ESLint

Spec sheet

Purpose

ESLint statically analyzes JavaScript code to find and fix problems.Read 30 Sep 2026 · eslint.org

Founded

2013Read 28 Sep 2026 · eslint.org

Automatic fixes

Many problems ESLint finds can be automatically fixed with syntax-aware fixes.Read 30 Sep 2026 · eslint.org

Build and CI integrations

Documented integrations include Grunt, Webpack, Rollup, Git hooks, and CI-oriented tools such as Mega-Linter.Read 30 Sep 2026 · eslint.org

Command line and API

ESLint provides a command-line interface and a Node.js API for programmatic linting.Read 30 Sep 2026 · eslint.org

Commercial support

Commercial support is available through Tidelift for current and maintenance releases and HeroDevs for end-of-life releases.Read 30 Sep 2026 · eslint.org

Customization

Users can preprocess code, use custom parsers, and write custom rules alongside built-in rules.Read 30 Sep 2026 · eslint.org

Editor integrations

Official documentation lists integrations for Visual Studio Code, JetBrains IDEs, Vim, Neovim, Emacs, Sublime Text, and other editors.Read 30 Sep 2026 · eslint.org

Governance

ESLint is part of the OpenJS Foundation, which provides legal infrastructure and owns related intellectual property while not running day-to-day operations.Read 30 Sep 2026 · eslint.org

Language ecosystem

Plugins can add support for JavaScript extensions, TypeScript, React, Angular, Markdown, and other languages or frameworks.Read 30 Sep 2026 · eslint.org

Node.js requirement

ESLint requires Node.js ^20.19.0, ^22.13.0, or >=24 with SSL and ICU support.Read 30 Sep 2026 · eslint.org

Open source

ESLint is an open source JavaScript linting utility originally created by Nicholas C. Zakas in June 2013.Read 30 Sep 2026 · eslint.org

Pluggability

Every ESLint rule is pluggable, and additional rules and formatters can be loaded at runtime.Read 30 Sep 2026 · eslint.org

Security reporting

Security vulnerabilities should be reported through GitHub's create-an-advisory form.Read 30 Sep 2026 · eslint.org

Version support

The ESLint team supports the current major version continuously and the previous version with limited support for six months.Read 30 Sep 2026 · eslint.org

Plans and prices

Every ESLint plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Linters#10 of 338.0