Star Me helps open-source maintainers turn README visitors into GitHub stars. Paste any GitHub repo URL and it generates a lightweight animated SVG that shows exactly where to click the Star button. You can embed it directly in your README, docs, or site in seconds. No heavy scripts, no complex setup, just a simple visual prompt designed to increase visibility and make starring your project feel natural.
Hi PH! I’m the maker of Star Me.
I built this because a lot of open-source projects get README traffic, but many visitors still don’t notice the GitHub Star button. I wanted a simple visual way to make that action more obvious without adding scripts or heavy embeds.
Star Me lets you paste a repo URL and generate a lightweight animated SVG that shows users where to click Star. You can embed it directly in your README, docs, or site in a few seconds.
I’d really love feedback on:
whether you’d use this on your own repo
which animation style feels useful vs distracting
what would make this more valuable for maintainers
Happy to answer anything here today.
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About StarMe on Product Hunt
“Add an animated GitHub star reminder to your README”
StarMe was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 2 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #334 on the daily leaderboard. Star Me helps open-source maintainers turn README visitors into GitHub stars. Paste any GitHub repo URL and it generates a lightweight animated SVG that shows exactly where to click the Star button. You can embed it directly in your README, docs, or site in seconds. No heavy scripts, no complex setup, just a simple visual prompt designed to increase visibility and make starring your project feel natural.
StarMe was featured in Marketing (462.7k followers), Developer Tools (511k followers) and GitHub (41.2k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 154.8k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted StarMe?
StarMe was hunted by George. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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