Frequently Asked Questions

• What changes mainly appeared in a decompiled .ARSC file?

  When your .ARSC file is decompiled, it is not in the exact source code form. You will see a lot of .dex file hooks and in general it is not an exact android project that an IDE can recognise and import. You can use any normal editor to read the code and understand to make changes. These are the normal changes in the decompiled .ARSC file.

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• Why do you need to decompile an .ARSC file in the first place?

  As an android developer you may require to decompile .ARSC file to get actual source code. Like if you saw an app with awesome design and you want to know how to implement that design in your project. For that, and many such curious legit reasons you may need to decompile an .ARSC file.

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• Which tools do you need to decompile an .ARSC file on Android?

  For this you need three types of tools : Tool to work with android .dex and java .class files. A tool for reverse engineering Android .ARSC files. A Java decompiler tool to decompile and analyze Java 5 “byte code” and the later versions. With the help of these three you can easily do your work.

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• The .ARSC file and .dex file are the same or different?

  They are indeed different. Where an .ARSC file is the collection of all the android application related files in compressed format; the .dex file in the .ARSC file is the compressed file which is made up of all the Java classes in the application code. They are different from each other but still related to each other.

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• Does decompiling .ARSC files give you the Java source code?

  Yes, decompiling an .ARSC file gives you it’s Java source code.

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• Why won’t the decompiled code compile correctly?

  Here there can be many reasons. But mainly there is one common repeated reason for that. The decompiled code does not compile correctly because the compiler performs many irreversible changes to the code. Which causes the compiled code to appear with errors at the end.

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• How to import decompiled code into Eclipse?

  It’s quite easy to import decompiled code into Eclipse; once you download the decompiled files, extract them to a folder on your computer. Now, open up Eclipse and go to the following path : File -> New -> Project. There choose ‘Android project’ from the New project window. And hence you will be able to import the decompiled code into Eclipse.

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• What programs are used to decompile an .ARSC file?

  All the software programs mentioned in the blog post of ‘Best .ARSC decompiler’ are eligible to use as a decompiler for .ARSC files. You can choose any best suiting for you from that list as they are our main recommendations.

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• What does online .ARSC decompilers do?

  All applications for Android phones are distributed as ARSC Files. These files contain all the code, images and other media necessary to run the application on your phone. This website will decompile the code embedded in ARSC files and extract all the other assets in the file.

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• Is decompiling an .ARSC file legal?

  Yes, decompiling an .ARSC file is absolutely legal. As decompiling gives you only the source code; there is no illegal thing in knowing what you use. But, after obtaining the source code what you do with it is something considerable for legal actions; otherwise it’s legal.

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• Which version of windows is supported by Appscms' ARSC Decompiler ?

  Appscms ARSC decompiler supports all versions of Windows including Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10

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• Can I decompile ARSCs without losing quality ?

  Yes. We use most sophisticated best in class algorithms for decompilation, and provide highest quality of output for ARSC decompilation.

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• How can I use ARSC decompiler for free ?

  You can use Appscms' ARSC decompiler online for free.

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• Which variants of apps are supported by this decompiler ?

  All types of android apps are supported by Appscms's decompiler.

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