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Readme projects on GitHub

Crafting polished repository README files and profile pages.

As of , the most-starred Readme projects on GitHub are 996.ICU (277.2K stars), agents.md (25K stars) and github-profile-readme-generator (24.5K stars). GitHub.Locker tracks 20 Readme repositories with 492.2K stars combined. The fastest-growing on October 18 was AhmadHassan-BTed, with +1K stars in a day.

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Most stars gained in a day · Oct 18

+1K

AhmadHassan-BTed

AhmadHassan-BTed/AhmadHassan-BTed · ★ 1.2K

This is the special GitHub profile repository for AhmadHassan-BTed: a terminal-style dashboard that renders interactive workspace statistics and system diagnostics as an SVG, cataloging the author's codebase footprint, in the style of tools like neofetch.

+17

ascii

bas3line/ascii · ★ 924

ascii is a TypeScript library of 216 animated ASCII art pieces for web pages, usable in React, Next.js, Astro, plain HTML, terminals, and GitHub READMEs.

+14

agents.md

agentsmd/agents.md · ★ 25K

AGENTS.md is a simple, open Markdown format for giving AI coding agents project-specific context and instructions, functioning like a README but written specifically for agents.

+13

996.ICU

996icu/996.ICU · ★ 277.2K

A protest initiative by Chinese IT practitioners against the '996' overtime culture, started in March 2019 — it has since drawn about 277k GitHub stars.

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20 projects · by stars

  1. #1 · 996icu/996.ICU

    996.ICU

    A protest initiative by Chinese IT practitioners against the '996' overtime culture, started in March 2019 — it has since drawn about 277k GitHub stars.

    277.2K
  2. #2 · agentsmd/agents.md

    agents.md

    AGENTS.md is a simple, open Markdown format for giving AI coding agents project-specific context and instructions, functioning like a README but written specifically for agents.

    25K
  3. #3 · rahuldkjain/github-profile-readme-generator

    github-profile-readme-generator

    It's a generator for GitHub profile READMEs: fill in a short form and it produces markdown with popular add-ons, ready to paste into your profile repo.

    24.5K
  1. 4

    awesome-readme

    21.6Kmatiassingers/awesome-readme

    A curated list of GitHub repositories that have exceptionally well-written README files, meant to serve as inspiration and examples for writing your own.

  2. 5

    metrics

    17.3Klowlighter/metrics · JavaScript

    Metrics is an infographics generator for GitHub: it turns your account's stats into a card rendered as SVG, Markdown, PDF or JSON that you can embed anywhere, including your profile README.

  3. 6

    Best-README-Template

    16.4Kothneildrew/Best-README-Template

    This is a README template designed to help you quickly write a polished, well-structured README.md for your own GitHub projects, with ready-made sections for About, Getting Started, Usage, Roadmap, and Contact.

  4. 7

    Spoon-Knife

    14.1Koctocat/Spoon-Knife · HTML

    This is a demonstration repository used to teach people how forking works on GitHub. It has no real code or app inside, just example files to practice with.

  5. 8

    Badges4-README.md-Profile

    13.6Kalexandresanlim/Badges4-README.md-Profile · Markdown

    A curated collection of badges — ready-made images you paste into your GitHub profile README to show off your tools and skills and make the page stand out.

  6. 9

    skill-icons

    13.3Ktandpfun/skill-icons · SVG

    skill-icons is a free hosted service that generates a row of SVG icons for the programming languages, frameworks and tools you use, so you can embed them in your GitHub README or resume.

  7. 10

    beautify-github-profile

    12.6Krzashakeri/beautify-github-profile

    A curated collection of tools and tutorials for making your GitHub profile README more beautiful, covering badges, widgets, icons, profile generators and emojis.

  8. 11

    The-Complete-FAANG-Preparation

    12.3KAkashSingh3031/The-Complete-FAANG-Preparation · Jupyter Notebook

    A large curated repository of resources for preparing for FAANG-style technical interviews: Data Structures and Algorithms sheets (450 DSA by Love Babbar, Striver's SheetS, Apna College), FAANG interview questions, core CS subjects, and system design material.

  9. 12

    python3-cookbook

    12Kyidao620c/python3-cookbook · Jupyter Notebook

    This is a Chinese translation of David Beazley's 'Python Cookbook' 3rd Edition, a book of practical Python 3 recipes covering real-world programming problems.

  10. 13

    Awesome-Profile-README-templates

    11.2Kkautukkundan/Awesome-Profile-README-templates · JavaScript

    A curated collection of awesome GitHub profile README templates, meant to inspire developers when designing their own profile page.

  11. 14

    readme-md-generator

    11.1Kkefranabg/readme-md-generator · JavaScript

    A CLI tool that generates a README.md file for your project by asking you a series of questions and pre-filling smart defaults.

  12. 15

    handbook

    7.4Kastrid-runtime/handbook

    This is the contributor handbook for Astrid, a guide explaining how the project's polyrepo is organized, its public contracts, the contribution process, and how releases are shipped.

  13. 16

    AhmadHassan-BTed

    1.2KAhmadHassan-BTed/AhmadHassan-BTed · Python

    This is the special GitHub profile repository for AhmadHassan-BTed: a terminal-style dashboard that renders interactive workspace statistics and system diagnostics as an SVG, cataloging the author's codebase footprint, in the style of tools like neofetch.

  14. 17

    ascii

    924bas3line/ascii · TypeScript

    ascii is a TypeScript library of 216 animated ASCII art pieces for web pages, usable in React, Next.js, Astro, plain HTML, terminals, and GitHub READMEs.

  15. 18

    clarity

    275addyosmani/clarity · JavaScript

    Clarity is an Agent Skill that applies a set of writing rules (useful, clear, yours) when you draft, rewrite, or review prose with a coding agent.

  16. 19

    product-weekly-rank

    215discoverhubgroup/product-weekly-rank

    A weekly-updated digest that ranks the top 20 trending open-source GitHub projects by star growth, published every week.

  17. 20

    about-me

    120trucesmallweht/about-me

    This is the personal about-me README of Eşref (trucesmallweht), a backend developer. It introduces who he is, what he works on and where to find him — a profile card, not a software project.

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