We built a developer portfolio generator using only the public GitHub API

Aya Abounacer — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:25:39 +0000

My collaborator and I have been working on an early version of a project called RepoFolio.

The idea is simple:

Enter your GitHub username → get a customizable developer portfolio.

RepoFolio uses your public GitHub profile and repositories to generate a portfolio that you can then edit and personalize.

What it currently does

You can:

Generate a portfolio from a GitHub username
Automatically pull profile information and repositories
Select which projects you want to show
Mark one project as featured
Edit project titles, descriptions and technologies
Add experience, education and other sections
Choose between different portfolio templates
Customize colors and appearance
Preview the result on desktop and mobile
Share the generated portfolio
Export it as a PDF
Automatically save edits locally in the browser

There is currently no signup or authentication required.

Current stack

The first version is intentionally simple:

React
TypeScript
Vite
Tailwind CSS
GitHub REST API
localStorage for draft persistence
Vitest for testing
Vercel for deployment

There is currently no custom backend or database.

The frontend talks directly to the public GitHub API, and the portfolio state can be shared through a serialized URL.

Later, if the project proves useful, we are considering adding persistent URLs such as:

repofolio.dev/username

That would be the point where a backend/database would actually become justified.

Why are we sharing it this early?

This is still an early testing version.

There are important improvements we already want to make across:

UI/UX
portfolio generation quality
templates and design
customization
sharing
project selection
overall polish

But instead of building everything based only on our own assumptions, we want to see how real developers actually use it first.

The main question we are trying to answer is:

Would you actually use a portfolio generated by RepoFolio on your CV, LinkedIn profile, GitHub profile, or job applications?

If the answer is no, we would really like to understand why.

Try it

🔗 https://repofolio-ochre.vercel.app/

No signup required.

If you try it, feel free to be critical.

Things that are confusing, unfinished, unnecessary, badly designed, or missing are much more useful to us right now than just hearing that it looks good.

We also created a short feedback form if you have a few extra minutes:

📝 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScViwT5a1FR1XuvfmSKeHr80gbsRatvn6j_HMtfF5gWskmDHg/viewform

I’d also be interested to hear from other developers:

If you were building this, what would you prioritize next?