jbart

Current version: 20201102.01

Crossplatform application for Android ROM developers.

Edit and translate any Android rom
Flexible .smali, .xml, .prop patches
Fast resources.arsc patching (without using apktool)
Incremental OTA update packages based on two roms
Parse ROM translations to get untranslated resources
Deodex roms using smali/baksmali
Supports Android roms archives in CWM format (up to Android R)

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Features

Crossplatform (Win, Linux, macOS)

Rom deodex

Rom translation (you need translation files)

Sign zip, apk, jar files

Single apk/jar translation

Create OTA package

Parse translations (get untranslated resources)

Hex mode (direct resources.arsc patching)

Flexible patches for smali, prop and xml

GUI and CLI user interface

Translated into many languages

More features coming...

jbart is crossplatform tool intended to help rom developers in translating and patching Android rom files. Current version supports only roms created in CWM (recovery) format, when inside zip archive system, framework, vendor (optional) directories are located. So roms packed with brotli and ext4 (files system.new.dat, system.new.dat.br, etc.) currently not supported.

Screenshots

Help with app localization

App translation

Download xml assets to to help me in translating the application into your language.

Download files, translate English strings

Send translated files back to me

en_US.lng

Changelog

3.5

2023

New version release is coming soon
Updated user interface
Reviewed CLI functionality
Reworked patching system
Full documentation will be available (how to work with every feature, how to create patches, etc.)