ReVanced CLI Initialize Guide (Windows)
In this guide, we are going to use ReVanced CLI on Windows to patch instead of manager.
1. Install Java Development Kit (JDK)
- Visit the download page of Azul JDK
- JDK versions 11, 17 and 20 are all compatible. Download the
.msi installer for the platform you need
- Your computer is most likely to be 64-bit.
- Remember to check all the checkboxes, especially the JAVA_HOME one.
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Remember to check the box for for adding JDK to PATH, set JAVA_HOME variable and register JavaSoft!
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- Wait for it to finish installing

- Get the following required files
- Put all of the files in a folder in
Downloads. Lets call it revanced for now
3. Get the APK you wanted to patch
- If you want YouTube APK, get the YouTube apk link at step by step guide
- If you want other APKs, find the supported version at versions.md
- Put the APK you downloaded in the same folder with the 3 files you downloaded just now.
- Rename the APK to a shorter name, preferably without spaces and special symbols (dots are fine)
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Make sure you downloaded the full APK, not .apks/.apkm/split apks
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4. Sanity checks
- Go to the
revanced folder you made just now
- Right-click/Shift-right-click the empty space and click “Open Terminal”/”Open Powershell”
- If you can’t find the button, click the file button in the ribbon
- Type
dir and hit enter, you should see the 4 files you downloaded just now
- Type
java -version and hit enter. The version of JDK you installed in Part 1 should appear.
- Don’t close the terminal window, continue to the next section
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5. Continue
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