A drag-and-drop tool for building your README files

NicolasBrondinBernard

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@NicolasBrondinBernard

Struggling to remember markdown syntax for creating nice-looking README files? I have a solution!

Article published on 14/10/2021, last updated on 10/08/2026

My article featuring a basic README template for your projects was very well received, it's actually one of the most popular repositories on my GitHub account!

So when I came across the tool below, I knew I had to share it with you, as it's incredibly simple and practical for creating your own README files from scratch.

Readme.so

The tool readme.so lets you automatically generate markdown code by dragging and dropping elements from a dedicated column in the app.

Here's a preview of the interface:

A screenshot of the app showing a column of elements on the left, the preview on the right, and the generated code in the middle

Among the available elements, you can notably add:

  • a logo
  • screenshots
  • badges
  • tables
  • and many other things...

The project was created by Katherine Peterson, an engineer at GitHub, and it's free, open-source, and above all, ad-free! If you'd like to support the project, I invite you to become a sponsor directly on GitHub!


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