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Root projects on GitHub

Android root access solutions, including kernel-based root implementations

As of , the most-starred Root projects on GitHub are Magisk (63.3K stars), Shizuku (31.7K stars) and LSPosed (25.1K stars). GitHub.Locker tracks 23 Root repositories with 240.4K stars combined. The fastest-growing on October 17 was Shizuku, with +67 stars in a day.

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Hot right now

Most stars gained in a day · Oct 17

+67

Shizuku

RikkaApps/Shizuku · ★ 31.7K

Shizuku lets normal Android apps call privileged system APIs using ADB or root permissions, by running a small Java server via app_process instead of shelling out to su commands.

+59

KernelSU

tiann/KernelSU · ★ 19.4K

KernelSU is a kernel-based root solution for Android devices: the su and root access management run inside the kernel itself.

+41

ghostlock-app

YuKongA/ghostlock-app · ★ 2K

GhostLock is a one-tap Android app that runs the CVE-2026-43499 kernel exploit to grant uid 0 (root) on a matching vulnerable kernel, optionally loading a KernelSU-style module afterward.

+39

Operit

AAswordman/Operit · ★ 8.8K

Operit is an open-source AI agent platform for Android that connects cloud or local AI models to your phone's system, terminal, browser, files, and project workspaces so the AI can actually perform tasks like file management, coding, and device automation.

The all-time top

23 projects · by stars

  1. #1 · topjohnwu/Magisk

    Magisk

    Magisk is a suite of open source software for customizing Android, supporting devices higher than Android 6.0. Its four headline pieces are MagiskSU, Magisk Modules, MagiskBoot, and Zygisk.

    63.3K
  2. #2 · RikkaApps/Shizuku

    Shizuku

    Shizuku lets normal Android apps call privileged system APIs using ADB or root permissions, by running a small Java server via app_process instead of shelling out to su commands.

    31.7K
  3. #3 · LSPosed/LSPosed

    LSPosed

    LSPosed is an Android hooking framework shipped as a Riru/Zygisk Magisk module. It gives modules the original Xposed APIs to change the behavior of the system and apps without touching any APKs.

    25.1K
  1. 4

    TrollStore

    22.4Kopa334/TrollStore · Objective-C

    TrollStore is a permasigned jailed app for iOS that permanently installs any IPA you open in it. It works via an AMFI/CoreTrust bug: iOS doesn't correctly verify code signatures when a binary has multiple signers, so TrollStore can resign apps with its fake root certificate and keep them installed for good.

  2. 5

    KernelSU

    19.4Ktiann/KernelSU · Kotlin

    KernelSU is a kernel-based root solution for Android devices: the su and root access management run inside the kernel itself.

  3. 6

    WSABuilds

    18.7KMustardChef/WSABuilds · Python

    Ready-made downloads of the Windows Subsystem for Android for Windows 10 and 11 PCs, with the Google Play Store (MindTheGapps) and/or Magisk or KernelSU root built in — so you can run Android apps without building WSA yourself.

  4. 7

    Vector

    12.8KJingMatrix/Vector · Kotlin

    Vector is a high-performance ART hooking framework for modern Android. It ships as a Zygisk module and keeps API consistency with the original Xposed, so Xposed-style modules keep working on current devices.

  5. 8

    ZygiskNext

    10.6KDr-TSNG/ZygiskNext · C

    Zygisk Next is a standalone, native reimplementation of the Zygisk API: it brings Magisk-style Zygisk module support to KernelSU and can also replace Magisk's own built-in Zygisk.

  6. 9

    MagiskOnWSALocal

    10.6KLSPosed/MagiskOnWSALocal · Shell

    A set of build scripts that generates a custom Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) installer with Magisk root and Google Apps (Play Store) built in, ready to install on Windows 11.

  7. 10

    Operit

    8.8KAAswordman/Operit · Kotlin

    Operit is an open-source AI agent platform for Android that connects cloud or local AI models to your phone's system, terminal, browser, files, and project workspaces so the AI can actually perform tasks like file management, coding, and device automation.

