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tipsy/profile-summary-for-github

Analysis updated 2026-06-21

19,937VueAudience · developerComplexity · 3/5LicenseSetup · moderate

TLDR

A web tool that generates visual charts of any GitHub user's public activity, top programming languages, and contribution patterns from a single username lookup.

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    What it does
      GitHub profile charts
      Language breakdown
      Activity patterns
    Tech
      Vue frontend
      Kotlin backend
      Javalin server
    Use cases
      Portfolio showcase
      Developer review
      Profile sharing
    Access
      Live demo site
      Self-hostable
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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Generate a visual overview of your GitHub profile to share on a resume or portfolio.

USE CASE 2

Quickly review a developer's language breakdown and activity patterns before hiring or collaborating.

USE CASE 3

Embed a language usage chart from your GitHub history into a personal website or README.

What is it built with?

VueKotlinJavalin

How does it compare?

tipsy/profile-summary-for-githubpure-admin/vue-pure-adminlin-xin/vue-manage-system
Stars19,93720,16319,642
LanguageVueVueVue
Setup difficultymoderatemoderateeasy
Complexity3/53/52/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperdeveloper

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires a GitHub API token to avoid rate limiting when fetching profile data.

Use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

In plain English

Profile Summary for GitHub is a web tool that generates a visual overview of a GitHub user's public activity and presence. You enter a GitHub username and it pulls data from the GitHub API to create charts and summaries showing things like the languages you use most, your contribution patterns, and how your activity is distributed across repositories. The result is a visual snapshot of what a developer works on and how they engage with GitHub. The project is built with Vue on the front end and Kotlin with the Javalin framework on the back end. A live demo is available at profile-summary-for-github.com. The README is sparse, but the description and topics confirm it is a GitHub API-powered visualization tool. Licensed under Apache 2.0.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Using profile-summary-for-github, walk me through how to run it locally and generate a profile summary for my GitHub username.
Prompt 2
I forked tipsy/profile-summary-for-github. Show me how to add a new chart that displays a developer's most active days of the week using the GitHub API data already being fetched.
Prompt 3
Help me style the profile-summary-for-github charts to match a dark color theme by modifying the Vue component CSS.
Prompt 4
I want to embed a profile-summary-for-github chart image in my GitHub README. What is the best way to export or screenshot the chart output?

Frequently asked questions

What is profile-summary-for-github?

A web tool that generates visual charts of any GitHub user's public activity, top programming languages, and contribution patterns from a single username lookup.

What language is profile-summary-for-github written in?

Mainly Vue. The stack also includes Vue, Kotlin, Javalin.

What license does profile-summary-for-github use?

Use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

How hard is profile-summary-for-github to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is profile-summary-for-github for?

Mainly developer.

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