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GitShare – Turn GitHub repos into beautiful social media screenshots

GitShare – Turn GitHub repos into beautiful social media screenshots

by dimiprasakis·May 27, 2026·1 point·0 comments
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AI Analysis

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GitHub repo screenshot generator when you could just screenshot your browser.

Strengths
  • •Runs entirely in-browser with no backend or signup required.
  • •Preset dimensions for all major social platforms included.
  • •Custom branding logo upload with position and opacity controls.
Weaknesses
  • •GitHub API rate limit of 60 unauthenticated requests per hour blocks heavy use.
  • •No technical novelty - html2canvas and GitHub API do the actual work.
Target Audience

Developers sharing projects on social media

Similar To

readme.so · GitHub social card generators

Post Description

I needed a tool to turn GitHub repos into nice screenshots (for social media) but couldn't find one that I liked. There are plenty for X and LinkedIn posts, but not many for GitHub repositories.

I built a simple static web app (GitShare) where you paste any public repo URL, customize it live and then export as PNG/JPEG/WebP. It runs entirely in your browser (it uses GitHub's API client-side, so you're rate limited to 60 unauthenticated requests per hour).

Tested on Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Brave, and DuckDuckGo on macOS. Fixed tons of bugs, and I think it's reliable now. But if you hit issues on any of those or another browser/OS please let me know, happy to fix them ASAP (and it's open to feature requests and contributions, of course!)

Source: https://github.com/minoansecurity/gitshare

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