matiassingers/awesome-readme resource
A curated list of awesome READMEs observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
76/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4244
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 13
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
21376 stars · 3959 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A curated list of exemplary README files from open-source projects, showcasing best practices for project documentation. It serves as inspiration and a reference for writing clear, attractive READMEs.
Use cases
- find examples of well-written READMEs
- learn how to structure a project README
- get inspiration for open-source project documentation
- see best practices for badges, screenshots, and TOCs in READMEs
- improve my repository's documentation quality
When to choose
- you are writing or improving a README for an open-source project
- you want curated examples of documentation patterns
- you need inspiration for README structure and formatting
When to avoid
- you need a tool that generates or lints READMEs automatically
- you want a style guide with strict rules rather than examples
- you need documentation tooling for non-README docs
Facets
learning-resource · maturity active
documentation markdown documentation developer-tools awesome-lists awesome-list readme curated-list open-source-documentation web-server
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/matiassingers/awesome-readme · fetched 2026-08-28 · cd8fd467c4fa
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| matiassingers/awesome-readme | main | 76 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="matiassingers/awesome-readme")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem