ktlint VS sonarlint-intellij

Compare ktlint vs sonarlint-intellij and see what are their differences.

ktlint

An anti-bikeshedding Kotlin linter with built-in formatter (by pinterest)

sonarlint-intellij

SonarLint for IntelliJ (by SonarSource)
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ktlint sonarlint-intellij
7 0
5,968 575
1.2% 1.2%
9.6 9.6
11 days ago 7 days ago
Kotlin Java
MIT License GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
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ktlint

Posts with mentions or reviews of ktlint. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-23.
  • Modern Android Development in 2023
    7 projects | dev.to | 23 Jan 2023
    Ktlint
  • Ask HN: What is a modern Java environment?
    22 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 29 Mar 2022
    Ktlint + Detekt: Kotlin linting/static analysis (https://ktlint.github.io, https://detekt.github.io/detekt)
  • Supercharge your Kotlin Project
    5 projects | dev.to | 20 Oct 2021
    apply plugin: "org.jlleitschuh.gradle.ktlint" ktlint { // https://github.com/pinterest/ktlint/releases version = "0.42.1" reporters { reporter "plain" reporter "checkstyle" reporter "html" } outputColorName = "RED" }
    5 projects | dev.to | 20 Oct 2021
    Linting is the process of analyzing code for potential errors and one of the ways we can do that in Kotlin is using Ktlint. As per the documentation:

sonarlint-intellij

Posts with mentions or reviews of sonarlint-intellij. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

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Tracking mentions began in Dec 2020.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing ktlint and sonarlint-intellij you can also consider the following projects:

detekt - Static code analysis for Kotlin

ktfmt-gradle - A Gradle plugin to apply ktfmt to your builds, and reformat you Kotlin source code like a glimpse 🧹🐘

dokka - API documentation engine for Kotlin

ktlint-gradle - A ktlint gradle plugin

detekt-hint - Detection of design principle violations in Kotlin as a plugin to detekt.

CrunchyCalendar — awesome calendar widget for android apps - A beautiful material calendar with endless scroll, range selection and a lot more!

keplin - Secure Kotlin scripting and binary lambda-scripts

kotlin-android-template - Android + Kotlin + Github Actions + ktlint + Detekt + Gradle Kotlin DSL + buildSrc = ❤️

Credit Card Scanner - Android Credit Card Scanner using CameraX and ML Kit

kotlinx-kover