Introduction to GitScope
GitScope is a real-time GitHub profile analytics dashboard that lets you analyze any public GitHub user’s repositories, commit activity, and programming languages in a clean, fast interface.
What is GitScope?
GitScope transforms GitHub profile data into actionable insights. Search for any GitHub username and instantly see:- Complete user profile with bio, location, company, and social links
- All public repositories with smart filtering and sorting
- Recent commit history for any repository
- Programming language distribution across projects
- Real-time API rate limit monitoring
Get started
Quickstart
Get analyzing GitHub profiles in under 2 minutes
Installation
Install and run GitScope locally on your machine
GitHub API
Explore the GitHub REST API endpoints used by GitScope
Configuration
Set up your GitHub token and customize settings
Key features
User profile analysis
View comprehensive profile data including followers, following, gists, and personal information. The profile card displays all essential metadata at a glance.Repository grid with filtering
Browse through paginated repositories (30 per page) with powerful filters:- Filter by minimum star count
- Sort by update date, stars, or forks
- Navigate with pagination controls
- See fork and archived badges
Commit history viewer
Click any repository to view its 10 most recent commits, including:- Author avatar and name
- Commit message
- SHA hash
- Repository metadata (stars, forks, issues, size)
Language distribution chart
Visual donut chart showing programming language breakdown across the user’s repositories, powered by Recharts.Rate limit monitoring
Real-time visual indicator in the header showing your GitHub API rate limit status:- 🟢 Green: More than 50% remaining
- 🟡 Yellow: 20-50% remaining
- 🔴 Red: Less than 20% remaining
Without authentication, GitHub limits you to 60 requests per hour. With a Personal Access Token, this increases to 5,000 requests per hour.
Dark mode support
Fully responsive dark and light themes with localStorage persistence. Toggle with the theme button in the header.Architecture
GitScope is built with a clean, modern architecture:- React 18 with hooks for state management
- Vite 5 for lightning-fast development and builds
- CSS Modules for scoped styling
- GitHub REST API v3 for all data fetching
- Recharts for data visualization
- Lucide React for icons
Custom useGitHub hook
All API communication is encapsulated in
src/hooks/useGitHub.js, which manages authentication, rate limiting, and exposes clean functions: getUser(), getRepos(), getCommits(), and getLanguages().Live demo
🌐 Try GitScope now — No installation required Search for popular developers liketorvalds, gvanrossum, or sindresorhus to see GitScope in action.
Next steps
Try the quickstart
Follow our quickstart guide to analyze your first GitHub profile in under 2 minutes.
Install locally
Clone the repository and run GitScope on your machine with our installation guide.