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Turn GitHub commits into a publish-ready changelog

Turn GitHub commits into a publish-ready changelog

by alexkuchar·Mar 5, 2026·3 points·0 comments
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AI Analysis

●●SolidSolve My ProblemShip It

Removes changelog friction for busy teams, but Changelogly and LaunchNotes already solved this.

Strengths
  • •GitHub App integration means zero friction to adopt — install and go, no API tokens or webhooks to manage.
  • •Embeddable widget with one script tag lowers barrier to in-app changelog visibility versus custom implementations.
  • •Email subscription backend (Resend integration) handles a real pain point most teams ignore.
Weaknesses
  • •Crowded category: Changelogly, LaunchNotes, Slack's own changelog, and dozens of free GitHub-native alternatives exist.
  • •AI draft quality depends on commit message hygiene; many teams have inconsistent commits that AI won't fix.
Target Audience

SaaS founders, product teams, and open-source maintainers who ship frequently but neglect changelogs.

Similar To

Changelogly · LaunchNotes · Slack Changelog

Post Description

Hi HN,

I kept shipping features without updating my changelog. After enough times a user asked “when did that change?”, I built HeyEmit to fix it.

HeyEmit is a changelog platform that integrates as a GitHub App, listens to repository events, analyzes commit diffs, and generates structured draft changelog entries for you to review and publish.

The goal isn’t to automate releases — it’s to remove the annoying part of writing changelogs so you actually maintain them.

Typical workflow:

- connect your GitHub repo

- define rules for what should trigger changelog entries

- commits generate draft entries automatically

- review, edit, and publish when ready

HeyEmit also provides an embeddable changelog widget for your app or website and a hosted public changelog page so your users can see what's changed.

It's a paid tool, with AI-generated changelog drafts available for projects that want automatic summaries.

I'd love feedback from other developers:

- how do you currently maintain changelogs?

- would something like this fit your workflow?

- what features would make it more useful?

Project: https://heyemit.com

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