Zipalign - Command not found - MAC terminal

Question

When I try to run Zipalign on an apk I get the error "Command not found"

I am not that familiar with using terminal commands on the MAC but I have navigated to the SDK/Tools folder and run the following command:

zipalign -v 4 Project1.apk Project1-aligned.apk

I get Command not found

I have tried placing the apks in the Tools folder and same result.

Can someone help me to understand where the apks should be located and where I should run zipalign from?

Thanks, I am very frustrated about this as it seems so simple.

score 86 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 22 '17 at 09:31

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You can find correct path with this command:

find ~/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools -name "zipalign"

answered Jan 22 '17 at 09:31

Alexey Petushkov

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You should receive a honor medal for this comment. You saved my life. Thanks, thanks and thanks again!!! – Gozus19 Dec 27 '17 at 12:18
Yes, thank you that works. On my Mac the command yields: /Users/nicolasscozzaro/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools/28.0.2/zipalign – Nic Scozzaro Oct 02 '18 at 02:45
Medal of Honor for you! – Ezequiel Tavares May 30 '20 at 21:40

score 77 · Answer 2 · edited May 02 '15 at 05:19

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Perhaps the current directory is not in your path?

Try adding "./" before your command so

./zipalign -v 4 Project1.apk Project1-aligned.apk

edited May 02 '15 at 05:19

answered Mar 16 '11 at 15:16

pjulien

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I will try, thanks. I will also include the full path to the apk. – Bill Mar 16 '11 at 19:17
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+1 for the correct answer, @Bill please mark this as correct answer if this solved your problem!! it always encourage people who answer questions. – Prasad De Zoysa Feb 28 '13 at 10:15
Worked as advertised for me. – Ruepen Jul 19 '16 at 21:08
Can a moderator marks this as the answer? – Nick Turner Jan 26 '22 at 13:27

score 52 · Answer 3 · edited Sep 18 '18 at 02:10

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You will find the zipalign tool at /path/to/sdk/build-tools/<build-tools-version>/zipalign NOT in the tools folder anymore.

edited Sep 18 '18 at 02:10

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answered Oct 20 '14 at 05:56

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score 37 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 06 '15 at 06:49

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~/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools/xxxx/zipalign

Drag this to terminal or save this in your path. xxxx -> Version

answered Dec 06 '15 at 06:49

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NgaNguyenDuy · Answer 5 · 2016-04-02T20:17:01.770

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Zipalign is a command that located at $ANDROID_HOME/build-tools/{android-version}/.

Hope it helped.

edited Apr 02 '16 at 20:17

answered Mar 17 '15 at 20:31

NgaNguyenDuy

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ANDROID, not ADROD. But, thanks for your answer, it helped me. – Nikola Apr 01 '16 at 18:39

Luddig · Answer 6 · 2018-04-20T12:37:00.453

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A simple one-liner:

This adds a line in your profile, to add the directory which contains the zipalign executable to your path
Then reloads the profile

echo "export PATH=\$PATH:~/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools/23.0.1/" >> ~/.bash_profile && . ~/.bash_profile

Make sure to replace 23.0.1 with your installed version

$ ls -l ~/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools/
total 0
drwxr-xr-x  23.0.1 <---

Now you should be able to use zipalign regardless of your current working dir

$ zipalign

edited Apr 20 '18 at 12:37

answered Oct 28 '16 at 12:36

Luddig

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This is much more helpful. – Tolga Can Günel Dec 13 '16 at 06:39
drwxr-xr-x 23.0.1 <--- this line didn't give me the real version number, but after I fix it, it worked. Thank you. – Serdar D. Feb 05 '17 at 22:35
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this is the real answer since by adding dir to PATH other tools in that dir like aapt can also be found – Scott Stensland Apr 19 '18 at 14:56

score 15 · Answer 7 · answered Mar 13 '19 at 05:48

on the mac with the zsh console, my solution was

command 1)

find ~/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools -name "zipalign"
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/Users/macOs/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools/28.0.3/zipalign
/Users/macOs/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools/26.0.2/zipalign
/Users/macOs/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools/25.0.2/zipalign
/Users/macOs/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools/27.0.3/zipalign

command 2)

echo "export PATH=\$PATH:~/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools/28.0.3/" >> ~/.bash_profile && . ~/.bash_profile

command 3)

ls -l ~/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools/

command 4)

zipalign -v 4 app-release-unsigned.apk nameApp.apk

score 10 · Answer 8 · answered Mar 14 '19 at 10:31

2hours resume for newbies (like me) :

