Understand
The software developer's multi-tool.
Understand is a cross-platform, multi-language development tool for static code analysis, code navigation, editing, refactoring, and code comprehension. It addresses the challenge of working with large, legacy, or undocumented codebases by providing cross-references, call trees, dependency analysis, and architectural views that show how code is structured and how changes propagate.
Core capabilities include CodeCheck compliance validation for standards such as AUTOSAR and MISRA, hundreds of built-in metrics, interactive and customizable graphs (Control Flow, Call Trees, Dependency, Butterfly, UML Class, and more), code comparison across versions, and Python and Perl APIs for automation and custom reporting. It also offers a plugin library, a Visual Studio Code extension, AI-powered code summaries and analysis, a virtual debugger, and Bug Hunter for detecting issues such as memory leaks and dangling pointers, with CI/CD integration.
Understand is aimed at software engineers and teams working on large projects, legacy code, or standards-regulated development. It is sold as an annual subscription with seat-based licensing, with a developer license that excludes certain automation, API, and export capabilities. A free trial is available using a sample code base, and the tool is free for educational use by students and teachers.
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