Takeaways: Software Heritage Symposium and Summit 2026
What you might have missed from the 10th anniversary event.
Code on display: A new exhibit at UNESCO
Software Heritage celebrates 10 years by bringing source code to the physical world. View 15 curated exhibits that treat code as art, history, and society.
Software Heritage Archive recognized as a digital public good
The Software Heritage Archive is now an officially recognized digital public good (DPG). Marking a decade of operation, the Archive has evolved from a preservation project into a verified, high-impact pillar of global digital infrastructure, protecting over 27 billion unique source files.
Software Heritage Activity Report: 2025
27 billion files. One trillion edges. A decade of digital stewardship. The 2025 Software Heritage Activity Report snapshots a defining moment.
Software Heritage endorses United Nations Open Source principles
By adopting the UN Open Source Principles, the archive moves beyond storage to actively champion security, diversity, and inclusivity as the foundation for global digital commons.
Preserving code: 2025 milestones in scaling and history
2025 milestones: from SWHID becoming an ISO standard to scaling the Archive with Kraken and expanding our global mirror network.
Software rot: Saving science’s digital legacy
Research relies on fragile software. Experts discuss the crisis of “software rot,” and the role of open source and artificial intelligence.
Institut Pasteur: Advancing software recognition
Data librarian Fanny Sébire and Software Heritage Ambassador Bertrand Néron detail their collaboration at the Institut Pasteur. They explain how their complementary skills are being used to drive a cultural shift, moving research software from a secondary artifact to a verifiable scientific output through standardized dual archiving.
CodeMeta Party: Shaping the future of software metadata
Join the movement shaping CodeMeta v4.0. We’re defining the standards for software metadata to improve discovery, trust, and interoperability across the global research ecosystem.
Meet the SWHID: The end of broken links, broken builds
CTO Thomas Aynaud on the SWHID: How the new ISO standard defeats fragile dependencies and guarantees code integrity.