bootAnimation-tools

Tools to convert videos to Android bootanimations and vice versa. Available as both interactive Bash scripts and CLI binaries.

What's Available

Interactive Bash Scripts (Recommended for Beginners)

• User-friendly interactive prompts - No need to remember commands
• Converts YouTube or local videos to bootanimation Magisk modules
• Automatically installs missing dependencies
• Creates flashable Magisk modules
• Works on Linux and Termux

CLI Binaries (For Advanced Users)

• vid2boot - Convert any video to bootanimation.zip
• boot2vid - Convert bootanimation.zip to MP4 video
• Fast, cross-platform, non-interactive command-line tools
• Requires FFmpeg to be installed manually

Installation

Using Interactive Scripts

Quick Run (No Installation)

• vid2boot (Converts videos into bootanimations.)

bash <(curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rhythmcache/Video-to-BootAnimation-Creator-Script/main/cbootanim.sh)

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• boot2vid (Converts bootanimation.zip into video.)

bash <(curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rhythmcache/Video-to-BootAnimation-Creator-Script/main/boot2mp4.sh)

Or download and run:

• vid2boot

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rhythmcache/Video-to-BootAnimation-Creator-Script/main/cbootanim.sh -o cbootanim.sh
chmod +x cbootanim.sh
./cbootanim.sh

• boot2vid

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rhythmcache/Video-to-BootAnimation-Creator-Script/main/boot2mp4.sh -o boot2mp4.sh
chmod +x boot2mp4.sh
./boot2mp4.sh

Install Permanently on Termux

bash <(curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rhythmcache/Video-to-BootAnimation-Creator-Script/main/install.sh)

After installation, use vid2boot or boot2vid commands.

Termux-Specific Setup

Since Termux doesn't have yt-dlp in repositories, run this first for YouTube support:

termux-setup-storage && pkg install -y openssl-tool python && pip install yt-dlp

Installing CLI Binaries

cargo install bootanimation-tools

Requirements:

• FFmpeg must be installed and available in PATH
• If FFmpeg is in a custom location, set the environment variable:

  export FFMPEG_PATH=/path/to/ffmpeg

• FFprobe is also required for some functions to work properly.

#export the ffprobe path the same way
export FFPROBE_PATH=/path/to/ffprobe

Or on Windows:

set FFMPEG_PATH=C:\path\to\ffmpeg.exe

set FFPROBE_PATH=C:\path\to\ffprobe.exe

Usage

Interactive Script Features

• Step-by-step prompts for all options
• Choose YouTube video or local video as source
• Select desired resolution for YouTube videos
• Choose custom or video default configuration
• Automatically generates flashable Magisk module
• Flash in Magisk, KernelSU, or aPatch
• Select loop animation for short videos or GIFs
• Extract bootanimation.zip from the created Magisk module if needed

Requirements (auto-installed by script):

• FFmpeg and FFprobe
• Zip
• yt-dlp (for YouTube downloads)

CLI Binary Usage

Convert Video to Bootanimation

# Basic usage
vid2boot -i input.mp4 -o bootanimation.zip

# Custom resolution and FPS
vid2boot -i input.mp4 -o bootanimation.zip -W 1080 -H 1920 -f 30

# With audio support
vid2boot -i input.mp4 -o bootanimation.zip --with-audio

# Loop infinitely
vid2boot -i input.mp4 -o bootanimation.zip -l loop-infinite

# PNG format with background color
vid2boot -i input.mp4 -o bootanimation.zip --format png -b "#000000"

Options:

• -i, --input - Input video file (required)
• -o, --output - Output bootanimation.zip path (required)
• -W, --width - Output width (optional, uses video width if not specified)
• -H, --height - Output height (optional, uses video height if not specified)
• -f, --fps - Frame rate (optional, uses video fps if not specified)
• -l, --loop-mode - Loop behavior: stop-on-boot, play-full, or loop-infinite (default: stop-on-boot)
• --with-audio - Include audio in bootanimation
• --max-frames - Maximum frames per part (default: 400)
• --format - Image format: jpg or png (default: jpg)
• -b, --background - Background color in hex format (e.g., #FFFFFF)

Convert Bootanimation to Video

# Basic usage
boot2vid -i bootanimation.zip -o output.mp4

# Include audio if available
boot2vid -i bootanimation.zip -o output.mp4 --with-audio

Options:

• -i, --input - Input bootanimation.zip file (required)
• -o, --output - Output MP4 file (required)
• --with-audio - Include audio from bootanimation if available

Note: CLI binaries are non-interactive and require all arguments to be provided via command-line flags.

Limitations

• Magisk modules only work for devices using standard bootanimation.zip format
• Bootanimation location must be /system/product/media or /system/media/
• Not all bootanimation.zip files may convert perfectly to video
• CLI binaries require FFmpeg to be manually installed

License

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.