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CppDepend offers a wide range of features. It is often described as a Swiss Army Knife for C and C++ developers.

Architecture & Design

Understand and control your codebase structure with powerful visualization and dependency management tools.

Diagrams

Diagrams

Generate interactive dependency graphs, treemaps, and matrix views to visualize your codebase architecture.

  • Dependency graphs
  • Treemaps
  • Matrix views
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Dependency Graph Matrix Architecture

Dependency Graph Matrix Architecture

Advanced dependency structure matrix for analyzing complex architectural patterns.

  • DSM analysis
  • Cycle detection
  • Layering enforcement
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Dependency Cycles

Dependency Cycles

Detect and break circular dependencies that create maintenance nightmares.

  • Automatic cycle detection
  • Breaking suggestions
  • Visual cycle paths
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Immutability & Purity

Immutability & Purity

Enforce immutability patterns and functional purity for safer concurrent code.

  • Detect mutable state patterns
  • Identify pure functions
  • Immutability compliance checks
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Code Quality

Measure, monitor, and improve code quality with comprehensive metrics and standards enforcement.

Code Quality

Code Quality

Comprehensive code quality analysis with industry-standard metrics.

  • 71 code quality metrics
  • MISRA, CERT, AUTOSAR, CWE compliance
  • Trend monitoring
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Technical Debt

Technical Debt

Quantify and track technical debt with smart estimation algorithms.

  • Debt quantification
  • Interest calculation
  • Repayment tracking
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Quality Gates

Quality Gates

Automated PASS/FAIL quality checks to prevent bad code from reaching production.

  • Build pipeline integration
  • Custom gate definitions
  • Immediate feedback
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Coding Standards

Coding Standards

Enforce industry coding standards automatically across your codebase.

  • MISRA C++ 2023
  • Rule customization
  • Compliance reporting
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Issues Management

Issues Management

Track, prioritize, and resolve code issues efficiently.

  • Issue classification
  • Severity levels
  • Resolution tracking
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Test Code Coverage

Test Code Coverage

Import coverage data and track test effectiveness.

  • Coverage data import
  • Trend analysis
  • Gap identification
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Analytics & Evolution

Track how your codebase evolves over time and identify trends before they become problems.

Trend Monitoring

Trend Monitoring

Track any metric over time with interactive charts and configurable thresholds.

  • Track any metric over time
  • Interactive trend charts
  • Set thresholds and alerts
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Compare Builds

Compare Builds

Compare different builds to track code growth and identify quality regressions.

  • Side-by-side build comparison
  • Track code growth
  • Identify quality regressions
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Diagnostics

Diagnostics

Clang diagnostics integration for catching code issues at compile time.

  • Clang diagnostic integration
  • CQLinq-querable diagnostics
  • Structured error browsing
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Modernize Legacy Code

Modernize Legacy Code

Transform legacy C++ code to modern standards with automated refactoring suggestions.

  • Legacy code hotspot detection
  • Modernization pathway suggestions
  • C++ standard upgrade guidance
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Developer Productivity

Boost developer productivity with code exploration, querying, and custom dashboard tools.

CQLinq

CQLinq

Write powerful code queries using LINQ syntax to extract insights from your codebase.

  • LINQ-based code queries
  • Custom rule creation
  • Powerful filtering
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Code Quest

Code Quest

Natural language search for exploring your codebase.

  • Natural language queries
  • Smart code search
  • Contextual answers
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Code Insight

Code Insight

One unified view per code element for comprehensive understanding.

  • Unified code views
  • Cross-reference analysis
  • Deep code exploration
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Coding Skills

Coding Skills

Discover where to level up your coding skills with personalized insights.

  • Individual skill assessment
  • Team-level skill visibility
  • Measurable improvement tracking
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Custom Boards

Custom Boards

Build tailored dashboards with quality gate widgets and share them with stakeholders.

  • Role-based dashboard templates
  • Customizable widgets and charts
  • Quality gate widgets
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Integrations

Connect CppDepend with your existing development toolchain and workflows.

Visual Studio Add-in

Visual Studio Add-in

Native Visual Studio integration for in-editor analysis and insights.

  • Native VS 2019/2022 plugin
  • In-editor code insights
  • One-click analysis trigger
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DevOps

DevOps

Streamline code analysis and reporting with CI/CD pipeline integration.

  • Jenkins, TeamCity, Bamboo
  • AppVeyor
  • Build failure quality gates
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External Tools Integration

External Tools Integration

Import external tool results and leverage them inside CppDepend.

  • SonarQube result import
  • Coverage tool integration
  • Static analyzer result aggregation
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IDE Support

IDE Support

Works with Visual Studio, VSCode, CLion, IntelliJ, and Eclipse.

  • Visual Studio 2010-2026
  • VSCode extension
  • CLion & IntelliJ plugin
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VSCode Extension

VSCode Extension

Lightweight VSIX extension with Command Palette integration for Visual Studio Code.

  • VSIX install
  • Command Palette integration
  • Dashboard inside VSCode
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CLion Plugin

CLion Plugin

JCEF-powered plugin for JetBrains CLion with click-to-code navigation.

  • Install from Disk
  • JCEF dashboard
  • Click-to-code
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IntelliJ Plugin

IntelliJ Plugin

Full CppDepend dashboard inside IntelliJ IDEA via JCEF rendering.

  • JetBrains plugin
  • Settings integration
  • Native dashboard
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Eclipse Plugin

Eclipse Plugin

WebView2-powered plugin for Eclipse IDE with drop-in JAR install.

  • Drop-in JAR
  • Update Site
  • WebView2 dashboard
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Assistance

Leverage smart tools to enhance code quality, automate refactoring, and streamline development workflows.

Prompt Builder

Prompt Builder

NEW

Build effective prompts with context-aware templates for code analysis tasks.

  • Context-aware templates
  • Custom prompt creation
  • Best practice guidance
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CppDepend offers a wide range of features for C and C++ developers.

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