orhun/git-cliff
A highly customizable Changelog Generator that follows Conventional Commit specifications ⛰️
A Rust-built Changelog Generator Built on Conventional Commits — git-cliff parses git history and Conventional Commit messages to generate changelogs, with highly customizable templates for formats like Keep a Changelog. It supports regex-based commit grouping, custom configs, and works as a CLI or library, making it useful for Rust projects and any repo that wants automated, standardized release notes.
Metrics
Retention can be computed 30 days after a repository first trends (it isn't shown until then). See About for how each metric is defined.
Star growth and Trending appearances (last 30 days)
Bands mark days on the trending list (darker = higher rank)
Daily trending ranks as a table (3 days)
| Date | Daily | Weekly |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2026 | — | rust #13 +256 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | rust #17 +101 | — |
| Nov 7, 2026 | rust #7 +116 | — |
Created May 30, 2021 · First on trending Nov 7, 2026
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Rank within git
| # | Repository | ★ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalarangelo/30-seconds-of-code | 129,482 |
| 2 | bregman-arie/devops-exercises | 86,708 |
| 3 | jesseduffield/lazygit | 83,810 |
| 4 | sharkdp/bat | 61,291 |
| 5 | go-gitea/gitea | 59,016 |
| 6 | usebruno/bruno | 48,332 |
| 7 | gogs/gogs | 47,929 |
| 8 | cli/cli | 46,956 |
| 9 | harness/harness | 38,885 |
| 10 | gitleaks/gitleaks | 30,886 |
| 15 | orhun/git-cliff | 12,530 |