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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.<br>
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](https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/) is the only source where you can get official Magisk information and downloads.

[![](https://img.shields.io/badge/Magisk-v26.4-blue)](https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases/tag/v26.4)
[![](https://img.shields.io/badge/Magisk%20Beta-v27.0-blue)](https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases/tag/v27.0)
[![](https://img.shields.io/badge/Magisk-Canary-red)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/topjohnwu/magisk-files/canary/app-release.apk)
[![](https://img.shields.io/badge/Magisk-Debug-red)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/topjohnwu/magisk-files/canary/app-debug.apk)

## Useful Links

- [Installation Instruction](https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/install.html)
- [Building and Development](https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/build.html)
- [Magisk Documentation](https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/)

## Bug Reports

**Only bug reports from Debug builds will be accepted.**

For installation issues, upload both boot image and install logs.<br>
For Magisk issues, upload boot logcat or dmesg.<br>
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/src/main/res/values/strings.xml`
- `stub/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/>.
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			`For installation issues, upload both boot image and install logs.<br>`
			`For Magisk issues, upload boot logcat or dmesg.<br>`
Update README 2021-02-23 13:22:32 +01:00			`For Magisk app crashes, record and upload the logcat when the crash occurs.`
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			- `app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml`
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			`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.`
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Misc Formatting * PEP8 and linting * empty exceptions 2019-02-11 09:18:15 +01:00			`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.`
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			`along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.`