X will release its complete codebase as open source after completing a security review, marking one of the biggest open-source commitments by a major social media platform.
X will make its entire codebase open source with “no exceptions” once its security review is complete, according to an announcement by Elon Musk, owner of X. The move represents one of the largest commitments to open-sourcing the software behind a major social media platform.
According to Musk, the release will cover the platform’s complete codebase rather than selected components, signalling a broad commitment to transparency and community access following the security review.
The announcement was made in a post on X, where Musk confirmed the company’s plans for the release. While no timeline was provided, the codebase will only be published after the security review has been completed.
If implemented as announced, developers, researchers and the wider open-source community would gain access to the platform’s underlying code, allowing them to inspect, study and potentially contribute to its development under the terms of the eventual open-source release.
Musk summed up the scope of the initiative in two brief statements:
“No exceptions.”
“…the entire codebase will be made open source once the security review is finished.”
