Open Source
MegaLinter
by oxsecurity
🦙 MegaLinter analyzes 50 languages, 22 formats, 21 tooling formats, excessive copy-pastes, spelling mistakes and security issues in your repository sources with a GitHub Action, o
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About MegaLinter
MegaLinter is a multi-language linter that analyzes 50 languages, 22 formats, and 21 tooling formats, also detecting excessive copy-pastes, spelling mistakes, and security issues. It runs via a GitHub Action, other CI tools, or locally, using a Dockerfile-based setup.
Best for
Developers and teams needing comprehensive, multi-language linting and security checks in CI or locally.
Use cases
- Enforce code quality and consistency across multiple languages in a CI pipeline
- Identify security vulnerabilities and excessive copy-paste in repository sources
- Check spelling and formatting across various file types during development
Notes
2,630 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-10-29. Licensed AGPL-3.0.
Pros
- Broad coverage of languages and formats in a single tool
- Flexible integration with GitHub Actions, other CI, or local execution
- Open source with active community (2630 stars)
Cons
- Dockerfile-based setup may require containerization knowledge
- Large scope can lead to configuration complexity
- Performance overhead when analyzing large repositories
Key facts
What we have checked
- Days since the last commit
- 0
- GitHub forks
- 320
- GitHub stars
- 2,647
- Days to a first reply on issues
- 6.2
- Open issues
- 16
- Releases in the last 90 days
- 2
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Stars and usage
How MegaLinter is growing
2,633 to 2,647
Health and security
Is MegaLinter looked after, and what do its setup files show
Health score
92 out of 100
| Part | Points | What we saw |
|---|---|---|
| Recent activity | 30 of 30 | Last push 0 days ago |
| Releases | 11.3 of 15 | 2 releases in 90 days |
| Issue replies | 17.6 of 20 | First reply in 6.2 days (median) |
| Maintainer | 15 of 15 | Owned by an organisation |
| Official source | Not counted | MCP servers only |
Alternatives
Alternatives to MegaLinter
| Record | Type | How we know | Checked |
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| SonarqubeThis is an alternative to it | Product | Linked recordGitHub |
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