| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Code Search Tools | 8.1 (#7) | 7.6 (#20) |
| Intended users | The project describes GNU GLOBAL as useful for hacking on large projects with many subdirectories, conditional compilation blocks, and main functions. | The maker describes use cases including legacy software maintenance, third-party code analysis, code review, and safety-critical applications. |
| Languages | The built-in parser supports C, Yacc, Java, PHP, and assembly. | The product is for C, C++, and Java developers. |
| Purpose | GNU GLOBAL is a source code tagging system for locating objects such as functions, macros, structs, and classes in source files. | Imagix 4D helps developers understand, document, and improve complex, third-party, or legacy source code. |
| Support | The project directs users seeking help to the [email protected] mailing list. | Imagix says it provides technical and sales assistance during evaluation and after purchase. |