Who should use Coccinelle?

Coccinelle is an open-source project built for C developers and maintainers of large codebases.

Does Coccinelle have a free plan?

Yes — Coccinelle is free to use.

Is Coccinelle still active?

PulseGate's liveness checks currently classify Coccinelle as active.

What tools are similar to Coccinelle?

Similar tools tracked by PulseGate include Cigale, Turtle, and Coot.

Who develops Coccinelle?

Coccinelle is developed by Julia Lawall.

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Coccinelle

Name: Coccinelle
Author: Julia Lawall

FlathubInfrastructure

Coccinelle is a developer tool for matching and transforming C code using semantic patches. It helps automate collateral evolutions, bug fixes, and API changes in large codebases, making it valuable for C developers and maintainers.

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Linux

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Overview

4 features

Coccinelle is an Other dev tools product. It focuses on automating code transformations and bug fixes in large C codebases using semantic patches. Coccinelle is an open-source project aimed at C developers and maintainers of large codebases. The product is available for free. Coccinelle is available on Linux.

Julia Lawall builds and maintains Coccinelle. Among its 4 catalogued features are semantic patching, C code transformation, and bug finding.

Semantic patching
C code transformation
Bug finding
API evolution support

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Runs on: Linux

Trust & compliance

LicenseProprietary

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Latest indexed changes and source events

IndexedJun 28, 11:57 PM
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Frequently asked questions about Coccinelle

What is Coccinelle?: Coccinelle focuses on automating code transformations and bug fixes in large C codebases using semantic patches. It is catalogued under Other dev tools on PulseGate.
Who should use Coccinelle?: Coccinelle is an open-source project built for C developers and maintainers of large codebases.
Does Coccinelle have a free plan?: Yes — Coccinelle is free to use.
What platforms does Coccinelle run on?: Coccinelle runs on Linux.
Is Coccinelle still active?: PulseGate's liveness checks currently classify Coccinelle as active.
What tools are similar to Coccinelle?: Similar tools tracked by PulseGate include Cigale, Turtle, and Coot.Cigale Turtle Coot
Who develops Coccinelle?: Coccinelle is developed by Julia Lawall.

At a glance

Platforms: Desktop
Languages: English
First seen: Nov 14, 2025
Activity: 🟢 Active
Status: 🟢 Active
Built for: C developers and maintainers of large codebases
Model: Open source
Solves: Automating code transformations and bug fixes in large C codebases using semantic patches.

Developer

Julia Lawall

Live coverage

Confidence: Medium · 70
Indexed: Jun 28, 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Activity: Active
First seen: Nov 2025
Last seen: 3w ago

Identity audit (9)

Entity ID: cmqyg94h70bwp111xfttwjacw
Slug: coccinelle-flathub-org
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Claim / listing state: Unclaimed · listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: Jun 29, 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Last updated: Jul 13, 2026
Canonical URL: https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.coccinelle.coccinelle

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