BusyBox for Android

BusyBox combines compact versions of many standard UNIX utilities into a single lightweight executable. It replaces most tools typically found in GNU fileutils, shellutils, and similar packages. While BusyBox utilities offer fewer options than their full GNU counterparts, they retain the core functionality users expect and behave similarly. This makes BusyBox ideal for embedded systems and devices with limited resources. Designed with size efficiency in mind, BusyBox is highly modular. Developers can include or exclude specific commands and features during compilation, making it easy to customize for specialized environments. To build a working system, you simply need the appropriate device nodes in /dev, configuration files in /etc, and a Linux kernel.

The most advanced BusyBox installer available on Google Play—developed by a trusted publisher with over 40 million downloads.

Key Features

◻︎ Modern Material Design interface
◻︎ Includes the latest BusyBox version
◻︎ Create flashable ZIP files
◻︎ One-click installation or install via recovery
◻︎ Run, create, and edit shell scripts
◻︎ Easily update to the newest BusyBox release

What Is BusyBox?

BusyBox combines compact versions of many standard UNIX utilities into a single lightweight executable. It replaces most tools typically found in GNU fileutils, shellutils, and similar packages.

While BusyBox utilities offer fewer options than their full GNU counterparts, they retain the core functionality users expect and behave similarly. This makes BusyBox ideal for embedded systems and devices with limited resources.

Designed with size efficiency in mind, BusyBox is highly modular. Developers can include or exclude specific commands and features during compilation, making it easy to customize for specialized environments. To build a working system, you simply need the appropriate device nodes in /dev, configuration files in /etc, and a Linux kernel.

BusyBox is maintained by Denys Vlasenko and distributed under the GNU General Public License version 2.

Included Applets

The installer provides access to a comprehensive collection of BusyBox applets, including essential command-line tools such as:

ash, awk, base64, cat, chmod, chown, cp, date, dd, df, dmesg, du, echo, find, grep, gzip, ifconfig, kill, ln, ls, mkdir, mount, mv, ping, ps, reboot, rm, sed, sh, tar, top, uname, vi, wget, zip, and many more.

These utilities help create a fully functional UNIX-like environment within a compact footprint—perfect for rooted Android devices and embedded Linux systems.

📧 Support: contact@maplemedia.io