Bugzilla is most popular and widely used "Defect Tracking System" or "Bug-Tracking System". Defect Tracking Systems allow individual or groups of developers to keep track of outstanding bugs in their product effectively. Most commercial defect-tracking software vendors charge enormous licensing fees. Despite being "free", Bugzilla has many features its expensive counterparts lack.

Bugzilla is used to

Track bugs and code changes
Communicate with teammates
Submit and review patches
Manage quality assurance (QA)

Its feature includes:

Advanced Search Capabilities
Email Notifications Controlled By User Preferences
Bug Lists in Multiple Formats (Atom, iCal, etc.)
Scheduled Reports (Daily, Weekly, Hourly, etc.)by Email
Reports and Charts
File/Modify Bugs By Email
Time Tracking
Request System
Private Attachments and Comments
Automatic Username Completion or Drop-Down User Lists
Patch Viewer
"Watch" Other Users
Move Bugs Between Installs
Save and Share Searches
Excellent Security
Powerful Extension Mechanism for Highly Customizable Installations
Custom Fields
Custom Workflow
Full Unicode Support
Localization
mod_perl Support for Excellent Performance
Webservices (XML-RPC) Interface
Control Bug Visibility/Editing with Groups
Impersonate Users
Multiple Authentication Methods
Support for Multiple Database Engines
Sanity Check

Suggested keywords:

The Bug Genie - Issue Tracking and Project Management

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