adb-shell-pm-list

List and filter installed Android packages

TLDR

List all installed packages

$ adb shell pm list packages

List with APK paths

$ adb shell pm list packages -f

List system packages only

$ adb shell pm list packages -s

List third-party packages only

$ adb shell pm list packages -3

List disabled packages

$ adb shell pm list packages -d

List packages with version codes

$ adb shell pm list packages --show-versioncode

Filter packages by name

$ adb shell pm list packages [google]

SYNOPSIS

adb shell pm list packages [-f] [-d] [-e] [-s] [-3] [-i] [-U] [-u] [--show-versioncode] [--apex-only] [--user userid] [filter_]

pm list packages displays installed applications on an Android device. The output can be filtered by package type (system, third-party, enabled, disabled) and optionally include APK file paths.The filter argument performs a substring match on package names, useful for finding packages from a specific vendor or with a specific component.

PARAMETERS

-f

Show associated APK file path.

-a

Show all known packages (excluding APEXes).

-d

Show only disabled packages.

-e

Show only enabled packages.

-s

Show only system packages.

-3

Show only third-party packages.

-i

Show installer for each package.

-U

Show the package UID.

-u

Include uninstalled packages.

--show-versioncode

Show the version code of each package.

--apex-only

Show only APEX packages.

--uid UID

Filter to only show packages with the given UID.

--user userid_

List packages for a specific user.

CAVEATS

Output format may vary slightly between Android versions. System packages include both true system apps and apps installed in the system partition. Some packages may be hidden and not appear in standard listings. Flags like `--show-versioncode` and `--apex-only` require newer Android versions.

HISTORY

The package listing functionality has been available since Android 1.0 in 2008, with filtering options added in subsequent versions to accommodate the growing number of installed applications.