Alternatives to php-code-sniffer
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. php-code-sniffer itself: install php-code-sniffer.
dep-tree
Tool for helping developers keep their code bases clean and decoupled. It allows visualising a code base complexity using a 3d force-directed graph of
scc
Sloc, Cloc and Code: scc is a very fast accurate code counter with complexity calculations and COCOMO estimates written in pure Go
credo
A static code analysis tool for the Elixir language with a focus on code consistency and teaching
Syntax Highlight
Quick Look extension for highlight source code files on macOS 12 and later
lizard-analyzer
A simple code complexity analyser without caring about the C/C++ header files or Java imports, supports most of the popular languages
hcxtools
A small set of tools to convert packets from capture files to hash files for use with Hashcat or John the Ripper
logrotate
The logrotate utility is designed to simplify the administration of log files on a system which generates a lot of log files
bartycrouch
Localization/I18n: Incrementally update/translate your Strings files from .swift, .h, .m(m), .storyboard or .xib files
git
Git Source Code Mirror - This is a publish-only repository but pull requests can be turned into patches to the mailing list via GitGitGadget (https://
prettier
Prettier is an opinionated code formatter
ruff
An extremely fast Python linter and code formatter, written in Rust
black
The uncompromising Python code formatter
trivy
Find vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, secrets, SBOM in containers, Kubernetes, code repositories, clouds and more
VSCodium
binary releases of VS Code without MS branding/telemetry/licensing
eslint
Find and fix problems in your JavaScript code
cloc
cloc counts blank lines, comment lines, and physical lines of source code in many programming languages
diff-so-fancy
Make your diffs human readable for improved code quality and faster defect detection. :tada:
Orca Slicer Nightly
G-code generator for 3D printers (Bambu, Prusa, Voron, VzBot, RatRig, Creality, etc.)
dex2jar
Tools to work with android .dex and java .class files
swiftgen
The Swift code generator for your assets, storyboards, Localizable.strings, … — Get rid of all String-based APIs!
retdec
RetDec is a retargetable machine-code decompiler based on LLVM
confd
Manage local application configuration files using templates and data from etcd or consul
bandit
Bandit is a tool designed to find common security issues in Python code
kube-bench
Checks whether Kubernetes is deployed according to security best practices as defined in the CIS Kubernetes Benchmark
How we picked these
We match on what the tool does and how it installs, then order by how widely each project is used. We're not saying these are better or worse than php-code-sniffer — that depends on what you're building. We're saying they're the projects people reach for in the same situations, and each one has an install command we checked against its documentation.
php-code-sniffer is developed by its own authors and this page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by any project listed, and nothing here is a paid placement.