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Use apkFileManager to catalog and organize your (legally* obtained) apk file collection on your computer.

First, your friendly warning message:
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DRAGONS AHEAD. THIS PROGRAM IS STILL IN DEVELOPMENT.
I CAN NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY KIND OF DATA LOSS, IN WHATEVER WAY.
THIS TOOL MODIFIES FILES ON YOUR COMPUTER AND IT IS WISE TO ALWAYS HAVE A BACKUP OF THE DATA BEFORE DOING ANY OPERATION.
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
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The aapt executable from the android SDK is needed for the program to function properly.
A place to get it would be at:
http://code.google.com/p/android-apktool/downloads/list

and get the file named:
apktool-install-windows-r05-ibot.tar.bz2
for the Windows binary.

This program is portable, everything is kept in one folder.
Just unzip and you're ready to go!

I created this little tool because I keep a backup on the computer with my installed and purchased apk files.
It didn't take long and this folder to become cluttered with multiple old versions for each App and non-properly named files.
So I searched for an program that will be able to organize this mess.
I found only basic apk file renamers that were either basic scripts or either needed java or .net installed, and only use the build-in information from each apk file.
So, I sat down and started to write a program which could organize my collection a little better.


Features:

- Reads apk's from a directory and extracts icon and basic information about them, with the help of aapt.
- Gets Google Play Store details and descriptions for all apk's that are in the Store.
- View Screenshots from Google Play Store (If Play Store details have been retrieved).
- Move older versions of apk's to another folder so you can inspect them and remove them.
- Rename files by using a custom renaming mask.
- Batch rename apk's using a mask.
- Move files automatically to subfolders named from the official Google Play Store categories.
- Preview file rename/move operation.


Version History:

0.7.12 (2015-07-16):
Updates:
- Updated to latest Lazarus IDE and compiled with latest dependencies. Windows 7/8 users should now be bug-free.

0.7.11 (2014-03-31):
Updates:
- Updated Google Play Store categories.

0.7.10 (2014-03-06):
Fixes:
- When opening the program for the first time, the open file dialog would open and close immidiately on win7/8. fixed.

0.6.9 (2013-11-11):
New Features:
- You can now keep the details and screenshots windows open while browsing the main list window.
- Starting to implement an internal apk reader, so that the separate aapt executable will no longer be needed. As it's not complete yet, it's disabled.
Changes:
- Changed database component from Zeos to internal Lazarus SQLdb package, effectively cutting down the program's filesize almost 1.5mb.
Fixes:
- Updated the code retriving information and screenshots for the new Google Play Store layout.

0.6.8 (2013-02-01):
Bugfixes:
- Fixed a bug when geting Play Store Infos sometimes wouldn't retrieve the right information from the Google Play Store site.

0.6.7 (2012-12-24):
Major Changes:
- New Ribbon Layout on main window. Can be reverted to classic menu on the Options tab.
- Due to the large amount of small files piling up in the Screenshot directory after viewing a lot of app screenshots,
as of version 0.6.7, these files will be stored from now on in a separate database file (Screenshots.db3), like the app icons.
The existing Screenshot directory will be migrated to the new database file.
Changes:
- Changed iconset from FamFamFam to Fatcow.
- Improved program startup time.
- Main Window: View Screenshots Button gets disabled if you haven't retrieved Google Play Infos for the app.
- Multi Rename Window: Unchecked apps are greyed out.
New Features:
- Main Window: Added Delete apk file function.
- Main Window: Added option to enable/disable alternate row colors.
- App Details Window: Implemented Right-Click Menu on App description, on selected text and links.
- Multi Rename Window: Added Progress Bar when rename operation starts.
- Multi Rename Window: Manual edit of filenames. Click on the filename or press F2 to rename. Changes on the filenames are lost if you change the filter settings from above.
- Screenshot Window: Added 1:1 and zoomed in view buttons on the lower right region of the image.
Bugfixes:
- Main Window: Duplicate/Old file status column indicator now only checks inside the working directory, as it should be.
- App Details Window: You can now scroll up/down the text with the mouse wheel on App description.
Known Bugs:
- Unicode .apk file names or folders cannot be reconized yet. Suggested solution is to rename them to standard ascii, until I'll solve this problem.

0.5.9 (2012-11-28):
New Features:
- Added Select All/None checkbox on Mass Rename form.
- Rows are now displayed with alternate colors.
- If a file cannot be recognized, a message appears.
Bugfixes:
- Fixed App detail Hint on main window not showing correct information, when table order is changed.
- Fixed sorting of the File Size column on main window.
Changes:
- Using Natural sorting on tables.

0.5.8 (2012-10-26):
New Features:
- Added Screenshot Image Rotation (Rotation is performed lossless on jpeg images with jpegtran).
Some minor bugfixes.
Screenshot thumbnails are now generated for faster preview.

0.5.7 (2012-09-18):
New Features:
- In screenshot window, click on image for zoomed view.
Bugfixes:
- Getting screenshots from Play Store works again.

0.5.6 (2012-09-06):
New Features:
- When hovering over the "Open Google Play Store" link in App Details window, the QR Code of the link is displayed on the icon.
- When renaming, added an option to remove non-ascii characters from filename.
Bugfixes:
- If the apkName or googleName contained a slash character, the app would be moved into the wrong directory.

0.5.5 (2012-08-08):
New Feature:
- Added checkbox to Multi Rename Window, so you can uncheck files you don't want to rename.

0.5.4 (2012-08-05):
Fixed 2 bugs:
#1 Program freeze upon clicking "include subdirs".
#2 Division by zero on Win7 x64 when clicking Get Google App Infos.

0.5.3 (2012-08-02):
First public release.


Mask Renaming mechanism explained:

the following masks are supported:

%filename% = Original File Name
%apkname% = APK Name
%apkversion% = APK Version
%apkrevision% = APK Revision
%apkpackage% = APK Package Name
%googlename% = Google Play Name (If nonexistent, APK Name will be used)
%googlemaincat% = Google Play Main Category (If nonexistent, the word 'Uncategorized' will be used)
%googlesubcat% = Google Play Subcategory (If there is a main category but no subcategory, the word 'Uncategorized' will be used, else it will remain blank)

For example:
Let's say you have a backup from the popular game Angry Birds v2.0. You have the game named as 'angry_birds.apk' in a folder 'D:Androidfiles'.

Setting the rename mask to: '%googlename% %apkversion%', and the destination folder to 'D:AndroidSorted'

the file will be renamed/moved
from: D:Androidfilesangry_birds.apk
to: D:AndroidSortedAngry Birds 2.0.0.apk

A more advanced example:
You have the same file as above, 'D:Androidfilesangry_birds.apk', and you also have retrieved Google Play Store information for this file.
Now you have more flexible choices:
Set the file rename mask to: '%googlemaincat%/%googlesubcat%/%googlename% %apkversion%', and the destination folder to 'D:AndroidSorted'

the file will be renamed/moved
from: D:Androidfilesangry_birds.apk
to: D:AndroidSortedGamesArcade & ActionAngry Birds 2.0.0.apk

So now you can organize your apps into the same categories as Google Play Store displays them.




Acknowledgements:
Application Icon from http://tempest.deviantart.com/#/d36uwz0
Icons from Fatcow Free Icon Set (http://www.fatcow.com/free-icons)

OpenSSL Libraries:
This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit. (http://www.openssl.org/).
This product includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com).



* I do not endorse piracy in any way.