Alternatives to cloc

A command-line tool that counts blank, comment and code lines across many programming languages. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as cloc.

  • scc

    Count source lines and estimate code complexity across projects.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    scc also counts source lines across languages under the MIT license, and adds complexity and effort estimates from the same repository scan.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.