apkpure-downloader

search and download from apkpure.com in a better way

• parallel download into filesystem
• group apk|xapk files by release month directories
• super smoothy menu
  • all commands could be interactive or unattended

requirements

• node, npm.
• Tested only with POSIX Linux.

🔨 use cases

• alias explanation : when tracking a new package, an alias must be set to name from com.twitter.android to x internally (use package name anycase).
• it's possible to use --all or -a to refer all tracked packages.

# search packages interactively
# then you can pull files or track them permanently
apkpure search x

# list, show info or pull from tracked packages
apkpure ls
apkpure info
apkpure pull
apkpure untrack

# unatteneded
apkpure info x --last 5
apkpure pull x --last 5 --threads 2
apkpure p x -l 5 -t 2 # it's the same BUT short flags
apkpure p -a -l 1 # equals to use `--all`

# clear untracked packages files
apkpure cache

⬇️ install

• Install the command with npm

npm install -g apkpure

• Uninstall:

npm uninstall -g apkpure
npm cache clean --force

help output

Usage: apkpure [options] [command]

Options:
  -V, --version                  output the version number
  -h, --help                     display help for command

Commands:
  list|ls                        list-only tracked packages
  search|s [terms]               search and interact with results
  info|i [options] [aliases]     print details from tracked packages
  pull|p [options] [aliases]     pull last files from packages
  untrack|u [options] [aliases]  untrack packages
  cache                          clear untracked files
  help                           show help

the xapk problem

You may find that many apps offered by APKPure are bundled and distributed as .xapk rather than the typical .apk. While installing an .apk file is the standard method on Android devices, .xapk files require additional steps. Below is a Bash script for installing .xapk files from your local filesystem using ADB (which requires a connected Android device).

• xapk-install.sh

2025 todo

• download without Puppeteer
• support more APK mirrors
• support ADB utilities commands