- [aimeos/aimeos-typo3](https://github.com/aimeos/aimeos-typo3#readme) - Project logo. Clear description of what the project does. Demo screenshot. TOC for easy navigation. Easy installation and setup sections with screenshots. Links for further reading.
- [alichtman/shallow-backup](https://github.com/alichtman/shallow-backup#readme) - Clear description of what the project does. GIF Demo. TOC for easy navigation. Badges. Links for further reading. Simple install instructions.
- [alichtman/stronghold](https://github.com/alichtman/stronghold#readme) - Project logo. Clear description of what the project does. GIF Demo. TOC for easy navigation. Badges. Links for further reading. Simple install instructions.
- [amitmerchant1990/electron-markdownify](https://github.com/amitmerchant1990/electron-markdownify#readme) - Project logo. Minimalist description of what it is. GIF demo of the project. Key features. How to install guide. Credits.
- [amplication/amplication](https://github.com/amplication/amplication#readme) - Clear project logo. Brief explanation. All features explained. Clean documentation. Useful links (website, docs, discord). List of contributors with their pictures and usernames.
- [ankitwasankar/mftool-java](https://github.com/ankitwasankar/mftool-java#readme) - Project logo with a short display of what can be achieved with it, TOC for easy navigation, important badges, clean installation guide, and multiple code snippets showing how to use the functionality.
- [aregtech/areg-sdk](https://github.com/aregtech/areg-sdk#readme) - Description of the project and use cases with explanation graphics. Build with multiple tools and integration instructions, reference to the guidance to create the first project. Examples. Project logo. Multiple badges. Headlines with graphics. TOC for easy navigation.
- [Armync/Arminc-AutoExec](https://github.com/ArmynC/ArminC-AutoExec/#readme) - Rich Markdown functions, modern layout, clear description and compliant with the recommended community standards.
- [athityakumar/colorls](https://github.com/athityakumar/colorls#readme) - Multiple badges. Clean screenshots. Simple install instructions. TOC for easy navigation. Good contributor guidelines.
- [choojs/choo](https://github.com/choojs/choo#readme) - Badges, clean, clear. Beautiful little menu above the fold with useful links. An FAQ inside of it for the main questions. Backers. Good language.
- [chroline/well_app](https://github.com/chroline/well_app#readme) - Features attention-grabbing project thumbnail with clean badges, as well as download information and quick navigation links. Organized into multiple descriptive sections, each of which have a title with a yellow emoji. Includes details about the project itself, as well as the technologies used and how to contribute.
- [create-go-app/cli](https://github.com/create-go-app/cli#readme) - Clean project logo. Useful badges (version, code style, test cover, docs). Clear readme with quickstart, understandable installation and usage manual, video screencast, ToC with well-documented project features (with a demo recording of the work in the terminal), project philosophy notes ("the why another"), most frequently asked questions, and more.
- [Day8/re-frame](https://github.com/Day8/re-frame#readme) - Badges, logo, TOC, etc. Stands out by being a giant, well-written essay about the tech, how to use it, the philosophy behind it, and how it fits into the greater ecosystem.
- [github-changelog-generator/github-changelog-generator](https://github.com/github-changelog-generator/github-changelog-generator#readme) - TOC for easy navigation. Concise project description. Installation and usage sections. Output example. Great feature overview. List of alternatives. FAQ.
- [gitpoint/git-point](https://github.com/gitpoint/git-point#readme) - Clear description. Project Logo. App Store logos. TOC. Clean screenshots. List of features. Detailed installation process. Landing Page.
- [gofiber/fiber](https://github.com/gofiber/fiber#readme) - Clean project logo. Useful badges and links (languages switcher, code style, test cover, docs, Discord channel). Clear description of what the project does with quickstart, benchmark charts, well-documented code examples (with the ability to hide long content), project philosophy notes ("the why of project"), tables with project addons, list of contributors, star growth statistics, and more.
- [Hexworks/Zircon](https://github.com/Hexworks/zircon#readme) - Dogfood in readme. Clear description of what the project does. Demo screenshot. TOC for easy navigation. Easy installation and setup sections with screenshots. Links for further reading.
- [httpie/httpie](https://github.com/httpie/httpie#readme) - Description of what the project does. Demo screenshots. Project logo. TOC for easy navigation. Build badges. Quick and simple installation and usage sections. Includes an examples section.
- [iharsh234/WebApp](https://github.com/iharsh234/WebApp#readme) - Project landing page. Clear description of what the project does. Demo screenshot. Simple install and usage sections. Includes an examples section with common uses and a mobile demo section.
- [karan/joe](https://github.com/karan/joe#readme) - Project logo. Clear description of what the project does. GIF demo. Easy install and usage sections.
- [L0garithmic/FastColabCopy](https://github.com/L0garithmic/FastColabCopy#readme) - Project logo. Minimalist description. Badges. GIF demo. About The Project. How To Use. Examples. Credits. Additional Examples.
- [ma-shamshiri/Human-Activity-Recognition](https://github.com/ma-shamshiri/Human-Activity-Recognition#readme) - Beautiful table of contents. Project logo. Animated project banner. Complete project folder structure. Clear description of what the project does. Nice contributors’ section. Easy navigation.
- [ma-shamshiri/Pacman-Game](https://github.com/ma-shamshiri/Pacman-Game#readme) - Beautiful table of contents. Project logo. Animated project banner. Suitable GIFs to display each part of the project. Complete list of project files in the repo along with their function. Complete execution instruction.
