Open Source is messy. You find a great library, but it's abandoned. You check the forks... there are 500 of them.
- Which one is active?
- Which one fixed that critical bug?
- Which one is just a "readme update"?
GitHub's default list view is useless for this. You need a map.
ForkLens is a visual explorer for GitHub repositories. It transforms a boring list of forks into an interactive, galaxy-style graph.
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| 🌌 Galaxy View | Visualize forks as a solar system. Active repos glow, dead ones fade. |
| ⏳ Timeline Mode | See the history of forks linearly to spot the latest maintainers. |
| ⚡ Instant Search | Paste owner/repo and get results in milliseconds via GraphQL. |
| 📸 Shareable Cards | Generate OG images for your own repo to show off activity. |
| 🧠 Smart Sorting | Automatically flags "Active" vs "Stale" based on commit history. |
Built with the bleeding edge of the React ecosystem.
- Framework: Next.js 16 (App Router, Server Actions)
- Visualization: React Flow (Custom Nodes, Interactive Canvas)
- Styling: Tailwind CSS + Custom Neo-Brutalist Design System
- Animations: GSAP (High-performance UI physics & scroll triggers)
- Data Layer: GitHub GraphQL API (Precise, nested data fetching)
- Auth: NextAuth.js (GitHub OAuth)
- Database: PostgreSQL + Drizzle ORM
Instead of asking you to contribute, here is how you can use ForkLens to dominate:
Stop reading resumes. Start reading code activity.
ForkLens is a secret weapon for finding hidden talent. Plug in a popular but abandoned library (like request or moment). ForkLens instantly visualizes the 5 people in the world who are actively maintaining their own forks.
- These are your Senior Engineers.
- These are your passionate problem solvers.
- Hire them.
Show off your community. Embed a ForkLens badge in your own README. Show the world that your project is a living, breathing ecosystem, not just a static repo.