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# Awesome README [![Awesome](https://cdn.rawgit.com/sindresorhus/awesome/d7305f38d29fed78fa85652e3a63e154dd8e8829/media/badge.svg)](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome) > A curated list of awesome README

Elements in beautiful READMEs include, but not limited to: images, screenshots, GIFs, text formatting, etc.

Examples

  • sindresorhus/pageres - 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.
  • petkaantonov/bluebird - Build badges. Clear description of what the project does. TOC for easy navigation. Project logo. Extensive explanations and examples.
  • jakubroztocil/httpie - 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.
  • karan/joe - Project logo. Clear description of what the project does. GIF demo. Easy install and usage sections.
  • aimeos/aimeos-typo3 - 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.
  • rstacruz/hicat - GIF demo. Easy installation and setup sections with screenshots. Build badges. Great examples of use cases.
  • skywinder/github-changelog-generator - TOC for easy navigation. Concise project description. Installation and usage sections. Output example. Great feature overview. List of alternatives. FAQ.
  • shama/gaze - Project logo. Concise description. Feature list. Usage section. FAQ. Great API documentation. Release history.
  • node-chat - Project screenshot. Informative badges. Clear description. Easy installation/use instructions. Live demo.
  • b4b4r07/dotfiles - Testing my dotfiles repo on OS X to get my work environment ready in just a few moments. #VIM + #ZSH + #TMUX = Best Developer Environment.

Articles

Tools

  • Standard Readme - A standard readme style specification. Has a generator to help creat spec-compliant readmes, too.

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License

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To the extent possible under law, Matias Singers has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this work.