Where do I find old versions of Android NDK?

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Does anyone know where I can find older versions of the Android NDK? Our code doesn't build with r6. Surely there must be archived versions somewhere.

You can see all the old versions here: https://github.com/taka-no-me/android-cmake/blob/master/ndk_links.md — IgorGanapolsky, Jun 07 '16 at 17:08
These links ends with version 10, but the current one is 13 now. — Artem Mostyaev, Oct 11 '16 at 08:12
@BhargavRao As a developer, this thread helped me several time to retrieve software I actually needed, I see it as a very relevant and pertinent question. There was no opinionated answer whatsoever. — Antonio, Feb 14 '17 at 16:26
Yep, @Antonio, It's a nice post, no doubt, but it is not on-topic for our site. It clearly asks for a "resource". (It is not on-topic -> close ; It is not a good post -> delete). If you can edit and make it not to do so, then I can reopen it, But IMO, it is better to leave it in this state. You can upvote the post and any of it's answers if you found them useful to you. But the post, as such, is not on topic. Regards. — Bhargav Rao, Feb 14 '17 at 16:29
all the old sdks could be found in: https://github.com/android-ndk/ndk/wiki — Rez, Jul 01 '17 at 09:22
Also, Google lets you download old NDKs here: developer.android.com/ndk/downloads/older_releases.html — jfa, Mar 16 '18 at 18:12
All older release here : https://developer.android.com/ndk/downloads/older_releases — Snowbases, May 12 '18 at 18:06
You can get here https://developer.android.com/ndk/downloads/revision_history — Sravya Yellapragada, Jun 23 '20 at 11:30

Madan Sapkota · Answer 1 · 2020-01-24T11:44:35.327

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Here are the links for Windows, Mac and Linux. Latest revision of 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x, 8.x and 7.x versions.

Android NDK, Revision 18b (January 2019)

Android NDK, Revision 17c (June 2018)

Android NDK, Revision 16b (December 2017)

Android NDK, Revision 15c (July 2017)

Android NDK, Revision 14b (March 2017)

Android NDK, Revision 13b (October 2016)

Android NDK, Revision 12b (June 2016)

Android NDK, Revision 11c (March 2016)

Android NDK, Revision 10e (May 2015)

Android NDK r9d

Android NDK r8e

Android NDK r7c

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answered Jan 22 '15 at 11:58

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@karmington I just checked, it works too! – Madan Sapkota Dec 04 '15 at 02:18
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For Android NDK r10c: [Windows 64-bit](http://dl.google.com/android/ndk/android-ndk-r10c-windows-x86_64.exe) | [Windows 32-bit](http://dl.google.com/android/ndk/android-ndk-r10c-windows-x86.exe) | [Mac OS X 64-bit](http://dl.google.com/android/ndk/android-ndk-r10c-darwin-x86_64.bin) | [Linux 32-bit (x86)](http://dl.google.com/android/ndk/android-ndk-r10c-linux-x86.bin) | [Linux 64-bit (x86)](http://dl.google.com/android/ndk/android-ndk-r10c-linux-x86_64.bin) – Abhijeet Apr 24 '16 at 15:00
@Abhijeet Latest revision of NDK 10 is ````r10e```` so ````r10c```` is not included in the links. – Madan Sapkota Apr 24 '16 at 15:26
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why there is no NDK for linux 32 bit ? Isn't it supported ? – ransh May 16 '16 at 14:32
I keep trying to download r9d and i keep getting "Failed - Network error" – J.Doe May 25 '16 at 04:42
How to use Windows NDK r10e 64 bit as this is an .exe file and I'm unable to understand how to use it. I tried installing it but nothing happens – Sahil Garg Aug 30 '16 at 04:04
@MadanSapkota There exist some libraries that seem to support specific revisions of the NDK. For example, it may support r10d but not r10e. – Utkarsh Sinha Sep 03 '16 at 21:38
@UtkarshSinha this is collection of latest revisions. it have nothing to do with support and libraries. – Madan Sapkota Sep 04 '16 at 02:45
thank you for this – Thesoham24 Jul 01 '17 at 08:49
@ransh it's supported at least for `r9d`. Just follow [another answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/9119814/673852). – Ruslan Sep 14 '17 at 18:57
Also, Google lets you download old NDKs here: developer.android.com/ndk/downloads/older_releases.html – jfa Mar 16 '18 at 18:13

score 192 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 27 '16 at 10:39

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Looks like you can construct the link to the NDK that you want and download it from dl.google.com:

