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badgen/badgen.net

Fast badge service observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/badgen/badgen.net · homepage · TypeScript · ISC (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

66/100

  • Activity 97
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 2990
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 21
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1557 stars · 140 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Badgen is a fast badge generating service that produces SVG badges for READMEs and websites, hosted at badgen.net. It is built on the badgen TypeScript library and deployed on Vercel's edge network for globally cached, low-latency badge delivery.

Use cases

  • generate svg badges for github readme
  • show live version or build status badge in docs
  • faster alternative to shields.io badges
  • create static badges with custom text and color
  • display npm download or dependency badges
  • embed live service status badges in a website

When to choose

  • you need fast, reliable, globally cached svg badges
  • you want live badges for github, npm, docker hub and many other services
  • you prefer a simple url-based badge generator over heavy alternatives

When to avoid

  • you need fully offline or self-hosted badge generation without external requests
  • you need highly custom badge layouts beyond what the url api supports

Facets

service · maturity active

http-server templating image-processing web-development developer-tools apis cloud badges svg badge-generator live-badges readme vercel nodejs web-server

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
badgen/badgen.netmain66

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