joeyespo/grip
Preview GitHub README.md files locally before committing them. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
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: 5037
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 784
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
6825 stars · 438 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Grip is a Python command-line tool that renders local GitHub README.md files exactly as they will appear on GitHub, using GitHub's markdown API and styles. It runs a small local Flask server with instant browser refresh and can also export markdown to a standalone HTML file.
Use cases
- preview github readme locally before committing
- render markdown with github styling
- export readme to html file
- live preview markdown while editing
- check how markdown renders on github
- pipe markdown through a renderer in terminal
When to choose
- you want pixel-accurate GitHub rendering of README files before pushing
- you need to export GitHub-styled markdown to a self-contained HTML file
- you do readme-driven development and want instant feedback
When to avoid
- you need fully offline rendering without GitHub API access or rate limits
- you need a general-purpose markdown editor or static site generator
- you are rendering non-GitHub-flavored markdown documents
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
http-server templating markdown cli developer-tools documentation web-development python cli cross-platform github readme-preview markdown-rendering flask live-reload command-line
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/joeyespo/grip · fetched 2026-08-28 · 2c2b275fed47
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/grip/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0783c9915198
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| joeyespo/grip | main | 32 |
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