Linux example:
http://dl.google.com/android/ndk/android-ndk-r9b-linux-x86.tar.bz2 http://dl.google.com/android/ndk/android-ndk-r9b-linux-x86_64.tar.bz2

OS X example:
http://dl.google.com/android/ndk/android-ndk-r9b-darwin-x86.tar.bz2 http://dl.google.com/android/ndk/android-ndk-r9b-darwin-x86_64.tar.bz2

Windows example:
http://dl.google.com/android/ndk/android-ndk-r9b-windows.zip

Extensions up to r10b:
.tar.bz2 for linux / os x and .zip for windows.

Since r10c the extensions have changed to:
.bin for linux / os x and .exe for windows

Since r11:

.zip for linux and OS X as well, a new URL base, and no 32 bit versions for OS X and linux.

https://dl.google.com/android/repository/android-ndk-r11-linux-x86_64.zip

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answered Feb 02 '12 at 20:50

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I don't know why this is not the accepted answer this work well for me. – gnash117 Jun 07 '12 at 18:46
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It does not always work.. e.g.: https://dl.google.com/android/ndk/android-ndk-r8b-darwin-x86_64.tar.bz2 -> 404 but https://dl.google.com/android/ndk/android-ndk-r8b-darwin-x86.tar.bz2 -> works fine. A pity Google does not have a proper page with older releases. – stoiczek Apr 08 '13 at 09:03
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@stoiczek: The older NDKs didn't have all the builds the newer do. r8b probably didn't have 64-bit darwin build. – Jan Hudec Jan 09 '14 at 08:26
I was getting 404's until I realized that while Windows builds will be in a .zip archive, Mac and probably Linux will be a .tar.bz2 archive. – Ionoclast Brigham Jan 12 '15 at 02:16
What does the 'darwin' mean? To get r10d adding in the 'darwin' makes it not work, and I've never seen it before. – Totem Jun 29 '15 at 14:25
darwin is MacOS X kernel – marioc64 Sep 18 '15 at 08:05
For windows downloads here is a sample url. Change the version as you like : https://dl.google.com/android/ndk/android-ndk-r8d-windows.zip – ilkinulas Dec 11 '15 at 09:44

score 38 · Answer 3 · edited Oct 03 '14 at 07:18

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A way to find out old download links is to use internet archive tools like "Way back machine", https://archive.org/web/. You can browse older web pages versions and get the links you want.

For example, I needed to download the NDK rev 9, so I used this tool to access the NDK download page (https://developer.android.com/tools/sdk/ndk/) from March and the download link in March pointed to NDK rev 9.

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answered Jul 30 '14 at 15:20

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This should be the best answer, just go to [http://web.archive.org/web/*/https://developer.android.com/tools/sdk/ndk/index.html](http://web.archive.org/web/*/https://developer.android.com/tools/sdk/ndk/index.html) and pick a date soon after the version was released. – Deepak Joy Cheenath Aug 23 '14 at 04:37

score 16 · Answer 4 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:10

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I came across this just now doing the same search, and found the other answers are far too specific. I also google searched for downloading android-ndk-r8 and found next to nothing. To get the correct version, I instead went here:

https://developer.android.com/ndk/downloads/index.html

And copied the link to the download I needed, and pasted it into the URL bar. There, I edited the version to reflect what I wanted (for example, I changed r8b to r8). Then I pressed enter, and the correct download began.

As long as the naming conventions remain the same, this should work across all versions.

Edit: This convention did change. Some older versions are now available in the archives. For even older versions, refer to the links provided by the answer above.

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answered Oct 26 '12 at 18:47

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This doesn't work anymore, as the naming conventions did change. – Antonio Feb 14 '17 at 16:31
just press NDK Archives right there – djdance Jul 02 '17 at 09:10
Go to here https://developer.android.com/ndk/downloads/older_releases.html – zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Sep 19 '17 at 00:16

score 14 · Answer 5 · answered Dec 16 '12 at 08:00

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Looks like simply putting the link like this

http://dl.google.com/android/ndk/android-ndk-r7c-windows.zip

on the address bar of your browser

The revision names (r7c, r8c etc.) could be found from the ndk download page

answered Dec 16 '12 at 08:00

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FYI for anyone needing the later r9 release: https://dl.google.com/android/ndk/android-ndk-r9d-windows.zip – Dean Wild Sep 10 '14 at 11:23

score 5 · Answer 6 · answered Jul 29 '13 at 11:46

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The 64 bit versions are available also:

http://dl.google.com/android/ndk/android-ndk-r8e-darwin-x86_64.tar.bz2

just replace the R8E release/version/iteration

answered Jul 29 '13 at 11:46

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Randy · Answer 7 · 2014-08-26T00:45:12.630

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As user3486832 mentioned, you can use archive.org: http://web.archive.org/web/*/https://developer.android.com/tools/sdk/ndk/index.html

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answered Aug 05 '14 at 20:44

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despite everyone's apparent success with manually manipulating URLs, the formats ARE changing over time, ex: android-ndk-r10d-darwin-x86.bin vs android-ndk32-r10b-darwin-x86.tar.bz2 and **manual manipulation didn't work for me**. This archive link is what I would consider an acceptable answer (since google doesn't appear to be removing the old files after they take down the links). – Stan Kurdziel Feb 05 '15 at 19:30

score 3 · Answer 8 · answered Jun 09 '15 at 14:20

Simply replacing .bin with .tar.bz2 is not enough, for NDK releases older than 10b. For example, https://dl.google.com/android/ndk/android-ndk-r10b-linux-x86_64.tar.bz2 is not a valid link.

Turned out that the correct link for 10b was: https://dl.google.com/android/ndk/android-ndk32-r10b-linux-x86_64.tar.bz2 (note the additional '32'). However, this doesn't seem to apply to e.g. 10a, as this link doesn't work: https://dl.google.com/android/ndk/android-ndk32-r10a-linux-x86_64.tar.bz2 .

Bottom line: use http://web.archive.org until Google fixes this, if ever...

Good advise to use web.archive.org.. For what it's worth here's a link to the builds after r10b on the web.archive.org page (build r10e, but I could modify the link to get r10d): http://web.archive.org/web/20150602004400/http://developer.android.com/ndk/downloads/index.html — Deemoe, Apr 21 '16 at 15:36

score 3 · Answer 9 · answered Jun 21 '16 at 09:44

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Google has moved NDK releases to GitHub. Now, the Wiki page contains links to the current stable release, to available betas, and to selected older releases.

answered Jun 21 '16 at 09:44

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שלומי שטיין · Answer 10 · 2015-03-29T08:05:16.227

http://dl.google.com/android/ndk/android-ndk-r9d-linux-x86_64.tar.bz2

I successfully opened gstreamer SDK tutorials in Eclipse.

All I needed is to use an older version of ndk. specificly 9d.

(10c and 10d does not work, 10b - works just for tutorial-1 )

9d does work for all tutorials ! and you can:

Download it from: http://dl.google.com/android/ndk/android-ndk-r9d-linux-x86_64.tar.bz2
Extract it.
set it in eclipse->window->preferences->Android->NDK->NDK location.
build - (ctrl+b).

score 0 · Answer 11 · answered Aug 12 '11 at 15:38

If you search Google for the version you want, you should be able to find a download link. For example, Android NDK r5b is available at http://androgeek.info/?p=296

On another note, it might be a good idea to look at why your code doesn't compile against the latest version and fix it.

Where do I find old versions of Android NDK?

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