Ending the year with a milestone: GitHub Store after 1 month 🚀
Exactly one month ago, on 31st November, I shipped the very first version of GitHub Store.
Today, on the last day of the year, the app has already reached 18k+ users and 1.9k+ stars on GitHub.
For a 16-year-old dev who just wanted to build a better way to discover and manage GitHub apps, this feels surreal.
What is GitHub Store?
GitHub Store is an open source app that helps you:
- Discover interesting GitHub repositories and apps
- Track them in one place
- Stay on top of updates more easily
Repo: https://github.com/rainxchzed/Github-Store
Introducing GitHub Store 1.5.0
To close the year, a new version is out: 1.5.0.
Here’s what changed, very briefly:
🌍 Go global: Localization
- App UI is now localized into English, French, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, and Russian.
- README and docs now support localized variants so more developers can read about the project in their own language.
🔎 Better discovery and trending
- New programming language filter in search to quickly narrow down repos by tech stack.
- Trending repositories are now automated with improved caching and fetching logic, so the feed stays fresh and responsive.
⚡ UX, structure, and polish
- README fetching in the details screen is now concurrent, making it feel noticeably snappier.
- Android now uses a monochrome launcher icon, fitting better with modern system theming.
- Fixed text truncation in home filter chips and addressed several small UI/UX issues.
- Restructured packages and core data services for a cleaner architecture and easier maintenance going forward. Lessons from the first month This first month of GitHub Store taught a lot about:
- Shipping quickly, then iterating based on real feedback
- Investing early in DX and UX instead of only features
- How incredibly supportive the open source community can be when you build in public
What’s next?
The plan for 2026:
- Deeper search and filtering features
- Smarter update tracking
- More languages and better docs
- And likely more platform support and integrations
If this sounds interesting to you:
- ⭐ Star the repo: https://github.com/rainxchzed/Github-Store
- 🧪 Try the app and open issues/ideas
- 💬 Share feedback — especially around UX, localization, and search
Thanks to everyone who installed, starred, or talked about GitHub Store in its very first month. This is just the beginning. 💙
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