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I Built a Tool That Turns GitHub Milestones Into Shareable Video Clips

Why I built Milestone Clip, how it works, and who it’s for

I kept hitting milestones on GitHub—100 stars on a repo, 500 followers, 1k forks—and wanted to share them in a way that actually looked good. Screenshots felt flat. Making a proper video meant opening an editor, picking fonts, syncing numbers, and exporting. Most “milestone” tools were either generic templates, locked behind heavy subscriptions, or required more time than I had.

So I built Milestone Clip: paste a repo or username, pick a milestone and a style, and get an MP4 you can post anywhere—usually in under a minute. No design skills, no watermark. This is the story behind it and how you can use it.

The problem: celebrating GitHub wins shouldn’t be a side project

GitHub milestones are worth celebrating. Stars, forks, and followers are signals that your work is being seen and used. But turning those numbers into something you’d actually want to post is awkward:

  • Screenshots are quick but look unfinished.
  • Generic “achievement” generators often feel templated and samey.
  • Real video editors give control but cost time (and sometimes money).
  • SaaS “social video” tools are often built for marketing teams, not developers, and pricing can be steep for occasional use.

I wanted something in the middle: one input, one style choice, one download. No account required to try it, no big learning curve, and output that looks intentional enough for X, LinkedIn, or Reels.

What Milestone Clip does

Milestone Clip is a web app that turns GitHub milestones into short, ready-to-post video clips.

You provide:

  • A GitHub repository (e.g. owner/repo) or a GitHub username
  • The milestone type: repo stars, repo forks, user followers, or total stars across a user’s repos
  • A visual style (minimal, cinematic, feed-style, etc.) and aspect ratio (9:16 for Reels/Shorts, 1:1 for feed, 16:9 for YouTube or slides)

You get:

  • An MP4 you can download and post immediately—no watermark on the free tier
  • Light and dark themes so the clip can match your brand or platform
  • Multiple styles—from simple “float” layouts to more visual options (e.g. spotlight, constellation, mosaic)—so it doesn’t all look the same

The flow is deliberately short: enter repo or username → choose milestone and style → generate → download. No install, no code.

Turn GitHub milestones into shareable videos. I built Milestone Clip so you can celebrate stars, forks, and followers with one-click clips. No editor needed.

Who it’s for

  • Open-source maintainers — Celebrate stars or forks when you hit 100, 1k, 10k, or any number you care about.
  • Developers — Share follower growth or total stars across your profile when you hit a personal milestone.
  • Communities and teams — Create a quick clip when a shared project hits a milestone and post it on social or in Slack/Discord.
  • Anyone — Who’s proud of their GitHub numbers and wants a simple, professional way to show them off without opening a video editor.

How I think about the product

A few principles that shaped the product:

  1. Speed over flexibility — Optimized for “I have a number, I want a clip” in under a minute, not for full creative control.
  2. Developer-first — Repo URLs and usernames are the main input; no “campaign” or “brand kit” setup required.
  3. Free to try — One free video per day with core styles and standard quality so you can see the output before committing.
  4. No watermark on free tier — The free clip is usable as-is; premium adds more styles, higher resolution (including 4K), and more generations.

The 10,000-stars open-source promise

One more thing that matters to me: if the Milestone Clip repo reaches 10,000 GitHub stars, the full app will be open-sourced—frontend, backend, video compositions, billing, and deployment. No “community edition” with features removed. The goal is to grow it with the community and then give the codebase back. So if you find it useful, starring the repo doesn’t just signal interest; it’s the mechanism for eventually opening the whole project.

Milestone Clip preview: choose a video style and aspect ratio, then download your GitHub milestone clip.

Try it

You can use Milestone Clip at milestoneclip.com. No install, no code—just a repo or username and a few clicks.

Watch Full Preview at - https://youtu.be/hFbIECIOYTc

If you’re a maintainer, creator, or community lead and you’ve ever skipped sharing a milestone because making a video felt like too much work, I built this for you. I’d love to hear how you’d use it or what you’d want next—other platforms, more milestone types, or different styles. You can reach me on X @1omsharma or through the app.

Thanks for reading — and here’s to the next milestone.

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