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topjohnwu Magisk

The Magic Mask for Android

Stars

62,567

Popular Active

Forks

18,492

Watchers: 62,567

Language

Kotlin

License: GNU General Public License v3.0

Repository Radar Score

65 / 100

Growth

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Score breakdown

  • popularity 91
  • growth 0
  • activity 100
  • freshness 100
  • community 80

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This is not an officially supported Google product

Introduction

Magisk is a suite of open source software for customizing Android, supporting devices higher than Android 6.0.
Some highlight features:

  • MagiskSU: Provide root access for applications
  • Magisk Modules: Modify read-only partitions by installing modules
  • MagiskBoot: The most complete tool for unpacking and repacking Android boot images
  • Zygisk: Run code in every Android applications' processes

Downloads

Github is the only source where you can get official Magisk information and downloads.

Useful Links

Bug Reports

Only bug reports from Debug builds will be accepted.

For installation issues, upload both boot image and install logs.
For Magisk issues, upload boot logcat or dmesg.
For Magisk app crashes, record and upload the logcat when the crash occurs.

Translation Contributions

Default string resources for the Magisk app and its stub APK are located here:

  • app/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
  • app/stub-res/src/main/res/values/strings.xml

Translate each and place them in the respective locations ([module]/src/main/res/values-[lang]/strings.xml).

License

Magisk, including all git submodules are free software:
you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the
GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

Created: Sep 8, 2016

Last push: Sep 3, 2026

Default branch: master

Latest release: v30.7

Languages

Share of the codebase by language, based on repository metadata from the host.

  • Kotlin 44.2%
  • Rust 28.0%
  • C++ 16.1%
  • Java 6.2%
  • Shell 3.2%
  • Python 2.0%
  • Makefile 0.2%
  • C 0.0%
  • AIDL 0.0%

Repository Radar analysis

Deterministic insights derived from public metadata and our observations — not personal testing or reviews.

Why this repository is interesting

  • High absolute popularity (62,567 stars) signals broad adoption.
  • Maintained recently (last push 2 weeks ago).

Who should use it

  • Developers working primarily with Kotlin

Potential use cases

  • Reference or evaluate Kotlin open-source approaches in this domain

Strengths

  • Recent repository activity
  • README present in our index
  • Declared license: GNU General Public License v3.0
  • Substantial fork count (18,492) suggests reuse and contribution interest

Limitations / considerations

  • Insights are derived from public metadata and our observations — not a substitute for code review

What to watch

  • Re-check last push, issues, and releases on GitHub before production adoption

Strong signals: Strong community interest · Active maintenance

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