F-Droid Downloader

F-Droid Downloader is a Python script that automates the process of downloading APKs from the F-Droid repository. It fetches the F-Droid index, extracts package names, and downloads the APKs using the apkeep tool.

Features

• Downloads the F-Droid index JAR file.
• Extracts package names from the index JSON file.
• Downloads APKs for the extracted package names.
• Tracks download progress and resumes from where it left off.

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• requests library
• apkeep tool (requires Rust)

Installation

1. Install Python 3.x if you haven't already.

2. Install the required Python library:

   pip install requests

3. Install apkeep using Rust:

   cargo install apkeep

Usage

To run the script, use the following command:

python fdown.py

Options

• --refresh or -r: Refresh the F-Droid package list by downloading the latest index.

Example

python fdown.py --refresh

How It Works

1. Download the JAR file: The script downloads the F-Droid index JAR file from the specified URL.
2. Extract the JAR file: The script extracts the contents of the JAR file to a specified directory.
3. Extract package names: The script processes the extracted JSON file to extract package names and saves them to packages.txt.
4. Download APKs: The script reads the package names from packages.txt and downloads the APKs using apkeep. It tracks the download progress and saves it to download_tracker.json.

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See the LICENSE file for details.