If you type this command :

zipalign -v 4 platforms/android/app/build/outputs/apk/release/app-release-unsigned.apk app-release.apk

Witch gives you :

command not found: zipalign

It's maybe that the path is somewhere wrong. If you have this :

Unable to locate an executable at "/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_201.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/apt" (-1)

It confirms that its not really as it should be. So, to execute zipalign and finally publish your app, you have to go in the correct repository and execute commande.

1. Go to the correct repo to execute command :

The path is cd /Users/xxxyour_user_namexxx/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools/xxxxx/

cd /Users/greg/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools/28.0.3

2. Execute your zipalign command, don't forget to precise the path of apk file :

Obviously, chance "greg" and "myapp" with your user name & app name.

./zipalign -v 4 /Users/greg/Desktop/AppLocal/myapp/platforms/android/app/build/outputs/apk/release/app-release-unsigned.apk /Users/greg/Desktop/AppLocal/myapp/platforms/android/app/build/outputs/apk/release/app-release.apk

Hope it helps.

score 9 · Answer 9 · answered Dec 04 '14 at 21:15

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Search it and reference it... I have it here and reference it like this:

/Users/lioncio/Desktop/adt-bundle-mac-x86_64-20140702/sdk/build-tools/android-4.4W/zipalign bla bla bla (all the options of the command!)

And worked

answered Dec 04 '14 at 21:15

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vijay · Answer 10 · 2016-08-29T04:57:39.867

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Relax! , Just Use Locate Command in Terminal WHEREVER it is , it will come out

tom-MacBook-Air:kavform_app tom$ locate zipalign

/Users/tom/Software/android-sdk-macosx/build-tools/24.0.1/zipalign

/Users/tom/Software/android-sdk-macosx/docs/tools/help/zipalign.html

In my case it was burried over here

/Users/tom/Software/android-sdk-macosx/build-tools/24.0.1/zipalign -v 4 /Users/tom/kavwork/kavform/kavform_app/platforms/android/build/outputs/apk/android-release-unsigned.apk BrideToBe.apk

edited Aug 29 '16 at 04:57

answered Aug 27 '16 at 08:32

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I think this works just wanted to let you know you get this the first time it is run and have to wait a bit: "Please be aware that the database can take some time to generate; once the database has been created, this message will no longer appear." – asiammyself Jan 26 '18 at 00:14

score 5 · Answer 11 · answered Jun 22 '18 at 05:43

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add it to the path

on terminal

find path for zip align

find ~/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools -name "zipalign"

path: /Users/username/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools/26.0.1/zipalign

enter the path found in there

sudo nano /etc/paths

now on new terminal you can see zipalign reco

answered Jun 22 '18 at 05:43

manish kumar

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The path you add to /etc/paths should be without `/zipalign` – JanP Jul 15 '19 at 15:35

score 3 · Answer 12 · answered Feb 07 '18 at 17:01

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Solution for Mac

This error basically means that the terminal wasn't able to find the zipalign file. So you can either type in the full path for your zipalign file with the command (located in your Android build-tools folder)

/Users/username/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools/26.0.1/zipalign -v 4 android-armv7-release-unsigned.apk helloWorld.apk;

If you do not know the location of the zipalign file, then just use this command

find ~/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools -name "zipalign"

answered Feb 07 '18 at 17:01

is there a way to store the url that find returns? I'd like it to be dynamic – Anjil Dhamala Jun 07 '18 at 18:08
Not any that I know of. Although, you can of course create a batch file that fetches the path, and then runs the command. – Apr 17 '19 at 08:54

score 2 · Answer 13 · edited Aug 24 '15 at 16:41

cd android-sdk/build-tools/22.0.0/ - change directory to android sdk folder, build tools and choose version (I used 22.0.0).

