FindBugs Links

This page contains links to related projects, including tools that are similar to FindBugs.

FindBugs Add-Ons

fb-contrib: additional bug detectors for use with FindBugs. The lead FindBugs team does not vouch for the relevance, accuracy or wisdom of the warnings generated by any third-party plugin.
FindBugs Eclipse plugin. This is now included as part of FindBugs.
Maven FindBugs plugin. Maven is a Java project management and project comprehension tool. The Maven FindBugs plugin allows FindBugs reports to be generated from within Maven.
QALab records and aggregates the results of static analysis (including FindBugs results) over time. Features include charts of warnings over time and summary reports showing hot spots in the source code.

JLint. A static analysis tool to find race conditions, locking errors, null pointer uses, and a number of other problems in Java programs.
PMD. PMD scans Java source code for potential problems.
Checkstyle. Checkstyle is a style checker for Java.

SureLogic Sierra, an advanced interface and collaborative auditing and report system for static analysis tools, including FindBugs.
lint4j: lint tool for Java programs
JTest: automatically generates JUnit tests for Java classes. Also checks for many kinds of coding errors.
JiveLint. Another lint utility for Java programs. Finds hashcode/equals problems, string reference comparisions, and more. Free 15 day demo.