The Best HTML Static Analysis Tools (Linters/Formatters)
We rank 32 HTML linters, code analyzers, formatters, and more. Find and compare tools like Mega-Linter, SonarQube, Bearer, and more. Please rate and review tools that you've used. This helps others find the best tools for their projects.
10 HTML Tools
htmlbeautifier
A normaliser/beautifier for HTML that also understands embedded Ruby. Ideal for tidying up Rails templates.
22 Multi-Language Tools
Mega-Linter
Mega-Linter can handle any type of project thanks to its 70+ embedded Linters, its advanced reporting, runnable on any CI system or locally, with assisted installation and configuration, able to apply formatting and fixes
SonarQube
SonarQube empowers development teams with a code quality and security solution that deeply integrates into your enterprise environment; enabling you to deploy clean code consistently and reliably. SonarQube provides a free and open source Community Edition.
Bearer
Open-Source static code analysis tool to discover, filter and prioritize security risks and vulnerabilities leading to sensitive data exposures (PII, PHI, PD). Highly configurable and easily extensible, built for security and engineering teams.
Offensive 360
Commercial Static Code Analysis system doesn't require building the source code or pre-compilation.
Application Inspector
Commercial Static Code Analysis which generates exploits to verify vulnerabilities.
Atom-Beautify
Beautify HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Python, Ruby, Java, C, C++, C#, Objective-C, CoffeeScript, TypeScript, Coldfusion, SQL, and more in Atom editor.
TencentCodeAnalysis
Tencent Cloud Code Analysis (TCA for short, code-named CodeDog inside the company early) is a comprehensive platform for code analysis and issue tracking. TCA consist of three components, server, web and client. It integrates of a number of self-developed tools, and also supports dynamic integration of code analysis tools in various programming languages.
Unibeautify
Universal code beautifier with a GitHub app. Supports HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, JSX, Vue, C++, Go, Objective-C, Java, Python, PHP, GraphQL, Markdown, and more.
WhiteHat Application Security Platform
WhiteHat Scout (for Developers) combined with WhiteHat Sentinel Source (for Operations) supporting WhiteHat Top 40 and OWASP Top 10.
ApplicationInspector
Creates reports of over 400 rule patterns for feature detection (e.g. the use of cryptography or version control in apps).
autocorrect
A linter and formatter to help you to improve copywriting, correct spaces, words, punctuations between CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean).
SonarLint
SonarLint is a free IDE extension available for IntelliJ, VS Code, Visual Studio, and Eclipse, to find and fix coding issues in real-time, flagging issues as you code, just like a spell-checker. More than a linter, it also delivers rich contextual guidance to help developers understand why there is an issue, assess the risk, and educate them on how to fix it.
Fortify
A commercial static analysis platform that supports the scanning of C/C++, C#, VB.NET, VB6, ABAP/BSP, ActionScript, Apex, ASP.NET, Classic ASP, VB Script, Cobol, ColdFusion, HTML, Java, JS, JSP, MXML/Flex, Objective-C, PHP, PL/SQL, T-SQL, Python (2.6, 2.7), Ruby (1.9.3), Swift, Scala, VB, and XML.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are HTML tools?
HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the most basic building block of the Web. It defines the meaning and structure of web content. Other technologies besides HTML are generally used to describe a web page's appearance/presentation (CSS) or functionality/behavior (JavaScript).
What are the best HTML static analysis tools and linters?
The most popular HTML tools ranked by user votes are: Mega-Linter, SonarQube, Bearer, Prettier, DerScanner.
Which HTML services are free for open source projects?
Commercial services with a free plan for open source include Mega-Linter, SonarQube, Bearer, Prettier, Angular ESLint, Atom-Beautify, Bootlint, ERB Lint, grunt-bootlint, gulp-bootlint, HTML Inspector, HTML Tidy, HTML-Validate, htmlbeautifier, HTMLHint, Nu Html Checker, Polymer-analyzer, TencentCodeAnalysis, Unibeautify, pfff, SonarCloud, ApplicationInspector, CodeFactor, autocorrect, SonarLint.