rkflashtool ☆

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Description:
Tools for flashing Rockchip devices

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: rockchip firmware flashing cli android

Install: brew install rkflashtool

About:
Rkflashtool is a set of low-level command-line utilities for interacting with Rockchip SoCs. It enables users to read and write flash memory, manage partitions, and load firmware onto devices. This tool is essential for developers and advanced users performing firmware recovery or custom ROM installation on Rockchip-based hardware.

Key Features:

Low-level flash memory read/write operations
Partition management and manipulation
Bootloader loading and device initialization
Command-line interface for scripting and automation

Use Cases:

Recovering bricked Rockchip devices
Flashing custom firmware or ROMs
Creating and modifying device partitions
Extracting firmware from existing devices

Alternatives:

rkdeveloptool – Official Rockchip tool, often required for initial loader modes; rkflashtool is a community-developed alternative with broader device support.
AndroidTool – GUI-based tool for Windows; rkflashtool provides a cross-platform CLI solution.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 14, 2024 2:05am		0	VERSION_BUMP	18bf9f01