adb-shell-pm-list-packages

List installed packages on an Android device

TLDR

List all packages

$ adb shell pm list packages

Show packages with APK paths

$ adb shell pm list packages -f

List system apps only

$ adb shell pm list packages -s

List user-installed apps only

$ adb shell pm list packages -3

Search for a package

$ adb shell pm list packages | grep [keyword]

SYNOPSIS

adb shell pm list packages [options] [filter]

pm list packages enumerates installed applications on an Android device. It is a subcommand of the package manager's pm list group, restricted to listing application packages.Output is in the format package:com.example.app with one package per line. An optional filter argument limits results to packages whose name contains the given text. Use grep or other tools for more complex filtering.

PARAMETERS

-f

Include APK file path

-d

Only disabled packages

-e

Only enabled packages

-s

Only system packages

-3

Only third-party (user-installed) packages

-i

Show package installer

-u

Include uninstalled packages with data

INSTALL

sudo apt install adb

sudo dnf install android-tools

sudo pacman -S android-tools

sudo apk add android-tools-adb

sudo zypper install android-tools

nix profile install nixpkgs#android-tools

CAVEATS

The output format is consistent but verbose. Pipe through cut -d: -f2 to get just package names. Results may differ between device users on multi-user devices.

HISTORY

Part of the Android Package Manager since the platform's initial release in 2008, this command remains one of the most commonly used adb shell operations for device management and debugging.

RESOURCES

Source code · Documentation