othneildrew/Best-README-Template resource
An awesome README template to jumpstart your projects! observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
58/100
- Activity 78
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2823
- days_rel: 634
- days_push: 137
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
16317 stars · 23044 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A popular README template for GitHub projects that provides a ready-made structure with shields, table of contents, and standard sections. It serves as a copy-paste starting point for writing project documentation.
Use cases
- create a readme for a new github repo
- standardize project documentation across repos
- add badges and shields to a readme
- structure a project's contributing and license sections
- make an open-source project look professional
When to choose
- starting a new open-source project and wanting a polished README quickly
- you want a widely-used, battle-tested documentation structure
When to avoid
- you need generated API documentation rather than a hand-written README
- you need a docs site generator like Docusaurus or MkDocs
Facets
learning-resource · maturity stable
documentation markdown documentation developer-tools cross-platform readme-template boilerplate github project-documentation
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/othneildrew/Best-README-Template · fetched 2026-08-28 · e88002b3a347
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| othneildrew/Best-README-Template | main | 58 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="othneildrew/Best-README-Template")
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