OpenLaunch

A local-first GitHub launch workbench for README generation, launch checklists, and star-readiness audits.

Why OpenLaunch

Good developer tools often lose attention because the launch package is treated as polish: a thin README, no screenshot, no concrete quickstart, no clear contribution path, and no launch checklist.

OpenLaunch turns one project brief into the assets maintainers usually postpone:

• A launch-ready README draft
• A README star-readiness score
• GitHub topic suggestions
• A launch-day checklist
• Share copy for X, Hacker News, Reddit, LinkedIn, and release notes
• Bug and feature issue-template drafts
• English and Chinese output from the same project brief

Everything runs in the browser. No backend, no account, no telemetry.

Quickstart

git clone https://github.com/yourname/openlaunch.git
cd openlaunch
open index.html

Or run a tiny local server:

npm run serve

Then open http://localhost:4173.

Use Cases

• Validate whether a new repo idea is easy to understand before writing the full codebase.
• Package a weekend project before posting it publicly.
• Audit an existing README before asking for feedback.
• Generate issue templates and launch copy for a maintainer team.

Why This Is Different

• Local-first: drafts never leave the browser.
• Zero dependencies: the app is plain HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Scoring is transparent: every README score comes from visible rules in src/core.js.
• Launch-focused: OpenLaunch packages docs, positioning, contribution paths, and distribution copy together.

GitHub Topics

github, open-source, readme, launch, developer-tools, checklist, maintainer-tools, local-first

Development

Run the tests:

npm test

Serve the app:

npm run serve

The project is intentionally small:

• index.html contains the app shell.
• styles.css contains responsive UI styles.
• app.js wires browser interactions.
• src/core.js contains reusable generation and scoring logic.
• test/core.test.js covers the core workflow.

Roadmap

• Import a live GitHub repository and prefill launch fields.
• Add more scoring presets for libraries, CLIs, apps, and research projects.
• Generate social preview cards from the project brief.
• Add a benchmark suite of high-performing open-source README patterns.
• Export a ready-to-copy .github folder.

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. Useful first contributions include new scoring rules, better copy templates, and stronger examples for specific project types.

See CONTRIBUTING.md for the short development flow.

License

MIT