] Prevent unlimited recursion in text search (#2685) (PR #2694)
- [gui] Use correct threads for code from close and reload actions (#2684)
- [gui] In comment dialog insert new line at current caret position (#2706)
- [gui] Resolve exception in search dialog on project reload (#2714)
- [gui] Resolve NPE with smali breakpoint (#2717) (PR #2718)
- [gui] Do not enforce new nodes method for backward compatibility
- [gui] Don't init already loaded plugins while collecting options (#2727)
- [gui] Use FontUtils.getCompositeFont() that supports CJK (PR #2751)
- [gui] Load class code before resolving jump position to get corrent value
- [gui] Fix illegal ':' character in path when exporting resources.arsc/res
- [gui] Use resource short name when exporting a
1.5.3 September 8, 2025 — Any CPU ZIP
Release notes
Features
- [aab] Enhance AAB parsing (PR #2557)
- [gui] New search options to search in text or binary resources (PR #2526)
- [gui] Allow view and edit input smali files
- [export] Use compileSdkVersion from manifest, update AGP to 8.10.1, other improvements (PR #2528)
Bug Fixes
- Correct loading for plain text XML files (PR #2537)
- Correct hex format for negative numbers (#2531)
- Use 'dev.dirs' JNI implementation only on x86-64 (#2578)
- Use proper newlines when generating CFG (PR #2592)
- [cli] Improve memory usage in jadx-cli (#2524)
- [cli] Add missing '-XX:+IgnoreUnrecognizedVMOptions' JVM flag (#2554)
- [gui] Workaround for wrap layout repaint issue in search dialog (PR #2521)
- [gui] Remove duplicate class of Frida snippet (PR #2525)
- [gui] Use var instead let for class variable in Frida script (PR #2527)
- [gui] Prevent IndexOutOfBoundsException in MethodSearchProvider (PR #2542)
- [gui] Disable debugger action if project not loaded (#2547)
- [gui] Minor UI fixes (PR #2549)
- [gui] Resolve NPE on code area close
- [gui] Fix NullPointerException in copyAllSearchResults (#2580) (PR #2581)
- [gui] Various tabs related fixes (PR #2595)
- [zip] Allow to load zip with duplicate names in entries
- [gui] Improve menu icon, such as 'Select in Tree' and 'Go to AndroidManifest.xml' buttons (PR #2543)
- [export] Disable targetSDKVersion checks in AndroidStudio (PR #2533)
- [export] Add missing ExpiringTargetSdkVersion in #2533 (PR #2538)
Full Changelog: v1.5.2...v1.5.3
New Contributors
- @TheDauntless made their first contribution in #2527
- @akexorcist made their first contribution in #2528
- @MartLintz made their first contribution in #2538
- @TinyServal made their first contribution in #2549
- @LoyieKing made their first contribution in #2557
- @beaverxsheet made their first contribution in #2592
Download files:
- jadx-gui-1.5.3-with-jre-win.zip - jadx-gui with bundled JRE
- jadx-gui-1.5.3-win.zip - jadx-gui Windows executable (system JRE must be installed)
- jadx-1.5.3.zip - cross-platform cli and gui bundle (system JRE must be installed)
For system JRE the latest version is always preferred, download at oracle.com
1.5.1 November 12, 2024 — 32-bit ZIP

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