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    golangci/golangci-lint

    Fast linters runner for Go

    developer-tools
    ci
    go
    golang
    golangci-lint
    linter
    Go
    GPL-3.0
    19.5K stars
    1.6K forks
    104 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 11, 2026
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    Where it stands

    Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.

    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 25 days ago, with 369 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #25 in the weekly ranking the week of Jan 18, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Runs multiple Go linters in parallel to quickly analyze code quality and style.
    • Speeds up linting by using caching and parallel execution, reducing feedback time.
    • Use for integrating fast, comprehensive linting into Go projects during local development.
    • Use for automating code quality checks in CI/CD pipelines to enforce coding standards.
    • Use for configuring and customizing linting rules via YAML to fit team-specific guidelines.

    Should you depend on it?

    License terms, project hygiene and risks, from GitHub metadata and GStars' snapshots.

    License

    GPL 3.0

    Copyleft: distributing software that includes it generally requires releasing your source under the same license.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present
    • Code of conduct: present

    Watch-outs

    • GPL-style copyleft: including it in distributed software generally requires releasing your source under the same license.

    General guidance from repository metadata, not legal advice. How we score

    From the README

    golangci-lint Fast linters runner for Go

    golangci-lint is a fast Go linters runner.

    It runs linters in parallel, uses caching, supports YAML configuration, integrates with all major IDEs, and includes over a hundred linters.

    Documentation is hosted at https://golangci-lint.run.

    Excerpt from the golangci/golangci-lint README on GitHub (GPL-3.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Aug 19: +6Aug 20: +10Aug 27: +5Aug 28: +7Aug 29: +3Aug 30: +1Aug 31: +4Sep 1: +3Oct 4: +4

    +267 stars over 87 days across 18 snapshot days; best day +10 on Aug 20.

    Forks

    1.6K+31

    Open issues

    121-3

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