Hey devs! 👋
I recently built a small utility app called RepoReaper to solve a problem I think many of us run into:
How do you delete multiple GitHub repositories quickly?
Turns out, GitHub doesn’t make it easy.
You have to open each repo → go to Settings → scroll down → type the repo name → click delete.
Then repeat… for every repo. 🫠
So I built RepoReaper — a simple tool to:
✅ Log in with GitHub
✅ See all your personal/public repos
✅ Select multiple repos
✅ Delete them in one click
🛠️ Tech Stack
- Frontend: React + TailwindCSS
- Backend: Node.js + Express
- Auth: GitHub OAuth
- Deployment: Render (for both frontend and backend)
Everything’s open source and built with privacy in mind — we don’t store your data or access anything you don’t explicitly allow.
🔗 Try it out
👉 https://reporeaper-frontend.onrender.com
(Tip: Use it on test or dummy repos first if you want to try it safely!)
🧠 Why I Built It
This started out of pure frustration.
I was doing a cleanup of old projects and realized there was no fast way to delete several repos at once. That manual process just didn’t scale.
It also gave me the chance to:
- Learn GitHub OAuth integration
- Build a full-stack app with a real-world use case
- Solve a problem I actually had
📁 GitHub Repo
🔍 https://github.com/kanak227/RepoReaper
💬 Feedback? Bugs? Ideas?
I’d love to hear what you think!
Whether it’s UX suggestions, security improvements, or feature requests — I’m all ears.
Feel free to fork, star, open an issue, or just comment below. 😄
Thanks for reading, and happy repo reaping!
– Kanak
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