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[Contents](#contents)\n  - [Badges and Shields](#badges-and-shields)\n    - [Static Badges](#static-badges)\n    - [Dynamic Badges](#dynamic-badges)\n  - [Profile Views and Counters](#profile-views-and-counters)\n  - [GitHub Stats](#github-stats)\n  - [Profile Generators](#profile-generators)\n  - [README Generators](#readme-generators)\n  - [Dynamic Content](#dynamic-content)\n  - [Metrics and Analytics](#metrics-and-analytics)\n  - [Social Media Integration](#social-media-integration)\n  - [Technology Stacks](#technology-stacks)\n  - [Typing Effects](#typing-effects)\n  - [Widgets and Embeds](#widgets-and-embeds)\n  - [CLI Tools](#cli-tools)\n  - [IDE Extensions](#ide-extensions)\n    - [VS Code Extensions](#vs-code-extensions)\n    - [JetBrains](#jetbrains)\n  - [Templates](#templates)\n  - [Animations and GIFs](#animations-and-gifs)\n  - [Real-time Data](#real-time-data)\n  - [Contributing](#contributing)\n  - [License](#license)\n    - [Contributors](#contributors)\n  - [Star History](#star-history)\n\n## Badges and Shields\n\n### Static Badges\n- [Shields.io](https://shields.io/) - Service for creating SVG badges for your projects\n- [md-badges](https://github.com/inttter/md-badges) - Collection of badges/shields for your personal developer branding\n- [Badge Generator](https://badge-generator.org/) - Create custom badges for any purpose\n- [For the Badge](https://forthebadge.com/) - Collection of unique and fun badges\n- [Simple Icons](https://simpleicons.org/) - Free SVG icons for popular brands\n- [Custom Badges](https://custom-badges.vercel.app/) - Create custom badges with various styles and colors\n- [Badgen](https://badgen.net/) - Fast badge generating service\n\n### Dynamic Badges\n- [GitHub Workflow Status](https://github.com/actions/toolkit) - Show your GitHub Actions workflow status\n- [Codecov](https://codecov.io/) - Code coverage badges\n- [CodeClimate](https://codeclimate.com/) - Code quality and maintainability badges\n- [Snyk](https://snyk.io/) - Security vulnerability badges\n- [David DM](https://david-dm.org/) - Dependency status badges for Node.js projects\n- [Gemnasium](https://gemnasium.com/) - Security and dependency monitoring badges\n- [Libraries.io](https://libraries.io/) - Dependency status and security badges\n\n## Profile Views and Counters\n\n- [github-profile-views-counter](https://github.com/antonkomarev/github-profile-views-counter) - Count profile views and display them in your README\n- [Profile Views Counter](https://github.com/arturssmirnovs/github-profile-views-counter) - Simple profile view counter\n- [Visitor Badge](https://visitor-badge.glitch.me/) - Display visitor count badge\n- [Hits](https://hits.seeyoufarm.com/) - Hit counter badge for any webpage including GitHub profiles\n- [Profile Readme Visitor Count](https://github.com/jwenjian/visitor-badge) - Customizable visitor count badge\n\n## GitHub Stats\n\n- [GitHub Readme Stats](https://github.com/anuraghazra/github-readme-stats) - Dynamically generated GitHub stats for your profile\n- [GitHub Profile Summary Cards](https://github.com/vn7n24fzkq/github-profile-summary-cards) - A tool to generate your github summary card for profile README\n- [GitHub Stats Visualization](https://github.com/jstrieb/github-stats) - Better GitHub statistics images for your profile README\n- [Activity Graph](https://github.com/ashutosh00710/github-readme-activity-graph) - Dynamically generated activity graph\n- [Streak Stats](https://github.com/DenverCoder1/github-readme-streak-stats) - Display your total contributions and streak\n- [GitHub Stats Transparent](https://github.com/rahul-jha98/github-stats-transparent) - Transparent GitHub stats cards\n- [Productive Box](https://github.com/maxam2017/productive-box) - Update a pinned gist to contain your most productive hours\n- [GitHub Wrapped](https://github.com/neat-run/wrapped) - Get insights from your GitHub activity\n- [GitHub PR Stats Action](https://github.com/marketplace/actions/github-pr-stats-action) - Creates shareable images of your pull request contributions to organizations and repositories\n\n## Profile Generators\n\n- [GitHub Profile README Generator](https://rahuldkjain.github.io/gh-profile-readme-generator/) - Generate GitHub profile README easily\n- [GPRM](https://gprm.itsvg.in/) - GitHub