bundletool

Command-line tool to manipulate Android Application Bundles. Some subcommands such as bundletool validate have their own usage documentation. More information: <https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/bundletool>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/bundletool.sh
OS X
brew install bundletool

Command-line tool to manipulate Android Application Bundles. Some subcommands such as bundletool validate have their own usage documentation. More information: <https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/bundletool>.

  • Display help for a subcommand:
    bundletool help subcommand
  • Generate APKs from an application bundle (prompts for keystore password):
    bundletool build-apks --bundle=path/to/bundle.aab --ks=path/to/key.keystore --ks-key-alias=key_alias --output=path/to/file.apks
  • Generate APKs from an application bundle giving the keystore password:
    bundletool build-apks --bundle=path/to/bundle.aab --ks=path/to/key.keystore --ks-key-alias=key_alias –ks-pass=pass:the_password --output=path/to/file.apks
  • Generate APKs including only one single APK for universal usage:
    bundletool build-apks --bundle=path/to/bundle.aab --mode=universal --ks=path/to/key.keystore --ks-key-alias=key_alias --output=path/to/file.apks
  • Install the right combination of APKs to an emulator or device:
    bundletool install-apks --apks=path/to/file.apks
  • Estimate the download size of an application:
    bundletool get-size total --apks=path/to/file.apks
  • Generate a device specification JSON file for an emulator or device:
    bundletool get-device-spec --output=path/to/file.json
  • Verify a bundle and display detailed information about it:
    bundletool validate --bundle=path/to/bundle.aab

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