documentation/snapshot/docs/index.md

# Welcome to Ktlint

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<a href="https://kotlinlang.org/">Kotlin</a> linter in spirit of <a href="https://github.com/feross/standard">feross/standard</a> (JavaScript) and <a href="https://golang.org/cmd/gofmt/">gofmt</a> (Go).  
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## Features

- **No configuration required**  
 `ktlint` aims to capture the [Kotlin coding conventions](https://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/coding-conventions.html) and [Android Kotlin Style Guide](https://android.github.io/kotlin-guides/style.html). In some aspects `ktlint` is a bit more strict[*](https://github.com/pinterest/ktlint/issues/284#issuecomment-425177186).
- **Rule sets**  
  `ktlint` offers a `standard` rule set. Next to this, it is easy to provide [custom rule sets](api/custom-rule-set.md).
- **.editorconfig**  
  Some rules do allow further configuration, but in all cases a reasonable default is set when not provided. `ktlint` primarily uses the [.editorconfig file](rules/configuration-ktlint.md) to read default `.editorconfig`, IntelliJ IDEA specific and Ktlint specific properties.
- **Disable rules**  
  If need be, rules can be disabled easily[*](faq.md#how-do-i-enable-or-disable-a-rule).
- **Built-in formatter**  
  Most lint violations don't need to be fixed manually. `ktlint` has a built-in formatter which fixes violations when possible. Some violations can not be fixed in a deterministic way, and need manual action.
- **Customizable output**
  Several reporters are available out-of-the-box: `plain` (+ `plain?group_by_file`), `plain-summary`, `json`, `html` and `checkstyle`.
  It's also easy to [create a custom reporter](api/custom-reporter/).
- **Executable jar**  
  `ktlint` is released as a single executable jar with all dependencies included.

## Legal

This project is not affiliated with nor endorsed by JetBrains.  
All code, unless specified otherwise, is licensed under the [MIT](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) license.  
Copyright (c) 2019 Pinterest, Inc.  
Copyright (c) 2016-2019 Stanley Shyiko.