PMD is a source code analyzer.
It finds unused variables, empty catch blocks,
unnecessary object creation, and so forth.
Get Involved
- SourceForge Project Page
- Ask questions in the Forum
- or join the Mailing List (archive1, archive2)
- Found a bug? Bug tracker
- Source Code: Check it out via SVN
- Our license: BSD-style
Recent announcements
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2012-05-01 PMD 5.0.0: major version supporting additional languages and new rules (Changelog)
- Additional languages support (Java, JavaScript, XML, XSL, JSP)
- Many bug fixes and new rules
- Internal refactoring which breaks compatibility, but adds generic support for additional languages.
- Maven coordinates have been changed: net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd
- For details, see the Changelog.
Note: PMD 5 is not backwards compatible with PMD 4.x.