--- title: "Cppcheck | #1 Static Analysis Tool" description: Cppcheck is a trusted and top-rated static analysis tool for detecting bugs and undefined behavior in C/C++ code. --- [![a (1252)-2](https://www.cppcheck.com/hubfs/a%20(1252)-2.jpeg)](https://www.cppcheck.com) - [Pricing](https://www.cppcheck.com/plans-pricing?hsLang=en) - [News](https://www.cppcheck.com/product-news?hsLang=en) - [Code Quality](https://www.cppcheck.com/code-quality?hsLang=en) - [Safety Compliance](https://www.cppcheck.com/safety?hsLang=en) - [Security Compliance](https://www.cppcheck.com/security?hsLang=en) - [About](https://www.cppcheck.com/about?hsLang=en) - [About us](https://www.cppcheck.com/about?hsLang=en) - [Our partners](https://www.cppcheck.com/our-fantastic-partners?hsLang=en) [Star us on GitHub](https://github.com/danmar/cppcheck) # Cppcheck One of the most used static code analyzers in the world. [GET STARTED](https://www.cppcheck.com/plans-pricing?hsLang=en#licenses) [LEARN MORE](https://www.cppcheck.com/plans-pricing?hsLang=en) ![Software programming\_cppcheck](https://www.cppcheck.com/hubfs/Software%20programming_cppcheck.png) POWERFUL FEATURES ## Why use Cppcheck? Cppcheck is a static analysis tool for C/C++ code. It provides unique code analysis to detect bugs and is top rated in detecting undefined behavior and dangerous coding constructs. #### Plug & Play Cppcheck is built to be Plug & Play with a maximum 30 min from installation to result. #### Very fast feedback Our unique bi-directional analysis makes the tool one of the fastest on the market. #### On-prem and air-gapped Run locally and air-gapped with no license servers, network configurations, or SLA-agreements to worry about. #### No False Positives We treat all false positives as bugs because we want developers to trust the tool. #### The right tool for the task Multi-purpose tools seldom excel at any one thing. 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[SEE LICENSES](https://www.cppcheck.com/plans-pricing?hsLang=en) [LEARN MORE](https://www.cppcheck.com/security?hsLang=en) ## Trusted by the world Cppcheck is trusted by engineers around the world in industries such as**Automotive, Space, MedTech, Defense, Rail, Consumer Electronics, Industrial Equipment, Finance,** and **Telecom.** With almost **20**** years** of development, millions of downloads, 6,600+ GitHub stars, 27k+ commits, and 300+ contributors, Cppcheck is a truly global tool. ![Cppcheck map-1-1](https://www.cppcheck.com/hubfs/Cppcheck%20map-1-1.png) Which license is right for you? ## Cppcheck Premium licences We have several different license models available to suit everything from small teams to enterprise deployments. They are all based on our open-source version which is a very competent static analysis tool for C and C++. The open -source version is supported by hundreds of enthusiasts in the open-source community and has been downloaded millions of times.    Our open-source version is of course free to download and use as always. Follow [this link](https://cppcheck.sourceforge.io/) to get to the download page. Most popular #### Business License Contact sales for a quote The Business license is computer locked and intended for individual developer computers. It does not support CI-environments, VMs or containers. --- - ![Checkmark](https://f.hubspotusercontent30.net/hubfs/8823337/Checkmark.svg) The tool is designed to be able to analyze your C/C++ code even if it has non-standard syntax (common in embedded projects). - ![Checkmark](https://f.hubspotusercontent30.net/hubfs/8823337/Checkmark.svg) Cppcheck is cross platform. There are installation packages for Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD. 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