Detekt focuses on finding Kotlin code quality issues and enforcing coding standards during development. It is catalogued under Static analysis & linters on PulseGate.

Who should use detekt?

detekt is an open-source project built for kotlin developers and software engineering teams.

Yes — detekt is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.

What platforms does detekt run on?

detekt runs on the web, macOS, Windows, Linux, and the command line.

Is detekt still active?

Unverified. detekt has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to detekt?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include PMD, FindBugs-IDEA, and Ktlint.

detekt is developed by detekt contributors.

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detekt

Name: detekt
Author: detekt contributors

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detekt is a Kotlin static analysis tool distributed as a command-line tool and IntelliJ IDE plugin. It detects code smells, style violations, complexity issues, and other maintainability problems for Kotlin developers.

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Overview

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detekt is a Static analysis & linters project. It focuses on finding Kotlin code quality issues and enforcing coding standards during development. detekt is an open-source project aimed at kotlin developers and software engineering teams. The project is open source (Open Source). It ships for the web, macOS, Windows, Linux, and the command line.

detekt contributors builds and maintains detekt, and it first shipped in 2025. Key capabilities include Code Smell Detection, Style Analysis, and Complexity Checks.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Code Smell Detection
Style Analysis
Complexity Checks
Custom Rules
Baseline Support
IDE Integration

Built with & integrations

Hosting

AWS

Connectors

vscode

Runs on

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Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed7 Sept · 05:53 UTC
detekt verified via JetBrains Plugins
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Frequently asked questions about detekt

What is detekt?: Detekt focuses on finding Kotlin code quality issues and enforcing coding standards during development. It is catalogued under Static analysis & linters on PulseGate.
Who should use detekt?: detekt is an open-source project built for kotlin developers and software engineering teams.
Is detekt free?: Yes — detekt is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does detekt run on?: detekt runs on the web, macOS, Windows, Linux, and the command line.
Is detekt still active?: Unverified. detekt has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to detekt?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include PMD, FindBugs-IDEA, and Ktlint.PMD FindBugs-IDEA Ktlint
Who develops detekt?: detekt is developed by detekt contributors.
How long has detekt been around?: detekt first shipped in 2025.

At a glance

Platforms: Web
Languages: English
License: Open Source
Built for: Kotlin developers and software engineering teams
Model: Open source
Solves: Finding Kotlin code quality issues and enforcing coding standards during development.

Registered as

JetBrains Marketplace: 10761

Developer

detekt contributors

Index record

Indexed: 7 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 7 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: detekt-jetbrains-com
Lifecycle state recorded: 7 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 7 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 7 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/10761-detekt

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