Most of PC users used to install programs in binary form and actually binaries have become synonym for "software". Keeping the source code in secret is a way of protecting intellectual property. It is critical to generate the most profit by hindering competition and plagiarism.

X-Cart is a software with open source code. We are proud to expose the source code to the customers. It gives many benefits to you and us. For example, if you need some special functionality that the original software does not have, you can customize it by yourself or hire a professional programmer. As you may know the biggest lie in software industry is that software is "bug-free", user-contributed bug fixes are one of the motivations for releasing source code, but more important is that user can perform necessary verification if he is unsure of some functionality of the software. Software with open source code is good for rapid development and quick bug fixes. Software with open source code is a good way to get the right features quickly.

Do not work in the dark! X-Cart comes with full source code. Many of our customers are developers who are looking for a quality PHP shopping cart code. The main characteristics of our source code are:

• Modular structure
• Templates: PHP scripts are separated from HTML templates. X-Cart uses Smarty template system to separate algorithms from appearance
• Self-documented code with helpful comments
• Descriptive names of variables

Source code appears to be the great advantage for the end users, even if the majority never makes use of it. You get transparent and customizable shopping cart software with open source code that you can modify if necessary or let it function as it is.