apkeep 0.18.0

A command-line tool for downloading APK files from various sources
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<!--- `README.md` is automatically generated from the rustdoc using [`cargo-readme`](https://crates.io/crates/cargo-readme). -->
# `apkeep` - A command-line tool for downloading APK files from various sources

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![apkeep logo](logo.jpg)

## Installation

Precompiled binaries for `apkeep` on various platforms can be downloaded
[here](https://github.com/EFForg/apkeep/releases).

To install from `crates.io`, simply [install rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install) and
run

```shell
cargo install apkeep
```

Or to install from the latest commit in our repository, run

```shell
cargo install --git https://github.com/EFForg/apkeep.git
```

If using on an Android platform, [`termux`](https://termux.org/) must be installed first.
Upgrade to the latest packages with `pkg update`, then install the `apkeep` precompiled binary
as described above or run `pkg install apkeep` to install from the `termux` repository.

Docker images are also available through the GitHub Container Registry. Aside from using a
specific release version, the following floating tags are available:

- stable: tracks the latest stable release (recommended)
- latest: tracks the latest release, including pre-releases
- edge: tracks the latest commit

## Usage

See [`USAGE`](https://github.com/EFForg/apkeep/blob/master/USAGE).

## Examples

The simplest example is to download a single APK to the current directory:

```shell
apkeep -a com.instagram.android .
```

This downloads from the default source, APKPure, which does not require credentials. For more
APKPure usage examples, such as specifying a package architecture, refer to the
[`USAGE-apkpure.md`](USAGE-apkpure.md) document.

To download directly from the google play store, you will first have to [obtain an AAS token](USAGE-google-play.md).
Then,

```shell
apkeep -a com.instagram.android -d google-play -e 'someone@gmail.com' -t aas_token .
```

For more google play usage examples, such as specifying a device configuration, timezone or
locale, refer to the [`USAGE-google-play.md`](USAGE-google-play.md) document.

To download from the F-Droid open source repository:

```shell
apkeep -a org.mozilla.fennec_fdroid -d f-droid .
```

For more F-Droid usage examples, such as downloading from F-Droid mirrors or other F-Droid
repositories, refer to the [`USAGE-fdroid.md`](USAGE-fdroid.md) document.

Or, to download from the Huawei AppGallery:

```shell
apkeep -a com.elysiumlabs.newsbytes -d huawei-app-gallery .
```

To download a specific version of an APK (possible for APKPure or F-Droid), use the `@version`
convention:

```shell
apkeep -a com.instagram.android@1.2.3 .
```

Or, to list what versions are available, use `-l`:

```shell
apkeep -l -a org.mozilla.fennec_fdroid -d f-droid
```

Refer to [`USAGE`](https://github.com/EFForg/apkeep/blob/master/USAGE) to download multiple
APKs in a single run.

All the above examples can also be used in Docker with minimal changes. For example, to
download a single APK to your chosen output directory:

```shell
docker run --rm -v output_path:/output ghcr.io/efforg/apkeep:stable -a com.instagram.android
/output
```

## Specify a CSV file or individual app ID

You can either specify a CSV file which lists the apps to download, or an individual app ID.
If you specify a CSV file and the app ID is not specified by the first column, you'll have to
use the --field option as well.  If you have a simple file with one app ID per line, you can
just treat it as a CSV with a single field.

## Download Sources

You can use this tool to download from a few distinct sources.

* The Google Play Store (`-d google-play`), given an email address and AAS token
* APKPure (`-d apk-pure`), a third-party site hosting APKs available on the Play Store
* F-Droid (`-d f-droid`), a repository for free and open-source Android apps. `apkeep`
verifies that these APKs are signed by the F-Droid maintainers, and alerts the user if an APK
was downloaded but could not be verified
* The Huawei AppGallery (`-d huawei-app-gallery`), an app store popular in China

## Usage Note

Users should not use app lists or choose so many parallel APK fetches as to place unreasonable
or disproportionately large load on the infrastructure of the app distributor.

When using with the Google Play Store as the download source, a few considerations should be
made:

* Google may terminate your Google account based on Terms of Service violations.  Read their
[Terms of Service](https://play.google.com/about/play-terms/index.html), avoid violating it,
and choose an account where this outcome is acceptable.
* Paid and DRM apps will not be available.
* Using Tor will make it a lot more likely that the download will fail.

License: MIT