Profile README Maker\n- [Profile README Generator](https://profile-readme-generator.com/) - Create your profile README in a few clicks\n- [README.md Generator](https://arturssmirnovs.github.io/github-profile-readme-generator/) - Simple GitHub profile README generator\n- [GitHub Profile Generator](https://github.com/maurodesouza/profile-readme-generator) - Generate an amazing GitHub profile README\n- [Profileme.dev](https://www.profileme.dev/) - Create an amazing GitHub profile in seconds\n- [GitHub Profilinator](https://github.com/rishavanand/github-profilinator) - Tool to create amazing GitHub profiles\n- [README Profile Generator](https://github.com/kautukkundan/Awesome-Profile-README-templates) - Collection of awesome profile README templates\n\n## README Generators\n\n- [readme.so](https://readme.so/) - The easiest way to create a README\n- [Make a README](https://www.makeareadme.com/) - Learn how to make a README\n- [README Template](https://github.com/othneildrew/Best-README-Template) - Best README template\n- [Standard Readme](https://github.com/RichardLitt/standard-readme) - A standard style for README files\n- [Readme Generator](https://github.com/kefranabg/readme-md-generator) - CLI that generates beautiful README.md files\n- [DocToc](https://github.com/thlorenz/doctoc) - Generate table of contents for markdown files\n- [Markdown TOC](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/markdown-toc) - Generate a markdown TOC for any markdown file\n\n## Dynamic Content\n\n- [GitHub Profile Trophy](https://github.com/ryo-ma/github-profile-trophy) - Add dynamically generated GitHub trophy\n- [WakaTime Stats](https://github.com/anmol098/waka-readme-stats) - Weekly development breakdown on your profile README\n- [Spotify Now Playing](https://github.com/novatorem/novatorem) - Dynamically display your currently playing Spotify track\n- [Recent Activity](https://github.com/jamesgeorge007/github-activity-readme) - Updates README with the recent GitHub activity\n- [Blog Post Workflow](https://github.com/gautamkrishnar/blog-post-workflow) - Show your latest blog posts from any source\n- [Chess.com Stats](https://github.com/Balastrong/chess-stats-action) - Display your Chess.com statistics\n- [Spotify GitHub Profile](https://github.com/kittinan/spotify-github-profile) - Show your Spotify listening activity\n- [GitHub Activity Graph](https://github.com/Ashutosh00710/github-readme-activity-graph) - Generate activity graph for your profile\n- [Random Joke](https://github.com/ABSphreak/readme-jokes) - Display random programming jokes in your README\n\n## Metrics and Analytics\n\n- [GitHub Profile Metrics](https://github.com/lowlighter/metrics) - An infographics generator with 30+ plugins and 200+ options\n- [Profile Summary For GitHub](https://github.com/tipsy/profile-summary-for-github) - Tool for visualizing GitHub profiles\n- [GitHub Wrapped](https://github.com/neat-run/wrapped) - Discover your GitHub story\n- [Git Inspector](https://github.com/ejwa/gitinspector) - Statistical analysis tool for git repositories\n\n## Social Media Integration\n\n- [LinkedIn Badge](https://shields.io/badges/linked-in) - LinkedIn connection badge\n- [YouTube Stats](https://github.com/DenverCoder1/github-readme-youtube-stats) - Display YouTube stats in your README\n- [Dev.to Posts](https://github.com/gautamkrishnar/blog-post-workflow) - Show your latest Dev.to posts\n\n## Technology Stacks\n\n- [Skill Icons](https://skillicons.dev/) - Showcase your skills with beautiful icons\n- [Icon Generator](https://github.com/tandpfun/skill-icons) - Beautiful skill icons for your GitHub README\n- [Tech Stack Icons](https://github.com/get-icon/geticon) - Free tech stack icons for your projects\n- [DevIcon](https://devicon.dev/) - Set of icons representing programming languages and tools\n- [Stack Overflow Card](https://github.com/omidnikrah/github-readme-stackoverflow) - Display your Stack Overflow stats\n- [Programming Languages Usage](https://github.com/madushadhanushka/github-readme) - Show programming language usage statistics\n\n## Typing Effects\n\n- [Readme Typing SVG](https://github.com/DenverCoder1/readme-typing-svg) - Dynamically generated, customizable SVG typing effect\n- [Typing SVG](https://readme-typing-svg.herokuapp.com/) - Online generator for typing SVG\n\n## Widgets and Embeds\n\n- [GitHub Profile 3D Contrib](https://github.com/yoshi389111/github-profile-3d-contrib) - 3D GitHub contribution graph\n- [Snake Game](https://github.com/Platane/snk) - Generates a snake game from your GitHub contribution graph\n- [CodersRank](https://codersrank.io/) - Coding activity and skills widget\n- [LeetCode Stats](https://github.com/KnlnKS/leetcode-stats) - LeetCode stats for your GitHub profile\n- [Mini-Tools.uk Image Hosting](https://mini-tools.uk/upload?utm_source=github\u0026utm_medium=readme\u0026utm_campaign=image-hosting) - Generate Direct URL, Markdown, HTML and BBCode links for GitHub README screenshots and image embeds.