An engineer’s path from data loss to software preservation
Simon Delamare, our newest Ambassador, champions software sustainability. After experiencing irreversible digital decay, he hopes to ensure that code is never lost again.
Simon Delamare, our newest Ambassador, champions software sustainability. After experiencing irreversible digital decay, he hopes to ensure that code is never lost again.
Tell your code’s story at our UNESCO exhibit. Submission deadline: September 8, 2025.
Software content doubles every 2-3 years. We’re capturing this immense growth, securing code that fuels global science & innovation.
With a new Advisory Board, Software Heritage is evolving for greater autonomy, faster decisions, and a broader impact on our mission.
This tutorial covers using the codemetar R package to generate universal Codemeta JSON files.
For research support staff: Take this quick tour to learn what to explain to end-users about software identification. We’ll cover the unique challenges of software identification and why DOIs aren’t always accurate.
Back when RAM was precious, clever code reigned. Inria’s « Efficient Chain-Linking Algorithm » from the late 80s, now archived at Software Heritage, gives a peek into early computer vision’s elegant solutions.
Violaine Louvet pilote le déploiement du catalogue national des logiciels de recherche dont la version bêta a été ouverte au public le 14 avril 2025.
How Software Heritage and GNU Guix are meeting the challenge of reproducible research by ensuring the long-term availability and verification of software source code.
The ISO standard for the SWHID specification marks a major milestone in establishing a globally recognized framework for uniquely and permanently identifying software.