APK Extractor is a free Android application that allows you to repackage Android applications into APKs.

Allowing you to take control of your apps

Managing files on mobile devices has never been as easy as it is on desktop operating systems due to a preference for usability over control. APK Extractor aims to give you a degree of that control back by letting you repackage your installed Android apps into APKs (Android packages), which in turn allows you to easily copy and move them to different locations, either as backup or to install them on another device. One of the more common uses of APK Extractor is to create a backup of an app before updating it, so the older version of the app can be reinstalled if something goes wrong.

Easy to use and very quick

When you load up the app, you are presented with a list of the installed applications on your device. This list will not include certain system apps, but other than that, the vast majority of apps on the device should be there. You simply select the app you want to extract, and the app handles the rest. The process is very fast.

Simple, useful, no thrills

APK Extractor serves its intended purpose, and while alternatives like APK Editor give you more features, APK Extractor is perfect for most use cases. You will need to allow “Unknown Sources” to install extracted apps, which opens your device up to security risks, so it might be worth pairing APK Extractor with an antivirus app like Malwarebytes for Android. You can also pay to have ads removed from the app.