install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install spotbugs

local Homebrew formula metadata

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/spotbugs

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/spotbugs.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Tool for Java static analysis (FindBugs's successor)

Project links

Commands and aliases

spotbugs

history

Project history and usage

SpotBugs is the community continuation of FindBugs, providing Java bytecode static analysis through a standalone tool, CLI, GUI, and build-tool integrations.

Project history

The official homepage states that SpotBugs is a fork of the now-abandoned FindBugs project and carries on from where it left off with community support. Its GitHub repository was created in 2016, and the official manual copyright line also begins in 2016.

Adoption history

SpotBugs is used both directly and through Java build ecosystems. The official homepage lists standalone use plus Ant, Maven, Gradle, and Eclipse integrations, while the input records Homebrew and Scoop package-manager entries for installing the command-line distribution.

How it is used

The manual describes GUI and command-line interfaces. On Unix-like systems, users can run the wrapper script from $SPOTBUGS_HOME/bin, invoke the jar directly, or put the bin directory in PATH and run `spotbugs`.

Why package nerds care

Package nerds care about SpotBugs because it turns a Java static-analysis distribution into a repeatable CLI install with a predictable wrapper, Java runtime requirement, plugin support, and build-system integration. It also represents the package-manager handoff from an abandoned predecessor to a maintained successor.

Timeline

2016: GitHub repository created and manual copyright period begins.
2016 onward: Project continues FindBugs under the SpotBugs name.
Current: Official manual documents SpotBugs 4.10.2.

Related projects

SpotBugs is directly related to FindBugs as its successor. The official homepage also names fb-contrib and Find Security Bugs as popular plugins.

Sources

https://api.github.com/repos/spotbugs/spotbugs: official repository metadata including creation date.
https://spotbugs.github.io/: official homepage, FindBugs successor statement, integrations, plugins, and Java requirement.
https://spotbugs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/introduction.html: official manual introduction and platform/runtime requirements.
https://spotbugs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/running.html: official CLI and wrapper-script usage.
input.source_facts.package-manager: Homebrew and Scoop package-manager presence.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`spotbugs`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version4.10.2

manager updated2026-06-22

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://spotbugs.github.io/

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://spotbugs.github.io/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:spotbugs
Version	4.10.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/spotbugs
Homepage	https://spotbugs.github.io/
Repository	https://github.com/spotbugs/spotbugs
Upstream docs	https://spotbugs.github.io/
License	LGPL-2.1-or-later
Source archive	https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/com/github/spotbugs/spotbugs/4.10.2/spotbugs-4.10.2.tgz
Last updated	2026-06-22T14:06:21-07:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	openjdk
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	spotbugs
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Conflicts With	fb-client
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Scoop95%

main/spotbugs

scoop install main/spotbugs

normalized package name match
Matched by: Spotbugs

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/spotbugs.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/spotbugs.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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