A tool for parsing Android xml layout files and storing them in one XML file to simplify UI analysis. It resolves resource references (e.g., @string/cancel_btn) and embeded layouts (e.g., using the <include/> and <merge/> tags).
- This tool works on unpacked apk files. You must use apktool to unpack APK files and decode binary XML files.
Usage: python ui_xml.py <root_unpacked_apk_directories> [options]
DESCRIPTION: A tool for parsing Android xml layout files and storing them in
one XML file to simplify UI analysis. It resolves resource references (e.g.,
@string/cancel_btn) and embeded layouts (e.g., using the <include/> and
<merge/> tags). The final xml file is saved inside the unpacked apk directory
under a sub-directory named ui-xml or to a target directory using the -o
option
Options:
--version show program's version number and exit
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-l FILE, --log=FILE write logs to FILE.
-v, --verbose increase verbosity.
-o FILE, --output=FILE
The name of the directory that the output files get
written to. Default is to write files inside the
unpacked apk directory under a sub-directory named ui-xml.
$ ls ~/unpacked-apps
com.alexis.converter-230
com.alexis.converter-261
com.rarepebble-23
com.rarepebble-26
$ python ui_xml.py ~/unpacked-apps
$ ls ~/unpacked-apps/*/ui-xml
com.alexis.converter-230/ui-xml/com.alexis.converter-230.xml
com.alexis.converter-261/ui-xml/com.alexis.converter-261.xml
com.rarepebble-23/ui-xml/com.rarepebble-23.xml
com.rarepebble-26/ui-xml/com.rarepebble-26.xml