golangci-lint

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Three barsScore 6.5

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

golangci-lint is ranked #6 of 33 in linters on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Free and open-source Free Free and open-source project built by volunteers golangci-lint.run · 30 Sept 2026

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Free plan: Yes
Languages supported: 1
Autofix: Yes
Custom rules: Yes
Security rules: Yes
IDE support: ide
CI support: Yes

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The record

Purpose: Golangci-lint is a fast linter runner for Go that runs linters in parallel, uses caching, supports YAML configuration, and includes over a hundred linters.
Outputs: It supports text, JSON, tab, HTML, Checkstyle, Code Climate, JUnit-XML, TeamCity, and SARIF output formats.
Editors: The documentation lists integrations for GoLand, Visual Studio Code, GNU Emacs, Vim, the Language Server Protocol, and Sublime Text.
CI: The project recommends its GitHub Action for GitHub CI and documents integrations for GitLab CI and Buildkite.
Installation: The project documents binary and package manager installation on Linux, macOS, and Windows, as well as Docker installation.
Performance: The project says it runs linters in parallel and reuses the Go build cache and its own analysis cache.
Configuration: Golangci-lint supports YAML configuration.
False positives: The default settings are tuned to minimize false positives.
Supported Go versions: The FAQ says it supports the two latest minor Go versions and versions no newer than the Go version used to compile golangci-lint.
CI versioning: The project recommends installing a specific golangci-lint version in CI to help keep builds reproducible.
Source installation: The project recommends binary installation and says go install, go get, tools pattern, and tool command or directive installations are not guaranteed to work.
Support: The project is built by volunteers and accepts support through GitHub Sponsors, Open Collective, and Thanks.dev.
Price from: Free

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golangci-lint.run· checked 30 Sept 2026
golangci-lint.run/docs/welcome/integrations/· checked 30 Sept 2026
golangci-lint.run/docs/welcome/install/ci/· checked 30 Sept 2026
golangci-lint.run/docs/welcome/install/local/· checked 30 Sept 2026
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