# Magisk (open-source developer tool)

> 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.

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

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Unknown |
| GitHub stars | 63,138 |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/com.topjohnwu.magisk/ (package com.topjohnwu.magisk) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | not linked |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Developer & terminal tools |
| Latest release | v30.7 (Feb 23, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 7, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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