\n- [Quote Generator](https://github.com/shravan20/github-readme-quotes) - Display inspirational quotes in your README\n- [Meme Generator](https://github.com/techytushar/random-memer) - Add random programming memes to your profile\n\n## CLI Tools\n\n- [gh-profile-readme](https://github.com/rahuldkjain/github-profile-readme-generator) - CLI tool for README generation\n- [readme-md-generator](https://github.com/kefranabg/readme-md-generator) - CLI that generates beautiful README.md files\n- [Inquirer README Generator](https://github.com/connietran-dev/readme-generator) - Command-line application for README generation\n- [GitHub CLI](https://cli.github.com/) - Official GitHub command line tool\n- [Hub](https://github.com/github/hub) - Command-line wrapper for git that makes it easier to work with GitHub\n\n## IDE Extensions\n\n### VS Code Extensions\n- [README Pattern](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=thomascsd.vscode-readme-pattern) - README template generator\n- [Auto README](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=SBSnippets.auto-readme) - Automatic README generator\n- [Markdown Preview Enhanced](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=shd101wyy.markdown-preview-enhanced) - Enhanced markdown preview\n\n### JetBrains\n- [Markdown Navigator](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/7896-markdown-navigator-enhanced) - Enhanced markdown support\n\n## Templates\n\n- [Awesome README Templates](https://github.com/matiassingers/awesome-readme) - Curated list of awesome README templates\n- [Professional README](https://github.com/jehna/readme-best-practices) - Best practices for writing READMEs\n- [README Checklist](https://github.com/ddbeck/readme-checklist) - Checklist for great README files\n- [Standard README](https://github.com/RichardLitt/standard-readme) - Standard README specification\n- [Beautiful README](https://github.com/marvinpinto/action-automatic-releases) - Template for beautiful project READMEs\n- [README Template Generator](https://github.com/dbader/readme-template) - Simple README template for open source projects\n- [Open Source README Template](https://github.com/PurpleBooth/a-good-readme-template) - Template to make good README for GitHub projects\n\n## Animations and GIFs\n\n- [GitHub Activity Animations](https://github.com/Readme-Workflows/recent-activity) - Animated recent activity for your profile\n- [Animated Text](https://github.com/DenverCoder1/readme-typing-svg) - Create animated typing text for your README\n- [ASCII Art Generator](https://github.com/sepandhaghighi/art) - Generate ASCII art for your README\n- [Matrix Rain](https://github.com/nwtgck/gh-card) - Matrix-style animation for your profile\n\n## Contributing\n\nContributions are welcome! Please read the [contribution guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md) first.\n\n## License\n\n[![CC BY-SA 3.0](https://licensebuttons.net/l/by-sa/3.0/88x31.png)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)\n\nThis work is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/).\n\n\n### Contributors\n\n\u003ca href=\"https://github.com/HenryLok0/awesome-github-readme-tools/graphs/contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"https://contrib.rocks/image?repo=HenryLok0/awesome-github-readme-tools\" /\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\n## Star History\n\n[![Star History Chart](https://api.star-history.com/svg?repos=HenryLok0/awesome-github-readme-tools\u0026type=Date)](https://star-history.com/#HenryLok0/awesome-github-readme-tools\u0026Date)\n","projects_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/lists/henrylok0%2Fawesome-github-readme-tools/projects"}