# GithubTrends

> Daily 30-second video reviews of GitHub Trending repositories: what each
> tool does, why it is trending, and how its stars grew after coverage.
> 579 videos, 426 repositories, updated daily.

GithubTrends is a video archive covering GitHub Trending since 2026. Every
repository page carries the review video, narration transcript where
available, star counts at coverage vs now, and topic classification. The
alternatives directory maps paid tools to open-source replacements with
quoted subscription prices.

## Entry points

- [The complete video archive](https://githubtrends.app/log/): every video, newest first
- [Topic hubs](https://githubtrends.app/topics/): repos by language and theme
- [Free alternatives directory](https://githubtrends.app/alternatives/): open-source replacements for 87 paid tools
- [Week archive](https://githubtrends.app/weeks/): 37 weeks of coverage
- [Hall of fame](https://githubtrends.app/leaderboard/): most-watched reviews and biggest repos
- [Full-text search](https://githubtrends.app/search/): titles, repositories and transcripts

## Data

- [Star history JSON](https://githubtrends.app/star-history.json): per-repo star time series
- [Search index JSON](https://githubtrends.app/assets/search-index.json): one row per video
- [Trending impact study](https://githubtrends.app/research/trending-boost/): how many stars GitHub Trending actually gets you, measured on our coverage cohort
- [Public API docs](https://githubtrends.app/api/): free keyless JSON endpoints for everything below
- [OpenAPI 3.1 spec](https://githubtrends.app/api/openapi.json): machine-readable API contract
- [RSS: all videos](https://githubtrends.app/feed.xml)