# Android Reverse Engineering (ARE) > Note: this is WIP and only works on Windows as of now ## Installation ``` uv tool install . ``` Requirements: - adb - apktool - uber-apk-signer ## Usage ### Initialize project ```shell are init com.mypackage ``` > Note: This will attempt to rip the specified package from a connected device ### Manually copy package This will copy a package from a connected device via adb, including all split apks. ```shell are rip ``` ### Working with packages ```shell # Run this from the version directory created by `are rip` are decompile # Rebuild with patches are build # Sign with default debug keystore are sign # Install (possibly split) apk are install ```