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24 alternatives to I built an open-source wallpaper gallery for GitHub repos

Hey HN, GitHub has hundreds of wallpaper repositories with thousands of images, but actually browsing them is painful. You either clone gigabytes locally or click through the file browser one by one. So I built WALL·E Gallery. Use existing collections or Paste a repo URL→ instant gallery. How it works: - Fetches repo tree via GitHub (no cloning) - Proxies thumbnails (~50KB instead of 10MB originals) - Works with private repos too (with GitHub token) Infinite scroll, search, dark mode, mobile friendly, self-hostable. No accounts, no tracking. Live: https://walle.theblank.club…

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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    I built a GitHub repository template which automates the process of configuring a new repository to take web page screenshots using GitHub Actions. You can try this out at https://github.com/simonw/shot-scraper-template Use the https://github.com/simonw/shot-scraper-template/generate interface to create a new repository using that template, and paste the URL that you want to take screenshots of in as the "description" field. The new repository will then configure itself using GitHub Actions, take the screenshot and save it back to the repo!

    2022 · simonwillison.net · its alternatives →

  2. 2WS

    I’ve been in the MLOps space for ~10 years, and data is still the hardest unsolved open problem. Code is versioned using Git, data is stored somewhere else, and context often lives in a 3rd location like Slack or GDocs. This is why we built XetHub, a platform that enables teams to treat data like code, using Git. Unlike Git LFS, we don’t just store the files. We use content-defined chunking and Merkle Trees to dedupe against everything in history. This allows small changes in large files to be stored compactly. Read more here:…

    2022 · xethub.com · its alternatives →

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    Gaac▲122

    Use your Github repo as a drag-and-drop CDN for Free

    2022 · gaac.vercel.app · its alternatives →

  5. 5

    Review your contributions on GitHub over the years

    2022 · green-wall.vercel.app · its alternatives →

  6. 6

    Your code is art - git contributions on your wall

    2021 · codeprints.dev · its alternatives →

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    I built this in 2018 as a school project to bulk delete GitHub repos. It got 25k views on Medium and ~10k users organically, then I basically ignored it for years. Recently I dug into GitHub's community discussion board and some low hanging fruit for feature additions — archive, visibility changes, collaborator cleanup. GitHub's answer was always "use the API." So I built the UI. RepoSweeper now does: - Bulk archive / unarchive - Bulk visibility (public ↔ private) - Bulk collaborator add/remove - Staleness scoring so you know what to act on first - Handles 100+ repos with…

    2024 · reposweeper.com · its alternatives →

  8. 8IB

    Simply upload a photo of your wall, upload the artwork images, position them, and download the result. It's very lightweight and nothing is uploaded to a server - everything runs directly in your browser. Why I made this: Existing apps (like Artrooms) fell short for me because they only offered stock wall images and limited 3D positioning, especially if your wall isn't perfectly frontal. I wanted something more flexible that would allow me to experiment with more scenarios, even when the photo is taken at a weird angle. The objective is to get a feel of how'd it look like, without the result…

    2024 · wallartlovers.com · its alternatives →

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    :balloon: Generates a git repo to show a cool banner on your Github profile - mappum/gitbanner

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Forkest▲61

    Turn your GitHub contributions into a pixel-art garden

    28d ago · forkest.dev · its alternatives →

  11. 11

    The endless lo-fi drive where every repo is a building

    Sep 2026 · reporoad.org · its alternatives →

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    Visualize GitHub's most popular repos. http://www.donnemartin.com/viz - donnemartin/viz

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Wouldn't be nice to press (find-file) and instead of a file path, give it a GitHub URL, and then just browse the repo in Dired?

    Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, I built GitStory to turn GitHub contribution graphs into a 'Spotify Wrapped' style cinematic experience. The Tech: It's built with Next.js 16 and uses the GitHub API to fetch user data. Challenges I solved: Rate Limits: GitHub's API is strict, so I implemented aggressive caching and optimized the queries to fetch everything in minimal calls. Animations: Used Framer Motion for the slide transitions to make it feel like a native mobile app on the web. Privacy: It supports public profiles by default, but you can use a fine-grained token for private repos (the token is never stored, only…

    Dec 2025 · gitstory.pankajk.tech · its alternatives →

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    Keep Your Photos Safe in Your Own GitHub Repo

    Nov 2025 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Create graphical dashboards to embed in your README.md, or turn your project into beautiful data visualization posters.

    2022 · repography.com · its alternatives →

  17. 17SP

    Morning HN. I had an issue recently where I wanted to share some private Github repositories with a larger audience than usual (25k+) on Youtube and was simply considering making my code public. Came up with an idea to build a middleman service that handles user access/management, generate share links and even paywall individual repos. Thought I might as well share here in case there's another dev out there who might be interested in sharing a private repo. Keen to get any feedback as I'm currently building

    2024 · repobear.com · its alternatives →

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    💞 Socialify your project. 🌐 Share with the world!

    2020 · socialify.git.ci · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN! I just released Octarchive, a simple tool to back up all repos on a GitHub/Gitea account to a local folder written in Go. If you're worried about loosing your FLOSS work, but are can't keep up with manually mirroring all the repositories, this might be the tool you're looking for. I'd love to get your feedback :)

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A wallhaven scraper which downloads all the wallpapers form alpha.wallhaven.cc - GitHub - saurabhan/Wallhaven-dl: A wallhaven scraper which downloads all the wallpapers form alpha.wallhaven.cc

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Marketplace to List and Sell Your Private GitHub Repos

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    Just wanted to clone a repo from my gh account and visualize it. Pretty easy with gitact. You can check any gh account. It’s called { gitact } quickly navigate through a user’s repos instantly grab the right git clone URL Feedback, stars and PRs are welcome

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Create stunning README.md's for your projects with repobeats

    2021 · repobeats.axiom.co · its alternatives →

  24. 24OT

    I started this as a weekend project and posted it on HN 5 years ago. 300,000 users later, I just released v4 today. Octotree [1] gives GitHub a sidebar that improves file navigation and code/pull request review. Works on Chrome, Firefox, Opera and Safari. Any comment or feedback is appreciated. [1]: https://www.octotree.io/

    2019 · its alternatives →

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