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gcovr

Ch 116.9of 26 Test Coverage Tools
  1. 1Runs onLinux, Mac, Windows
  2. 2CostsNot stated by the maker
  3. 3Coverage typesline, branch, decision, function, condition, call
  4. 4Supported languagesC, C++
  5. 5Report formatstext, HTML, CSV, JSON, Markdown, Clover XML, Cobertura XML, Coveralls JSON, JaCoCo XML, LCOV, SonarQube XML
  6. 6Coverage gatesYes
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Overview

gcovr is ranked #11 of 26 in test coverage tools on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows.

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Free plan
Yesgcovr.com
Coverage types
line, branch, decision, function, condition, callgcovr.com
Supported languages
C, C++gcovr.com
Report formats
text, HTML, CSV, JSON, Markdown, Clover XML, Cobertura XML, Coveralls JSON, JaCoCo XML, LCOV, SonarQube XMLgcovr.com
Coverage gates
Yesgcovr.com

Facts

Purpose
gcovr manages GNU gcov and generates summarized code coverage results.gcovr.com · 30 Sept 2026
Coverage reports
It can produce text, HTML, CSV, JSON, Markdown, Clover XML, Cobertura XML, Coveralls JSON, JaCoCo XML, LCOV, and SonarQube reports.gcovr.com · 30 Sept 2026
HTML reports
HTML output supports overview, annotated-source, nested, self-contained, themed, and customizable-template reports.gcovr.com · 30 Sept 2026
Workflow
Users compile with GCC coverage flags, run their test suite, and invoke gcovr to generate a tabular report.gcovr.com · 30 Sept 2026
Python requirement
The current release supports Python 3.10 and newer.gcovr.com · 30 Sept 2026
Operating systems
The project supports Linux, Windows, and macOS.gcovr.com · 30 Sept 2026
Compilers
Development testing covers GCC and Clang.gcovr.com · 30 Sept 2026
CI integration
Cobertura XML output is suitable for import into Jenkins and Hudson through coverage plugins.gcovr.com · 30 Sept 2026
SonarQube integration
gcovr can generate SonarQube-compatible XML coverage reports with line, branch, condition, or decision metrics.gcovr.com · 30 Sept 2026
JaCoCo integration
gcovr can generate JaCoCo XML output containing line, branch, and method counters.gcovr.com · 30 Sept 2026
Support
The documentation directs users to GitHub tickets, Stack Overflow, and Gitter for help.gcovr.com · 30 Sept 2026
License
gcovr is released under the BSD 3-Clause License, which permits redistribution and use in source and binary forms subject to its conditions.gcovr.com · 30 Sept 2026
Maintainers
The project lists Lukas Atkinson and Michael Förderer as maintainers.gcovr.com · 30 Sept 2026
Notable limitation
gcovr's branch coverage is based on GCC's low-level control-flow graph arcs, so reports can include compiler-generated branches and 100% branch coverage is impossible for most programs.gcovr.com · 30 Sept 2026
Command-line tool
gcovr is described as a command-line alternative to lcov.gcovr.com · 1 Oct 2026
Decision coverage
The --decisions option parses source code to extract a decision-coverage metric.gcovr.com · 1 Oct 2026
Filters
gcovr supports filters for speeding up coverage-data searches and filtering symlinks.gcovr.com · 1 Oct 2026
Configuration
The user guide includes configuration files, exclusion markers and reproducible timestamp features.gcovr.com · 1 Oct 2026
Integrations
Cobertura XML can be used with Jenkins, and gcovr also produces Coveralls and SonarQube formats.gcovr.com · 1 Oct 2026
Installation
gcovr is distributed as a Python package installable with pip, with development versions installable from GitHub.gcovr.com · 1 Oct 2026
Runtime requirements
The current documentation supports Python 3.10 and newer, GCC or Clang, and Linux, Windows and macOS.gcovr.com · 1 Oct 2026
Quality assurance
Pull requests are automatically tested on Windows and Linux, and code coverage is collected.gcovr.com · 1 Oct 2026

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