Magisk
Magisk is a free, open-source developer tool for Android. Magisk is a suite of open source software for customizing Android, supporting devices higher than Android 5.0. It has 63,138 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid.
- Android
- Developer & terminal tools
- Actively maintained
About Magisk
Magisk is a suite of open source software for customizing Android, supporting devices higher than Android 5.0. 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
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Magisk from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.
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What is Magisk?
Magisk is a free, open-source developer tool for Android. Magisk is a suite of open source software for customizing Android, supporting devices higher than Android 5.0. It has 63,138 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid.
Is Magisk free and open source?
Yes. Magisk's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.
How do I install Magisk?
You can install Magisk from F-Droid (package com.topjohnwu.magisk); the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v30.7).
Is Magisk still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 7, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Mar 9, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.