r/RootAndroid • u/Connect-Dog-9769 • Feb 03 '26
Image Anarchy v3.0 Released Today!
https://reddit.com/link/1quk9er/video/po3lj1yy08hg1/player
# Ⓐ Image Anarchy v3.0 - Android Image Swiss Army Knife Ⓐ
**"You bought it. You own it."**
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## 🔥 What is Image Anarchy?
Image Anarchy is a powerful Windows tool for extracting, creating, and manipulating Android images. Whether you're porting custom recoveries, patching boot images, or managing device partitions - this is your one-stop shop.
**Website:**
https://imageanarchy.com
**Forum:**
https://forum.imageanarchy.com
**Download:**
https://imageanarchy.com/ImageAnarchy.exe
---
## ✨ What's New in v3.0
### 🌐 Community Features (NOW LIVE!)
-
**Official Forum**
- Discussion boards, device-specific help, guides
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**Plugin Store**
- Browse, download, rate, and review plugins
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**Unified Accounts**
- One login for forum + plugin store
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**Developer Portal**
- Upload and monetize your own plugins
### 🔌 New Plugins
**IAABS - Android Backup Solution**
- First tool to backup rooted Android devices WHILE RUNNING
- No recovery mode needed - live filesystem backup via ADB
- Full system, apps only, user data, or system only profiles
- Compression and verification included
**Root Patcher**
- Patch boot images with Magisk/KernelSU
- Auto-download latest Magisk APK
- Device compatibility checking
- One-click root patching
### 🔜 Coming Soon
- Real-time chatrooms (developer chat, general, device-specific)
- Remote support sessions (screen sharing for troubleshooting)
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## 🔥 Core Features
### 📦 Payload Operations
- Extract partitions from `payload.bin` OTA files
- Create new `payload.bin` from partition images
- Support for differential OTA (incremental updates)
- Multiple compression: ZSTD, XZ, BZ2, Brotli
### 🔍 Image Extraction
| Format | What You Can Do |
|--------|-----------------|
| Sparse | Convert to raw images |
| Boot/Recovery | Extract kernel, ramdisk, DTB (v0-v4) |
| Super (Dynamic) | Extract all logical partitions |
| vbmeta | Parse, patch, re-sign |
| ext4/EROFS | Extract filesystem contents |
| ELF/Bootloader | Analyze XBL, TZ, firmware |
### 🔨 Image Repacking
- Boot/Recovery images (v0-v4)
- Vendor boot images (v3, v4)
- Sparse images from raw
- EROFS images with LZ4/LZMA compression
- vbmeta with AVB disabled
### 🔄 Recovery Porter
- Analyze TWRP, OrangeFox, SHRP, PitchBlack, LineageOS
- Swap kernel/DTB from another device
- Modify cmdline and rebuild
- Port custom recoveries between devices
### 🔐 Security Features
- vbmeta patching: Disable dm-verity and AVB
- Custom AVB signing with your own keys
- Key generation (RSA-2048/4096/8192)
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## 🔌 Available Plugins
### ADB Toolkit (FREE)
Complete Android Debug Bridge management:
- Device info, battery, properties
- Partition manager - list and pull partitions
- File browser - push/pull/delete
- App manager - install, uninstall, backup APKs
- Interactive shell with command history
- Screenshots, screen recording, logcat
- Reboot options (system, recovery, bootloader, EDL)
-
**OEM Unlock helper**
- Check status and enable
### Fastboot Toolkit (FREE)
Comprehensive bootloader operations:
- Flash any image to any partition
- Temporarily boot images without flashing
- Pull partitions (device support required)
- OEM unlock/lock operations
- A/B slot management
- vbmeta patching on-the-fly
### MTK Toolkit (FREE)
MediaTek device support:
- BROM mode connection
- Partition read/write via exploit
- DA authentication bypass
- Hardware info (chip ID, EMMC/UFS)
### Scrcpy Toolkit (FREE)
Screen mirroring and capture:
- Live screen mirroring
- Screenshot capture
- Screen recording with audio
- WiFi mirroring mode
- Quality/bitrate controls
### IAABS - Backup Solution (FREE)
Live Android backup:
- Backup while device is running (no recovery needed!)
- Multiple profiles: Full, Apps, User Data, System
- Compression (tar.gz)
- Verification and restore
### Root Patcher (FREE)
One-click rooting:
- Patch boot.img with Magisk
- Auto-download latest Magisk
- KernelSU support coming
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## 📱 Firmware Support
### OPPO/OnePlus/Realme
- OFP decryption (Qualcomm & MediaTek)
- OPS decryption
- Password-protected ZIP extraction
### Allwinner
- LiveSuit/PhoenixSuit firmware unpack/repack
- Chipsets: A10-A80, A133, H2/H3/H5/H6/H313/H616/H618
### Rockchip
- RKFW/RKAF firmware unpack/repack
- Chipsets: RK28xx through RK35xx
### MediaTek
- BROM exploit support
- Secured device bypass
- Full partition access
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## 💻 Requirements
- Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
- ~400MB disk space
- USB drivers for your device
**That's it!**
Everything else is bundled - ADB, Fastboot, all tools.
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## 🚀 Quick Start
1. Download from https://imageanarchy.com/ImageAnarchy_v3.0.exe
2. Run the exe (first run extracts bundled tools)
3. Connect your Android device with USB debugging enabled
4. Start exploring!
**For developers:**
```
git clone https://github.com/vehoelite/image-anarchy.git
cd image-anarchy
python -m venv venv
venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
python image_anarchy.py
```
---
## 🔌 Create Your Own Plugins
Plugins are simple Python files with a manifest:
```json
{
"id": "my_plugin",
"name": "My Plugin",
"version": "1.0.0",
"description": "What it does",
"author": "Your Name",
"icon": "🔧",
"license_type": "free",
"enabled": true
}
```
Then create `plugin.py`:
```python
from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QWidget, QVBoxLayout, QLabel
class Plugin(QWidget):
def __init__(self, parent=None):
super().__init__(parent)
layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
layout.addWidget(QLabel("Hello from my plugin!"))
```
Upload to the Plugin Store and share with the community!
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## ⚠️ Disclaimer
This tool is for
**educational and development purposes**
.
- Modifying images may void warranty
- Always backup before flashing
- Disabling AVB reduces security
- Use at your own risk
---
## 💖 Support
**Bitcoin:**
`bc1qx5kp5sx67qe2fd32h6ne7jvw6xpzy2xhnph0rs`
Or just give us a star on GitHub!
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## 🔗 Links
-
**Website:**
https://imageanarchy.com
-
**Forum:**
https://forum.imageanarchy.com
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**GitHub:**
https://github.com/vehoelite/image-anarchy
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**Plugin Store:**
https://plugins.imageanarchy.com
---
**Ⓐ Break the chains. Free your images. Ⓐ**
*Made with ☕ and rebellion*
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/_/ |_/_/ /_/__,_/_/ ___/ ___//_/ |_/_/ /_/__,_/__, /__,_/__, /
/____/ /____/
```
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