No. 10 of 28 ·Open Source License Compliance Software

ScanCode Workbench

Windows · Mac · Linux

Freedom report

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

ScanCode Workbench is ranked #10 of 28 in open source license compliance software on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

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ScanCode Workbench Free single-user desktop app · read-only scan data · Windows, macOS, Linux github.com · 4 Oct 2026

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The record

Purpose: ScanCode Workbench is a desktop application for viewing ScanCode Toolkit scans and analyzing detected licenses and other notices.
Review workflow: The License Explorer shows license detections, clues, matches, and the files where licenses were detected.
Review tracking: Users can mark license detections and clues as reviewed or unreviewed and filter by review status.
Package analysis: The Package Explorer displays packages and dependencies with details such as PURLs, declared license expressions, dependency scope, and data source.
Charts: Dashboard pie charts summarize file, license, copyright, package, and dependency information.
Input and storage: Users import a ScanCode JSON scan and save it as a SQLite database for analysis.
Compatibility limit: Version 4.x is compatible with ScanCode Toolkit v32.x and above, and scans must use the ScanCode Toolkit output expected by Workbench.
Read-only limit: The repository describes Workbench as single-user and says scan data is read-only, with no current or planned functionality to edit or update scan results.
Alternative for teams: The repository directs users needing a multi-user application for running or reviewing scans to ScanCode.io.
Platform support: The documentation lists Linux x64, Windows 10/11 x64, and macOS x64 and arm64 support.
Security and license: The project is licensed under Apache-2.0, with third-party components under multiple licenses including LGPL, MIT, and BSD; the pages reviewed make no security or compliance certification claim.
Support: The repository recommends filing an issue for questions, suggestions, or bugs and links to a community chat channel.
Who it is for: The documentation describes Workbench as a tool for users who want to inspect and analyze ScanCode Toolkit scans of their codebase.
Price from: Free

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scancode-workbench.readthedocs.io/en/develop/overview/index.html· checked 4 Oct 2026
scancode-workbench.readthedocs.io/en/develop/ui-reference/license-explore· checked 4 Oct 2026
scancode-workbench.readthedocs.io/en/develop/how-to-guides/explore-your-d· checked 4 Oct 2026
scancode-workbench.readthedocs.io/en/develop/ui-reference/pie-charts.html· checked 4 Oct 2026
scancode-workbench.readthedocs.io/en/develop/getting-started/index.html· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/aboutcode-org/scancode-workbench· checked 4 Oct 2026
scancode-workbench.readthedocs.io/en/develop/license.html· checked 4 Oct 2026