How to export an Android Studio project as a zip file?

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How do I export a project in ZIP format in Android Studio?

I have always worked with Eclipse that has this feature.

use git: git archive -o latest.zip HEAD – phnmnn Aug 04 '16 at 09:44 — phnmnn, Aug 04 '16 at 09:44

yole · Accepted Answer · 2018-08-17T10:16:06.870

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Starting with Android Studio 3.0, you can use File | Export to Zip File... to export your project. If you're using an older version, you can use the file manager of your operating system to pack the directory of your project into a .zip file.

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answered Jan 20 '15 at 07:45

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Juts an alert for new users: Android Studio 4.2, still in development, doesn't have this option. Hope they re-implement it on stable version. Cheers. – statosdotcom Aug 04 '20 at 16:00
It really sucks when such a useful feature is removed without warning. :( – The incredible Jan Oct 27 '20 at 13:20
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@statosdotcom Option exists, it's just under File -> Manage IDE Settings -> Export to Zip file – rule Nov 23 '20 at 03:19
@rule mine didn't have. Maybe it was my beta version or my S.O. diff of yours. – statosdotcom Jan 07 '21 at 04:05
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Found it, but why put in under Manage IDE Settings?! :S – Peppe L-G Jan 22 '21 at 10:00
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Now it's been stable, you can find in Android Studio 4.2.1. File -> Export -> Export to zip file. – Sai May 18 '21 at 09:14

score 22 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 17 '21 at 14:50

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In Android Studio 4.1 the export as ZIP option has been moved to File - > Manage IDE Settings - > Export to Zip file

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answered Nov 02 '20 at 21:12

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score 6 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 09 '17 at 15:49

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If you want to export your project to a .zip you'll need to upgrade your version of Android Studio to version 3.0

answered Nov 09 '17 at 15:49

score 5 · Answer 4 · edited May 14 '16 at 12:34

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right click on app folder
then send to
then compressed via zip

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answered Feb 29 '16 at 10:30

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Sadly then you have all the generated junk in your archive... – The incredible Jan Oct 27 '20 at 13:17

score 5 · Answer 5 · edited Oct 14 '20 at 04:23

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Go to File
Choose option Export to Zip File

Note: This option is removed in Android Studio 4.1

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score 4 · Answer 6 · answered Nov 16 '15 at 20:09

You can first push the project to Github and then download the project as zip. Only the necessary code will be pushed to Github, hence making it easier for others to go through the code.

Steps to push to Github:
1. In the Project Window, select Android. Only the app folder and necessary code can be seen.
2. Click on VCS -> Import from Version Control -> Share Project on Github.
3. Enter project name and description.
4. Enter a commit message. You can select/deselect files to be pushed.

Note: You will have to setup Github first in Android Studio.

After this you will see a notification on top right of the IDE saying 'Project pushed to Github' and a hyperlink to the Github repository.

You can then download the repository as zip. This might seem to be a long process but it would help in the long run as your code can be easily managed using VCS within Android Studio itself.

I already have a version control and don't want to use the shelf feature all the time. I want to export without generated junk. The zip export worked really good but I can't find it anymore after update to AS 4.1... :/ — The incredible Jan, Oct 27 '20 at 13:16

score 3 · Answer 7 · edited Nov 17 '21 at 14:49

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File/ Manage IDE Settings/ Export to Zip File...
Choose the directory you want the file to be in

Wabam you got yourself a new zip file :D
note to future viewers: I am on Android Studio Version 4.1.1

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answered Dec 25 '20 at 06:16

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Thanks for the answer! However, we seemed to already have the answer in: https://stackoverflow.com/a/64653406/3591480 If you feel like the answer is incomplete, you can improve the answer by suggesting an edit. Generally we will like to avoid duplicate answers as duplicate answers decreases readability. – Teng-pao Yu Dec 25 '20 at 06:57
Apologies, I missed that comment when I was looking through the post – Sammi Lin Jan 14 '21 at 21:23

score 2 · Answer 8 · answered Apr 17 '16 at 18:00

Following worked for me, Android Studio 2.0, assuming there are no libs.

A. From the source project
1. Copy /app/build.gradle
2. Copy /app/src/* including subdirectories (only contains manifest, java and resources)

B. Create new project with the same package name, minSDK etc.
1. Replace /app/build.gradle
2. Replace /app/src/* including subdirectories

C. Synchronize

D. Clean Project

score 2 · Answer 9 · answered Mar 10 '17 at 06:07

Windows:

First Open Command Window and set location of your android studio project folder like:

D:\MyApplication>

then type below command in it:

gradlew clean

then wait for complete clean process. after complete it now zip your project like below:

right click on your project folder
then select send to option
now select compressed via zip

score 0 · Answer 10 · answered Aug 04 '16 at 09:43

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It's easy, if you use git:

git archive -o latest.zip HEAD

answered Aug 04 '16 at 09:43

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score 0 · Answer 11 · answered Sep 14 '16 at 06:14

Setup Git if you haven't already in Android Studio. Its free. From the terminal provided in the Android Studio go to a new fresh directory. Run this command: git clone <app directory path>

This will copy all the required file to load the project and also the commit history to the current new directory.

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