APK Extractor: Backup Apps

Sudo Ezekiel

About this app

Back up the apps on your phone as installable files you control. APK Extractor lists every app on your device and saves any of them to your Downloads folder as a standard APK, or as a single APKS bundle when the app was installed as split APKs. Everything happens on the device: the app does not declare the internet permission, shows no ads, and never asks for an account.

Why Choose APK Extractor

• Works fully offline: the internet permission is not declared, so the app cannot make network requests and your app list never leaves your device
• No ads, no account, no analytics, no tracking
• Extracted files are standard APK and APKS files that work with bundletool and common split-aware installers
• Clean Material Design interface with system, light, and dark themes

Key Features

• Browse installed apps with name, package, version, size, install date, and SDK details
• One-tap extract: save any app straight to Downloads/ApkExtractor
• Split APK support: apps installed as multiple splits are bundled into a single APKS file automatically
• Batch extract: long-press to select several apps and extract them together with a progress indicator
• Extraction history: every backup is recorded with app name, version, size, and date, so you can find, share, or delete an older backup later
• Share extracted APKs through the system share sheet: send them to a PC, cloud storage, or another phone
• Live search by app name or package, with separate User and All filter chips
• Sort by name or by newest installed, remembered between launches
• Customizable filenames: include any mix of app name, package, version name, and version code
• Optional system apps in the list

Split APK and APKS Support

Modern apps often install as multiple split packages for different screen densities, CPU architectures, and languages. A backup that misses a split is broken. This apk manager detects split installs automatically and combines base.apk with every split into one APKS file, so the backup is always complete and can be reinstalled with bundletool or any installer that understands split bundles. Single-package apps are saved as a plain APK.

How It Works

1. Open the app and find what you want in the searchable list
2. Tap an app to see its details, then tap Extract
3. The file lands in Downloads/ApkExtractor as .apk, or as .apks for split apps
4. Share it from the detail sheet or from the extraction history, or copy it wherever you like

Privacy

• The internet permission is not declared in the manifest, so the app cannot send data anywhere
• No ads and no third-party tracking SDKs
• No account or sign-in required
• On Android 10 and later, files are written through the system media store, so no broad storage permission is needed

Permissions Explained

• Query all packages: required on Android 11 and later to list installed apps
• Read and write external storage: legacy storage access on Android 9 and older only

Great For

• Backing up apps before uninstalling them or switching phones
• Keeping a specific app version safe before an update changes it
• Sharing apps offline with family, or moving them to a device without a store connection
• Developers testing APK and split APK distribution

Extract APK files in seconds, back up the apps you care about, and keep every byte on your own device. APK Extractor is free, offline, and stays out of your way.

What’s new

Sort by newest installed.

Tap the new sort button in the top bar to switch between Name
(A-Z) and Newest installed. Your choice is remembered next time
you open the app.

Sorting uses the date an app was first installed, so apps you
installed long ago stay put even after an update.

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