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SWH
Software Heritage collects, saves, and shares all public software source code, making sure it is preserved for a long time and everyone can access it.

Owner
INRIA and Fondation INRIA
Type
database
Licence
CC-BY-4.0
Last evaluated
16.01.2026
Origin country
France
contact
info@softwareheritage.orgRelease date
-
DPG since
16.01.2026
The following repositories were submitted by the solution and included in our evaluation. Any repositories, add-ons, features not included in here were not reviewed by us.
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* This information is self-reported and updated annually


By giving everyone access to public source code, Software Heritage helps education and research (SDG 4), supports industry and innovation by providing a single trusted source of software (SDG 9), and helps AI development using high-quality code. For SDG 4 (Target 4.7 and 4.B), Software Heritage has a track record of concrete results in Open Science and collaboration with the higher education and research sector. See https://www.softwareheritage.org/2025/09/12/open-science-software-blueprint/, where we share our blueprint for Open Science. We created the SWHID ISO standard (https://www.swhid.org), which is a cornerstone for software citation and research reproducibility, and we maintain the codemeta standard (https://zenodo.org/records/17709154), which is widely used in academia. We recently launched OSPO Radar (https://zenodo.org/records/17292913), which will be used by university OSPOs. For SDG 9 (Target 9.5 and 9B), we provide source code datasets that are used by many industry players to train AI models (for code generation-oriented LLMs, but not only).
No mandatory proprietary dependencies
Yes
FAIR Data Principles, Change Management using Version Control, RESTful APIs
PII data is collected and stored but NOT distributed.
Access to the full database is restricted and secured.
Content is collected stored and distributed.
https://www.softwareheritage.org/legal/content-policy/ See also the "Software Heritage's Ethical Charter for using the archive data": https://www.softwareheritage.org/aspects-juridiques/software-heritage-ethical-charter-for-using-the-archive-data
Yes
Users are protected through forums, contribution rules, issue reporting, and a code of conduct. See https://wiki.softwareheritage.org/wiki/Code_of_conduct
2026-01-19 14:15:58
Admin (Admin) edited General Information for Software Heritage Archive (13415)
2026-01-16 02:17:36
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) submitted their review of Software Heritage (152) and found it to be a DPG
2026-01-16 02:17:36
System unmarked Software Heritage (13415) as a nominee
2026-01-15 21:25:41
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) edited 4. Platform Independence for Software Heritage (13415)
2026-01-15 21:24:59
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for Software Heritage (13415)
2026-01-15 21:17:42
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 6. Mechanism for Extracting Data for Software Heritage (13415)
2026-01-15 21:16:27
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for Software Heritage (13415)
2026-01-15 21:16:04
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for Software Heritage (13415)
2026-01-15 21:15:45
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed General Information for Software Heritage (13415)
2026-01-15 21:14:29
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) pulled Software Heritage (13415) under review
2025-12-20 06:52:30
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) submitted their review of Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-20 06:52:30
System remove tag Late from Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-20 06:52:10
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited 6. Mechanism for Extracting Data for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-20 06:50:22
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 6. Mechanism for Extracting Data for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-20 06:50:20
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited 6. Mechanism for Extracting Data for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-20 06:50:07
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited 6. Mechanism for Extracting Data for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-20 06:49:28
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited 6. Mechanism for Extracting Data for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-20 06:48:54
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on 4. Platform Independence for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-20 06:48:38
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) failed 4. Platform Independence for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-20 06:47:37
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on 4. Platform Independence for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-20 06:45:40
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on 4. Platform Independence for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-20 06:41:50
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on 4. Platform Independence for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-20 06:37:28
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-20 06:37:26
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited 2. Open Licensing for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-20 06:36:30
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited General Information for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-20 06:36:02
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited 5. Documentation for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-20 06:35:49
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed General Information for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-20 06:35:47
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited General Information for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-20 06:35:00
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited General Information for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-20 06:34:32
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-20 06:33:41
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited 1. SDG Relevance for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-20 06:31:09
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on 1. SDG Relevance for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-20 06:30:16
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited 1. SDG Relevance for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-18 02:00:02
System add new tag Late to Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-17 17:15:20
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) pulled Software Heritage (13415) under review
2025-12-17 08:38:43
New tag (Clarifications) added to application
2025-12-17 08:38:43
Application clarifications submitted, Application move to L1 for review again
2025-12-17 03:46:27
System marked Software Heritage (13415) as a nominee
2025-12-17 03:46:27
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) requested clarifications for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-17 03:46:19
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-17 03:46:15
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-17 03:46:09
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-17 03:45:52
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-17 03:45:26
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 8. Standards & Best Practices for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-17 03:45:21
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-17 03:45:02
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) require clarification on 6. Mechanism for Extracting Data for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-17 03:32:55
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-17 03:32:49
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) require clarification on 4. Platform Independence for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-17 03:31:15
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-17 03:30:57
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) require clarification on 2. Open Licensing for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-17 03:29:23
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) require clarification on General Information for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-17 03:21:03
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) require clarification on 1. SDG Relevance for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-17 03:06:57
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) pulled Software Heritage (13415) under review
2025-12-04 19:41:23
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) submitted their review of Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-04 19:41:15
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-04 19:41:11
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-04 19:39:23
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-04 19:38:56
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on General Information for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-04 19:38:14
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-04 19:38:13
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on 9A. Data Privacy & Security for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-04 19:37:04
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 8. Standards & Best Practices for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-04 19:36:59
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-04 19:36:41
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) failed 6. Mechanism for Extracting Data for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-04 19:35:25
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-04 19:35:11
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) failed 4. Platform Independence for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-04 19:34:43
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-04 19:34:06
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited 2. Open Licensing for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-04 19:33:59
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on 2. Open Licensing for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-04 19:33:46
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-04 19:33:27
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) failed General Information for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-04 19:33:01
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on General Information for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-04 19:31:13
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) failed 1. SDG Relevance for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-04 19:30:06
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) passed General Information for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-04 19:29:54
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited General Information for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-04 19:29:19
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on General Information for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-04 19:27:25
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on General Information for Software Heritage (13415)
2025-12-04 19:25:07
Bolaji Ayodeji (L1 Reviewer) pulled Software Heritage (13415) under review
2025-11-20 10:33:10
() submitted application for Software Heritage (13415)
