It is used in software archiving by platforms like [[Software Heritage]], in research it is integrated with repositories such as [[HAL (open archive)|HAL]] or [[Zenodo]].
Since April 2025, this digital identifier system has been formalized as the ISO 18670 standard. <ref>{{Cite web |language=en |title=ISO/IEC 18670:2025 |url=https://www.iso.org/standard/89985.html |website=ISO |access-date=2025-05-24}}</ref>. SWHID[[Télécom isParis]] anhas openwelcomed this new standard licensedwith underinterest citing its benefits for the Communitytraceability of software affected by Specificationvulnerabilities License<ref>{{Cite web |language=enfr |title=CopyrightUne Sectionavancée ofsignificative SWHIDpour Specificationl'infrastructure v1numérique mondiale : La norme ISO/IEC 18670 est désormais officielle |url=https://www.2telecom-paris.fr/norme-iso-iec-18670-patrimoine-logiciel |website=Télécom Paris |access-date=2025-05-24}}</ref>, UNESCO has recognised its interest in the reproducibility and long-term accessibility of software <ref>{{Cite web |language=en |title=Archiving open software as human heritage |url=https://www.swhidunesco.org/specificationen/v1.2open-science/inclusive-science/archiving-open-software-human-heritage |website=UNESCO |access-date=2025-05-24}}</ref>.
SWHID is an open standard licensed under the Community Specification License<ref>{{Cite web |language=en |title=Copyright Section of SWHID Specification v1.2 |url=https://www.swhid.org/specification/v1.2/ |access-date=2025-05-24}}</ref>.