  8. 11

    awesome-android-root

    5.2Kawesome-android-root/awesome-android-root · Markdown

    A community-curated knowledge base covering over 650 root apps, Magisk/KernelSU/APatch modules, and LSPosed (Xposed) modules for rooted Android devices, plus step-by-step rooting guides.

  9. 12

    UFI-TOOLS

    2.9Kkanoqwq/UFI-TOOLS · JavaScript

    UFI-TOOLS is a system management and extension framework for ZTE (Ziguang/UNISOC-based) mobile WiFi routers like the F50 and U30 Air, giving you signal monitoring, remote control, and a plugin store on top of the stock firmware.

  10. 13

    ghostlock-app

    2KYuKongA/ghostlock-app · Kotlin

    GhostLock is a one-tap Android app that runs the CVE-2026-43499 kernel exploit to grant uid 0 (root) on a matching vulnerable kernel, optionally loading a KernelSU-style module afterward.

  11. 14

    LocationSpoofer

    2KHuangZhuoRui/LocationSpoofer · Kotlin

    LocationSpoofer is an Android system-level location spoofing and wireless-environment simulation framework built on KernelSU + LSPosed. It fakes GPS, Wi-Fi, cellular, Bluetooth and sensor data together so that apps cross-checking mock-location flags against real-world wireless signals get a consistent fake environment.

  12. 15

    EchoMuse

    1.3Kwilbowes/EchoMuse · Python

    It turns a second-hand Amazon Echo Dot (2nd gen, 2016) into a local voice satellite for Home Assistant: say the wake word, ask, and hear the answer from the Dot. No Amazon account, no Alexa, no cloud - the microphones, speaker, LED ring and buttons keep working.

  13. 16

    Shizuku-Next

    800rushiranpise/Shizuku-Next · Kotlin

    An Android app that lets other apps use system-level APIs requiring ADB or root privileges. Shizuku Next is a feature-rich fork of Shizuku with improved setup, reliability, UI and extra start methods.

  14. 17

    mu300-linux

    594dikeckaan/mu300-linux · C

    This project turns the ZTE F50/MU300 and ZTE U30 Air 5G pocket hotspots into small Linux computers that run next to Android, giving you Ubuntu or OpenWrt with working Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, SSH and the device's own 5G modem.

  15. 18

    deepseek-harness-android-app

    493woaiys3/deepseek-harness-android-app · Java

    It is an installable Android APK that packages DeepSeek Harness (DSH), an AI agent core, so the AI can directly operate your phone — install apps, tap the screen, change settings, read/edit files — without needing root (via Shizuku) or with root if available.

  16. 19

    VioletToolBox

    464Smart-Paocai/VioletToolBox · C#

    VioletToolBox is a Windows desktop toolbox for Android device flashing, rooting, and ROM management, with about 110 functions covering ADB, Fastboot, EDL (9008 mode), and more, aimed at Chinese Android brands like OPPO, OnePlus, Xiaomi, and Redmi.

  17. 20

    OhMyKeymint

    450ITxiao6666/OhMyKeymint · Rust

    Oh My Keymint (OMK) is a custom Android Keystore implementation that fully mirrors the AOSP AIDL interface, designed to spoof key attestation and make app behavior harder for detectors to distinguish from a genuine AOSP device.

  18. 21

    hilight-studio

    363DhananjayBhosale/hilight-studio · Kotlin

    HiLight Studio is an experimental Android app that controls the eight-LED HiLight array on the back of Pixel 11 Pro devices, letting you set solid colors, animated patterns, per-app rules, and per-contact notification colors.

  19. 22

    HyperChanger

    270ColdP/HyperChanger · Kotlin

    HyperChanger is an LSPosed module for Xiaomi HyperOS 4 Beta that customizes the notification shade, Control Center, lock screen, System UI, and camera on rooted Xiaomi devices, all from one companion app.

  20. 23

    UniRoot

    232kuuky29/UniRoot · Kotlin

    UniRoot is a one-tap rooting app for Samsung Galaxy devices. It ships a new unprivileged kernel exploit (DirtyFrag, CVE-2026-43284) that roots the phone with a single button press, plus an older CVE-2026-43499-based exploit with per-device profiles, and it automatically re-roots the device on every boot.

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