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GitHub README Stats Cards (Free Generator)

A good README earns trust in the first two seconds. A stats card and a language chart do a lot of that work: they show the project is active, what it's built with, and that someone cares about the details. Here's how to add both, free, with a single line of markdown each.

Two cards worth addingTwo cards worth adding

  • A stats card summarizes activity: stars, commits, and contributions in one tidy image. Great on a profile README or at the top of a repo.
  • A language chart shows what the project is built with as a clean breakdown, which is more honest and more scannable than GitHub's thin language bar.

Both are just images. That's the trick: GitHub renders images in markdown, so a card is a one-line embed.

Build the cards freeBuild the cards (free)

No signup, no watermark.

Embed with one lineEmbed with one line

Add the image to your README with standard markdown:

README.md
![My GitHub stats](https://your-card-url)
 
![Top languages](https://your-language-chart-url)

If you save the images to the repo, the cards are static. If you embed a render URL instead, the image regenerates on every view, so the card stays current as your stats change. Every load counts as one render, which is worth knowing if a README gets heavy traffic.

Render cards on demandRender cards on demand

Behind the tools is a render API. Design a card template once, then render it with the username, repo, colors, or stats swapped per request. That's how you give a whole organization a consistent card style, or wire a card into a CI step that refreshes on each release.

An AI agent can build and render the card for you over MCP, and the API docs have tested examples in Node.js, Python, Go, and more. If you want to understand the moving parts, the render endpoint returns the finished image directly, with no webhook and nothing to poll.

Start adding cardsStart adding cards

  • Profile or repo README? The stats card and repo language chart are free, no signup.
  • A whole org? Design a card template and render it per repo through the API or an AI agent.
  • Want more embeds? The free tools also make QR codes, badges, and OG images.

Frequently Asked Questions

Generate the card image, then embed it with one line of markdown: an image tag pointing at the card URL. GitHub renders it inline. Use the free GitHub stats card generator to build the card, or point at a render URL that regenerates on each view.

Yes, if you embed a render URL instead of a saved file. The image regenerates every time the README loads, so the numbers and language breakdown stay current without you touching the file again.

Use the repo language chart generator. It turns a repository's language stats into a clean chart image you can embed in the README the same way, with a single markdown image line.

Yes. Design one card template in Imejis and render it with the repo name, stats, or colors swapped per repository. One template covers your whole org, rendered through the API or an AI agent.
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