Alternatives

Products that do what A pixel pet for your GitHub README that eats your commits does

1. 1AC
   A cleaner alternative to the “Fork Me on GitHub” ribbon▲45

   2015 · github.com

2. 2MG
   My GitHub Readme Is Interactive▲237

   2020 · github.com

3. 3GA
   Gitin – a minimal commit/branch/workdir explorer for Git▲107

   2019 · github.com

4. 4IE
   Insightful eye-candy for your GitHub repo with Repobeats▲19

   2021 · repobeats.axiom.co

5. 5SA
   Shrink, a free menu bar app for your GitHub issues▲40

   2015 · shrink.alasdairmonk.com

6. 6RA
   ReGit – A Tiny Git-Compatible Git Implementation▲96

   2021 · github.com

7. 7IM
   I make list of tool to decor your GitHub readme▲39

   2021 · github.com

8. 8PS
   Poetically simple code review on GitHub▲66

   2016 · text.sourcegraph.com

9. 9
   Hawk Eye▲78

   A useful app for GitHub Notifications

   2017

10. 10PA
    Precis – A minimal note-taking app built over GitHub Pages▲34

    2019 · abhin4v.github.io

11. 11CG
    Commitdog – Git on steroids CLI (pure Go, ~3MB binary)▲5

    Mar 2026 · aysdog.com

12. 12GS
    Git Snippet – a free open source service for embedding code from GitHub▲31

    2016 · gitsnippet.com

13. 13GA
    GitAuthors – A GitHub contributors page for the command line▲22

    2018 · github.com

14. 14OY
    Octobot – Your Friendly GitHub Status App▲37

    2015 · octobotapp.com

15. 15GG
    git-gud - A (really really) simple Git commit checker▲18

    2018 · github.com

16. 16GS
    GitHub's Top Repos, an Interactive Visualization▲26

    2016 · github.com

17. 17GA
    GitMeet – Attract and Retain GitHub Project Contributors▲28

    2018 · gitmeet.net

18. 18MF
    Minimalistic “Fork Me on GitHub.”▲9

    2017 · github.com

19. 19SF
    Snapcraft – Free builds and hosted binaries of every GitHub commit▲24

    2017 · build.snapcraft.io

20. 20TY
    Track your favorite GitHub repos, not just star them▲9

    2021 · trackawesomelist.com

21. 21AL
    A live feed of commits authored by Claude Code across GitHub▲5

    Feb 2026 · claude-commits.vercel.app

22. 22GA
    GitHub and Bitbucket browsing reimagined▲11

    2016 · gitsense.github.io

23. 23GC
    Girl: Check your GitHub READMEs for broken links▲5

    2015 · github.com

24. 24MC
    Monki – `cp` for github. An alternative to Git submodules▲7

    2015 · github.com

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