rendergit

Just show me the code.

Tired of clicking around complex file hierarchies of GitHub repos? Do you just want to see all of the code on a single page? Enter rendergit. Flatten any GitHub repository into a single, static HTML page with syntax highlighting, markdown rendering, and a clean sidebar navigation. Perfect for code review, exploration, and an instant Ctrl+F experience.

Basic usage

Install and use easily with uv:

uv tool install git+https://github.com/karpathy/rendergit
rendergit https://github.com/karpathy/nanogpt

Alternatively, more manual pip install example:

git clone https://github.com/karpathy/rendergit
cd rendergit
pip install -e .
rendergit https://github.com/karpathy/nanoGPT

The code will:

Clone the repo to a temporary directory
Render its source code into a single static temporary HTML file
Automatically open the file in your browser

Once open, you can toggle between two views:

👤 Human View: Browse with syntax highlighting, sidebar navigation, visual goodies
🤖 LLM View: Copy the entire codebase as CXML text to paste into Claude, ChatGPT, etc.

There's a few other smaller options, see the code.

Features

Dual view modes - toggle between Human and LLM views
- 👤 Human View: Pretty interface with syntax highlighting and navigation
- 🤖 LLM View: Raw CXML text format - perfect for copying to Claude/ChatGPT for code analysis
Syntax highlighting for code files via Pygments
Markdown rendering for README files and docs
Smart filtering - skips binaries and oversized files
Directory tree overview at the top
Sidebar navigation with file links and sizes
Responsive design that works on mobile
Search-friendly - use Ctrl+F to find anything across all files

Contributing

I vibe coded this utility a few months ago but I keep using it very often so I figured I'd just share it. I don't super intend to maintain or support it though.

License

BSD0 go nuts