CodeCompass

Spec sheet

Purpose

CodeCompass is a pluginable code comprehension tool for large scale software.Read 9 Oct 2026 · codecompass.net

Product

CodeCompass is a pluggable code comprehension tool for large scale software.Read 4 Oct 2026 · codecompass.net

Support

The project contact page invites questions by email at [email protected].Read 9 Oct 2026 · codecompass.net

Authentication and HTTPS

The usage guide describes optional authentication and SSL mode using a certificate file in the workspace; HTTP is the default.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Databases

CodeCompass supports SQLite and PostgreSQL; its usage guide recommends PostgreSQL for production on medium-size or larger projects.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Demo limitation

The demonstrational server cannot parse private projects.Read 4 Oct 2026 · codecompass.net

Diagrams

It provides call path, inheritance, aggregation, and CodeBites diagrams.Read 9 Oct 2026 · codecompass.net

Downloads

The download page lists Linux tarballs for Ubuntu and SUSE, including a development release labeled ubuntu-20.04 dated 2026-04-22.Read 9 Oct 2026 · codecompass.net

Example projects

The site lists parsed projects including cJSON, cURL, Doxygen, GoogleTest, LLVM-Clang, and Apache Xerces-C.Read 4 Oct 2026 · codecompass.net

Hosting limitation

The demonstrational server cannot parse private projects, and project requests require a source code link such as a GitHub or GitLab repository.Read 9 Oct 2026 · codecompass.net

Language server support

The webserver supports some standard and non-standard Language Server Protocol requests for C and C++ projects.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Languages

The official site describes support for C, C++, and Java, with more languages planned.Read 9 Oct 2026 · codecompass.net

Navigation

It provides fast navigation among source code elements through a web UI.Read 4 Oct 2026 · codecompass.net

Navigation and analysis

The interface includes a file manager, metrics, diagrams, Git diff, and revision control navigation.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Open source

The Ericsson CodeCompass repository is public and identifies its license as GPL-3.0.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Parsing and search

The frontend guide describes text search, definition search, file and path filters, and language-specific search options.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Project requests

Users can request an open source project by providing a source code link, including a GitHub or GitLab repository.Read 4 Oct 2026 · codecompass.net

Scale

The site says CodeCompass responds quickly on source code bases as large as 100Mb.Read 9 Oct 2026 · codecompass.net

Security reporting

The project asks users to report vulnerabilities through GitHub Security Advisories.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Security support

The security policy says security updates cover the current development release and the last stable version.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Support contact

The project lists [email protected] for questions about the project.Read 4 Oct 2026 · codecompass.net

Web interface

The product provides a user friendly web UI for navigating source code.Read 9 Oct 2026 · codecompass.net

Where Specifiction places it

• Code Search Tools#9 of 427.8