Changelog

Top 23 Changelog Open-Source Projects

  • semantic-release

    :package::rocket: Fully automated version management and package publishing

  • Project mention: 💡Automatic Deployment of your project dependencies updates on GCP : Efficiency vs. Cost? | dev.to | 2024-04-30

    Auto-tagging a project, Renovate or Dependabot can do this. With a Git Workflow and another tool like semantic-release you can do this. This behavior is a “gymnastic” to do on the CI/CD of your project but it’s not complicated. For example with GitLab CI, you can verify the pipeline run on the default branch of your project :

  • git-cliff

    A highly customizable Changelog Generator that follows Conventional Commit specifications ⛰️

  • Project mention: Getting Started with CLI tools in Rust using Clap | dev.to | 2023-12-10

    git-cliff is a terminal tool that can generate changelog from the Git history by using conventional commits, as well as by using regex-powered parsers and you can even change the changelog template itself by using a configuration file. This tool is a great example of text parsing on the terminal and also uses clap_mangen which generates man pages. Useful for anyone who is serious about looking into making a production-ready terminal tool!

  • SurveyJS

    Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

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  • conventional-changelog

    Generate changelogs and release notes from a project's commit messages and metadata.

  • Project mention: Using semantic-release to automate releases and changelogs | dev.to | 2024-01-25

    conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits is a package used for creating conventional commits and has a bit more configuration possibilities with changelogs in contrast to the default Angular commit scheme.

  • standard-version

    :trophy: Automate versioning and CHANGELOG generation, with semver.org and conventionalcommits.org

  • Project mention: Streamline Your Workflow: Setting Up Git Hooks with Husky to Simplify Version Updates | dev.to | 2024-04-13

    Dive deeper into the world of Husky with the official documentation. Explore the capabilities of Standard Version through its comprehensive documentation. Unravel the mysteries of semantic-release with its detailed documentation. Discover the versatility of bumpp with its comprehensive documentation.

  • Release It! 🚀

    🚀 Automate versioning and package publishing

  • Project mention: Nx - Highlights of 2023 | dev.to | 2023-12-28

    Open source libraries and frameworks share a common necessity: the need to develop multiple packages cohesively and efficiently while managing their versioning and publishing to NPM. Nx has emerged as a go-to choice for handling such open source monorepos (as we'll explore further in the next section of this blog post). Until recently, one area Nx did not address directly was versioning and release management. Traditionally, this gap has been filled with tools like release-it, changesets, or custom Node scripts, similar to our approach in the Nx repository.

  • GitHub Changelog Generator

    Automatically generate change log from your tags, issues, labels and pull requests on GitHub.

  • git-quick-stats

    ▁▅▆▃▅ Git quick statistics is a simple and efficient way to access various statistics in git repository.

  • InfluxDB

    Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale. Get real-time insights from all types of time series data with InfluxDB. Ingest, query, and analyze billions of data points in real-time with unbounded cardinality.

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  • keep-a-changelog

    If you build software, keep a changelog.

  • Project mention: Common Changelog | news.ycombinator.com | 2023-10-20

    A style guide for changelogs, adapted from and a stricter subset of [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/)

  • git-chglog

    CHANGELOG generator implemented in Go (Golang).

  • AppUpdater

    A library that checks for your apps' updates on Google Play, GitHub, Amazon, F-Droid or your own server. API 9+ required.

  • cocogitto

    The Conventional Commits toolbox

  • changie

    Automated changelog tool for preparing releases with lots of customization options

  • oasdiff

    OpenAPI Diff and Breaking Changes

  • Project mention: FLaNK AI for 11 March 2024 | dev.to | 2024-03-11
  • gitchangelog

    Creates a changelog from git log history.

  • Project mention: 📓 Versionner et builder l'eBook de son Entretien Annuel d'Evaluation sur Git(Hub) | dev.to | 2024-03-26

    gitchangelog : Use your commit log to make beautifull and configurable changelog file

  • feedbase

    The open-source solution for collecting feedback & communicating updates.

  • Project mention: Show HN: An Open-Source Feedback Collection and Changelog Tool | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-03-05
  • commit-analyzer

    :bulb: semantic-release plugin to analyze commits with conventional-changelog

  • Project mention: Using semantic-release to automate releases and changelogs | dev.to | 2024-01-25

    @semantic-release/commit-analyzer to analyze commit messages with respect to conventional commit conventions

  • commit-and-tag-version

    Fork of the excellent standard-version. Automate versioning and CHANGELOG generation, with semver.org and conventionalcommits.org :trophy:

  • Project mention: I made a set of devtools for small projects | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-03-27

    Nice set of tools. I like the simplicity.

    I get a DeprecationWarning when running the changelog tool due to a known issue with auto-changelog.

    Made me curious... what are the latest recommendations from node folks for changelog generators?

    When researching, I came across this one https://github.com/absolute-version/commit-and-tag-version

  • git-conventional-commits

    Git Conventional Commits Util to generate Semantic Version and Markdown Change Log and Validate Commit Messag

  • Project mention: Apollo dev posts backend code to Git to disprove Reddit’s claims of scrapping and inefficiency | /r/programming | 2023-06-08
  • release-notes-generator

    :clipboard: semantic-release plugin to generate changelog content with conventional-changelog

  • changelog

    :blue_book: semantic-release plugin to create or update a changelog file

  • git

    :twisted_rightwards_arrows: semantic-release plugin to commit release assets to the project's git repository (by semantic-release)

  • Project mention: Using semantic-release to automate releases and changelogs | dev.to | 2024-01-25

    @semantic-release/git to commit changes to the Git repository, e.g., an updated package.json version or updates to changelog files

  • versionize

    Automatic versioning and CHANGELOG generation, with semver and conventional commits for dotnet

  • Project mention: versionize: Automatic versioning and CHANGELOG generation, with semver and conventional commits for .NET | /r/dotnet | 2023-12-05
  • maintainer

    :octocat: :man_technologist: :whale: Generate personal daily reports or summary, AUTHORS, CONTRIBUTING, CHANGELOG and so on for GitHub user or repository.

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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Index

What are some of the best open-source Changelog projects? This list will help you:

Project Stars
1 semantic-release 19,802
2 git-cliff 7,609
3 conventional-changelog 7,574
4 standard-version 7,551
5 Release It! 🚀 7,529
6 GitHub Changelog Generator 7,299
7 git-quick-stats 6,151
8 keep-a-changelog 5,914
9 git-chglog 2,606
10 AppUpdater 1,959
11 cocogitto 604
12 changie 591
13 oasdiff 580
14 gitchangelog 576
15 feedbase 390
16 commit-analyzer 340
17 commit-and-tag-version 312
18 git-conventional-commits 303
19 release-notes-generator 284
20 changelog 281
21 git 276
22 versionize 264
23 maintainer 204

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