Getting started with Manifesto

Manifesto is a file manager and an APK workbench in one Android app. This page gets you from download to your first open project.

Requirements

• Android 8.0 (API 26) or newer.
• An arm64 (ARMv8, 64-bit) device. Manifesto ships arm64-v8a native code only, so it won't install on 32-bit ARM or x86 devices.
• Around 200 MB of free space for the app and its engines, plus room for your projects.

Install the APK

Manifesto isn't on the Play Store, so you install it directly:

1. Download the APK from the download page.
2. Open it from your notifications or your Downloads folder.
3. If Android asks, allow your browser or file manager to install unknown apps.
4. Tap Install.

Updates install over the top of the existing app as long as they're signed with the same release key. You keep your projects, bookmarks and settings.

Grant storage access

On first launch Manifesto asks for All files access. A file manager needs it to read and write outside its own folder. Without it, you can still open files you share into the app, but browsing is limited.

Find your way around

• Files opens in two panes. Swipe between them in Sliding mode, or show both at once in Split mode (overflow menu → View → Split panels).
• The drawer (top-left) has your locations (Root, Internal storage, Download, the Manifesto folder), bookmarks, and every tool: Agentic Space, Dynamic Plugins, Projects, Frida analysis, Signing Key and Installed Apps.
• Tasks shows background work such as archive jobs, copies and builds. They keep running if you leave the app.

Next: learn the file manager, or jump straight to APK projects.