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:mag: ScanCode detects licenses, copyrights, dependencies by "scanning code" ... to discover and inventory open source and third-party packages used in your code. Sponsored by NLnet, the Google Summer of Code, Azure credits, nexB and other generous sponsors!

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Dominant language: Python
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Last GitHub push: Sep 11, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 13, 2026
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1474 open issues indexed

Add/improve support for OSGI bundle metadata from bnd Open

good first issue new feature package scan package-formats

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3295 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Weird copyright detected in https://github.com/chardet/chardet/archive/8087f0015184cf9569d00970a2acf1e1d3e80feb.zip Open

bug

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3296 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Reduce license detection false positives Open

enhancement license scan major Priority: high

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3300 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Build on linux-aarch64 dlopen fail using docker on Mac Apple Silicon Open

bug

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3301 · 0 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
pip installation fails on Windows 11 with Python 3.11 Open

bug

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3303 · 5 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
ERROR: Cannot install extractcode[full]==31.0.0 because these package versions have conflicting dependencies. Open

bug

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3304 · 7 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
autossh totally permissive licence with no conditions only disclaimers named? Open

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3311 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Scancode --package of composer lock takes a long Open

bug

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3313 · 4 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Validate that we handle correctly a JAR with a META-INF/maven dir with one or more POMs Open

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3314 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
License scan reports conjunctive rather than disjunctive license expression for slint v1.0.0 Open

bug

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3316 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
proprietary licenses: report copyright holder/vendor Open

bug

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3319 · 3 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Add new proprietary license https://github.com/WeeJeWel/wg-easy/blob/master/LICENSE.md Open

bug

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3332 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
numbered_text_lines in textcode.analysis should return the complete map file Open

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3335 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
display total number of files being scanned above progress bar Open

new feature

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3342 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
progress bar displays wrong results Open

bug

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3344 · 2 comments · 2 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
files opened many times during scanning Open

bug

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3347 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
incorrect proprietary-license detected Open

bug improve-license-detection

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3348 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
False positive detecton of proprietary-license from proprietary-license_276.RULE Open

bug license-review

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3355 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
False positive detecton of wordnet license from wordnet_2.RULE Open

bug license-review

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3356 · 3 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
False positive detection of warranty-disclaimer AND mit-taylor-variant AND mit-old-style-no-advert Open

bug license-review

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3357 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Text "under CDDL/LGPL dual license" not recognized by license scan Open

bug license-review

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3358 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Ensure that we process qualifiers correctly for Maven PURL Open

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3359 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Imprecise detection of public-domain using public-domain_bare_words.RULE Open

bug license-review

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3360 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Imprecise detection of public-domain using public-domain_124.RULE Open

bug license-review

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3361 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Do not include duplicated name in description of a Maven package Open

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3362 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Fix typo in maven role Open

bug

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3363 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
License for WSDL Schema Files Open

improve-license-detection license scan new-license

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3365 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
False positive detection with apache-1.1_37_1.RULE Open

bug license-review

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3366 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
False positive detection on public-domain_198.RULE and public-domain_317.RULE Open

bug license-review

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3367 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
False positive detections from license-intro_59.RULE and unknown_55.RULE Open

bug license-review

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3368 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
AVSystem-5-clause License Open

improve-license-detection license-review revisit

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3371 · 7 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Inaccurate license detection based on lgpl_bare_single_word.RULE Open

bug license-review

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3372 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
False positive license detection on bsd-new_1228.RULE Open

bug license-review

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3373 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Validate all licenses in the list https://github.com/LeChasseur/ifrOSS/blob/master/EthicalLicenses.md Open

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3376 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Be able to order plugin output independently of their run ordering Open

new feature

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3377 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
False positive detection on unknown-license-reference_332.RULE Open

bug license-review

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3379 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
OpenSSL license still detected for Apache-2.0 license Open

bug

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3381 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Feature to record transitive dependecies in the generated SBOM Open

new feature

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3383 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
package license detection lines are not correct Open

bug

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3385 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Add API to detect a plain license text and NOT only a file location Open

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3386 · 0 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Add glob matching comparable to gitignore files Open

new feature

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3387 · 3 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
--ignore /math works, but --ignore /math/arm does not Open

bug

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3388 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Add authors to summary Open

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3389 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Include `--generated` directly in the `get_file_info` function Open

new feature

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3391 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Validate detections of fedora public domain texts Open

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3392 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Bug in npm_api_url Open

bug

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3393 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 1 assignee · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
How can I update the license, copyright, and package information that Scancode uses to scan for in the installation directory? Open

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3394 · 7 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Zero total licenses, even when scanning samples Open

bug

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3395 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
`build_spdx_license_expression` breaks on deprecated licenses Open

bug

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3400 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026
Add link to SPDX on a licensedb detail page Open

aboutcode-org/scancode-toolkit#3404 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 13, 2026

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