- [Martinsos/edlib](https://github.com/Martinsos/edlib#readme) - Informative badges (build, version, publication). Concise description. Feature list. TOC. Screenshots. Concise instructions with examples for building and including in your project. Common code examples to get you started quickly.
- [nhn/tui.editor](https://github.com/nhn/tui.editor#readme) - Project logo. Clear overview of project features with a demo GIF. Badges. TOC for easy navigation. Colorful icons in front of titles.
- [OliverOverend/gym-simplifiedtetris](https://github.com/OliverOverend/gym-simplifiedtetris#readme) - GIF demo. Short description of the project. Badges. TOC. Installation and usage instructions, with copy-pastable comments and dependencies. Contributing file. Overview of the environments and agents provided.
- [priyavrat-misra/xrays-and-gradcam](https://github.com/priyavrat-misra/xrays-and-gradcam#readme) - TOC for easy navigation. Clear introduction of what the project does. Complete list of all files in the repo and what their function is. Usage section. Clean and concise tables.
- [React on lambda](https://github.com/sultan99/react-on-lambda#readme) - Project logo, comics to present the main idea, badges, examples with code snippets, demo projects, api documentations, editor configurations.
- [React Parallax Tilt](https://github.com/mkosir/react-parallax-tilt#readme) - GIF demo. Multiple badges. Feature list. Great live demo with code examples. Easy to follow instructions for local development set up.
- [release-it/release-it](https://github.com/release-it/release-it#readme) - Clear overview of project features with a demo GIF. Badges. Expandable TOC. Usage description and examples. Contribution guidelines. Detailed releases.
- [rstacruz/hicat](https://github.com/rstacruz/hicat#readme) - GIF demo. Easy installation and setup sections with screenshots. Build badges. Great examples of use cases.
- [ryanoasis/nerd-fonts](https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts#readme) - Clean project logo. Brief description at top. Sankey diagram, quick links, badges, OS specific icons, TOC, detailed release changelog.
- [sidneycadot/oeis](https://github.com/sidneycadot/oeis#readme) - Overview. List of required dependencies. Complete list of all files in the repo and what their function is. Visual graph of how it all ties together.
- [sindresorhus/pageres](https://github.com/sindresorhus/pageres#readme) - Project logo. Clear description of what the project does. Build badges. Demo screenshot. Simple install and usage sections. Includes an examples section with common uses.
- [Stack-in-a-box/triumphmayflowerclub.com](https://github.com/Stack-in-a-box/triumphmayflowerclub.com#readme) - Stands-out because, while only a simple website, it is presented as a very open project for lesser-experienced developers to cut their teeth on, with a friendly, inclusive tone and accessible set-up instructions. Includes many common elements found in other beautiful READMEs.
- [sulu/sulu](https://github.com/sulu/sulu#readme) - Project logo, useful badges, clear instructions on where to find more information and report bugs, GIF screenshots, nice use of emoticons.
- [supunlakmal/thismypc](https://github.com/supunlakmal/thismypc#readme) - Project logo. Useful badges. Web site URL. Screenshot. GIF step-by-step instructions for installation. Project folder structure.
- [teles/array-mixer](https://github.com/teles/array-mixer#readme) - Clean project logo, badges. Table of contents. Contributing section. Many illustrated examples.
- [thelounge/thelounge](https://github.com/thelounge/thelounge#readme) - Project logo. Useful badges and links (website, docs, demo). Screenshot. Feature list. Step-by-step instructions for installation, development, and testing. Link to the contributing guide. Good mobile summary.
- ["Top ten reasons why I won’t use your open source project"](https://changelog.com/posts/top-ten-reasons-why-i-wont-use-your-open-source-project) - *Adam Stacoviak*
- ["What I learned from an old GitHub project that won 3,000 Stars in a Week"](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-i-learned-from-an-old-github-project-that-won-3-000-stars-in-a-week-628349a5ee14/) - *KyuWoo Choi*
- [GitHub Readme Stats](https://github.com/anuraghazra/github-readme-stats#readme) - Dynamically generated customizable GitHub cards for README. Stats, extra pins, top languages and WakaTime.
- [Hall-of-fame](https://github.com/sourcerer-io/hall-of-fame#readme) - Helps show recognition to repo contributors on README. Features new/trending/top contributors. Updates every hour.
- [READMINE](https://github.com/mhucka/readmine) - A thorough, clear and self-describing README file template for software projects; copy it and edit it as needed.
- [StackEdit](https://stackedit.io/) - A user-friendly online editor that allows you to quickly customize all the sections you need for your project's readme.
- [Standard Readme](https://github.com/RichardLitt/standard-readme#readme) - A standard README style specification. Has a generator to help create spec-compliant READMEs, too.
- [user-statistician](https://github.com/cicirello/user-statistician) - A GitHub Action that generates SVG of detailed GitHub user activity for profile readmes.
- [Zalando's README Template](https://github.com/zalando/zalando-howto-open-source/blob/master/READMEtemplate.md#readme) - Simple template to help you cover all the basics.
Embedding an animated gif in your README quickly demonstrates what your project does and catches the reader's eye. Here are a few programs that can help you quickly create gifs for your project:
- [feedmereadmes](https://github.com/LappleApple/feedmereadmes#readme) - Free README editing+feedback to make your open-source projects grow. See the README maturity model to help you keep going.
