This is an app meant for desktops. It still maintains full support through Termux for Android phones, even though usage of https://github.com/consler/Cat-The-Builder-App is recommended

Cat The Builder BETA

A tool to automate building .apk from .catrobat. Please report any malfunction you find.

No spyware. Your app - your rules

Dependencies

• zip

• apktool,

• SDK Build Tools, specifically zipalign, apksigner

Installation

git clone https://github.com/consler/cat-the-builder.git

For Windows

You need to set up WSL

Usage

Cd into cat-the-builder

Run:

./main.sh path/to/your/game.catrobat my.package.name AppName path/to/icon.png

You can find your .apk in the Release folder

For Termux

If you face a problem, don't hesitate to open an issue or ask a question

Install Termux via F-Droid # downloading dependencies

pkg install openjdk-17

curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rendiix/rendiix.github.io/master/install-repo.sh | bash

pkg install zip zipalign apksigner apktool git

git clone https://github.com/consler/cat-the-builder.git # cloning into the repo

termux-setup-storage # setting up the storage

cd storage/shared # cding into your files

cp PATH/TO/YOUR/FILE.catrobat /data/data/com.termux/files/home # PATH/TO/YOUR/FILE.catrobat is the path to your game

cp PATH/TO/YOUR/ICON.png /data/data/com.termux/files/home # PATH/TO/YOUR/ICON.png is the path to your icon

cd

# running

cd cat-the-builder

./main.sh ../yourGame.catrobat my.package.name AppName ../yourIcon.png # change the params for your preferences

cd Release

cp AppName.apk ../../

cd

cp AppName.apk storage/shared # the app is stored in your external storage

Notes

• This is still a beta, huge changes may occur, things might break etc.
• You can find CATGAME's source code here

To do

• Remove splash screen [DONE]

• Support for Termux [DONE, needs testing]

• Optimization

• Make an app in Java

• Make an android app