Then at the prompt type:

./zipalign -v 4 /MyApp/android-x86-release-signed.apk ~/MyApp/android-x86-release-signedandzipped.apk

That worked for me. I tried the other solutions above with no success. I just had to run the command withn the proper folder, but that wasn't explained clearly in other resources I checked.

score 2 · Answer 14 · answered Mar 11 '17 at 05:47

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Navigate to the path of the zip align and include that with the command

/Users/ignatiusandrew/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools/25.0.2/zipalign 4 android-release-unsigned.apk igi.apk

answered Mar 11 '17 at 05:47

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score 2 · Answer 15 · edited May 02 '15 at 05:19

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If you are working on Windows, change the command prompt to point to the folder containing the zipalign.exe and then run the command. Also, I have found that you are not using the complete command:

zipalign [-f] [-v] 4 Input.apk Output.apk

edited May 02 '15 at 05:19

answered Mar 17 '11 at 06:11

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score 1 · Answer 16 · answered May 13 '21 at 01:48

Alternatively, if you do not want to add a specific build tools folder to the path, in case it changes in the future, you can use the first result of find command:

$(find ~/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools -name "zipalign" | head -n 1) <your-zipalign-parameters>

It might be especially useful in a CI pipeline.

score 0 · Answer 17 · answered Feb 29 '16 at 16:33

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for me this worked perfectly, I copied the zipalign file from the android path to the folder where I wanted to run command and then typed ./zipalign -v 4 android-release-unsigned.sdk nameofapp.apk

Note: It was on Mac

answered Feb 29 '16 at 16:33

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score 0 · Answer 18 · edited Dec 14 '17 at 22:22

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%ANDROID_HOME%\\build-tools\\25.0.2\\zipalign -v 4 .\\platforms\\android\\build\\outputs\\apk\\input.apk .\\path\\ output.apk

edited Dec 14 '17 at 22:22

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answered Mar 27 '17 at 13:18

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Hi, welcome to Stack Overflow! Consider expanding this answer to explain why you believe the users are unable to make this command work and how executing it like this fixes the issue. Also it may be worth adding some text detailing how a user could add this to their PATH so that they can execute it like OP tried in the question. Those 2 edits would make this answer to a very old question much more useful for people looking for a good answer. Thank you! – William Patton Mar 27 '17 at 13:39

score 0 · Answer 19 · answered Jul 02 '18 at 10:32

First, if your android home is set, then you can just cd $ANDROID_HOME and open . (This should be - /Users/username/Library/Android/, you can just cd to that path as well)

Next, navigate to "sdk/build-tools/25.0.3/" (version 25.0.3 in this case, yours may be a different version).

At your terminal (apk prompt), drag zipalign to the terminal and ...../zipalign -v -p 4 my-app-unsigned.apk my-app-unsigned-aligned.apk. Should work fine.

Hope it helps.

score 0 · Answer 20 · edited Nov 09 '18 at 02:01

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Downloaded zipalign-file from github

zipalign exec copy and paste in your Project1-aligned.apk directory
./zipalign -v 4 Project1.apk Project1-aligned.apk

edited Nov 09 '18 at 02:01

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answered Nov 09 '18 at 01:41

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score 0 · Answer 21 · answered Jan 10 '19 at 05:59

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In my case I follow below answer

Change directory

/path/to/sdk/build-tools//zipalign
Type

./zipalign instead zipalign

In short ./zipalign is solution for me.

answered Jan 10 '19 at 05:59

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score 0 · Answer 22 · answered Feb 07 '23 at 07:23

Solution for Jenkins

For Jenkins users using MacOS to build and sign mobile apps who are experiencing this error, the solution could be this:

At the stage where the signature is made:

withEnv(['PATH=/Users/jenkins/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools/29.0.3', 
'ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=/Users/jenkins/Library/Android/sdk', 
'JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_301.jdk/Contents/Home'])

score -1 · Answer 23 · answered Oct 19 '15 at 07:01

I am using Windows with git bash/command promt

zipalign.exe needed to be configured in environment variables.

so include sdk folder 'build-tool' with android version folder you are using to build.

e.g. E:\android-sdk\build-tools\22.0.1

it should contain 'zipalign.exe'. now you can user

zipalign -v 4 Project1.apk Project1-aligned.apk

from any location using command line tools.

thumb up for me so i can help more developers.

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