ProGuard: Open Source Optimizer for Java and Kotlin

Open Source Optimizer for Java and Kotlin

ProGuard is the most popular optimizer for Java bytecode. Use ProGuard to make your Java and Kotlin applications up to:

90% smaller
20% faster

ProGuard also provides minimal protection against reverse engineering by obfuscating the names of classes, fields and methods.

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ProGuard reduces the download and startup time of Android applications and improves their performance on mobile devices.

ProGuard obfuscates Java applications and pre-verifies the processed code for Java Micro Edition and for Java 6 and higher.

ProGuard optimizes and obfuscates Java applications for cell phones, Blu-ray players, set-top boxes and other constrained devices.

Highlights

ProGuard fully supports Java and Kotlin applications, enabling developers to take full advantage of these languages’ features without sacrificing performance or security.
ProGuard is a command-line tool with an optional graphical user interface.
ProGuard is easy to configure. A few intuitive command line options or a simple configuration file is all it takes. All available options are detailed in the user manual.
ProGuard is fast: It processes small Android applications and entire runtime libraries in seconds.

Testimonials

"ProGuard is the ultimate Java obfuscator!"

P.S., IBM

"ProGuard is pure quality - powerful and trouble-free."

M.B., Statestep

"ProGuard rules. Much easier to use than the commercial alternatives."

B.G., Quiotix Corp

"ProGuard is a seriously sweet tool."

D.E., Google

"It is the simplest and most robust obfuscator we have ever used."

I.I., Hewlett-Packard

Spotlight on ProGuard Playground

ProGuard Playground is a first-in-class visual configuration helper tool/assistant tool.

Playground allows developers to share and collaborate on ProGuard and R8 configuration, by visualizing the impact of keep rules. It enables faster and fewer iterations to finalize the rules for a dedicated APK or JAR. Its main aim is to allow developers to assess the impact of a filter rule without the need to rebuild the app first.

Features and benefits include:

Onboarding: For newcomers to ProGuard or R8, this is an excellent tool to get acquainted with the functionality and impact of -keep rules.
Tuning: Fine-tune filter rules with a visual tool that does not require rebuilding to test new -keep rules.
Support: Stuck on a rule? Just ask the experts in the Guardsquare Community, your resource for all things ProGuard.
Debugging: Quickly upload a mobile app and perform a visual check of the effectiveness of a certain rule for faster debugging without rebuilding.

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Spotlight on ProGuardCORE

ProGuardCORE allows developers to integrate ProGuard’s powerful code parsing capabilities into their own Java bytecode projects. It provides the functionality needed to read, write, modify and analyze Java class files.

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