Release Balls / contributor race
Source
Open sourceMIT licenseRuns in your browser

Race the people who shipped your release

Paste a GitHub repository. Every contributor becomes a ball with their avatar, and the more PRs they merged, the faster it rolls. Download the race as MP4 or GIF.

Connect GitHub

One-time setup
You only do this once.

After you connect, your token is saved in this browser. Next time you open Release Balls, you go straight to the race.

  1. Create a read-only token

    Release Balls reads releases and pull requests through the GitHub API, which needs a personal access token.

    Generate token on GitHub
    Leave Repository access on Public repositories. No extra permissions needed. For private repos, pick them and set Contents and Pull requests to Read-only. Prefer a classic token? Create one with no scopes.
  2. Paste it here

    • Saved in a cookie on this device for 90 days. No sign-in needed on your next visit.
    • Only ever sent to api.github.com, never to us or anyone else.
    • Remove it anytime with Remove token in the top bar.

Rankings

    No race yetStart a race to see who shipped the most.

    Preview

    MP4 is 1080px at 60fps. GIF is 480px at 15fps. Both last 16 seconds.

    Automate with GitHub Actions

    Workflow file for these settings
    Save as .github/workflows/release-balls.yml in your repo.