For open source maintainers
One page for everything you maintain
Libraries, CLIs, frameworks and the side project with three stars. Each with a status, tags and a clear way to support your work.
Beyond the pinned repos
GitHub lets you pin six repositories. Most maintainers have more than that, plus docs sites, a blog, talks and the occasional hosted product. makerhandle gives each one a card with a description, tags like Rust, TypeScript or CLI, and a link to the repo or docs.
The Terminal template renders your page as a shell session: whoami, cat about.md, ls projects/. It is a small joke that developers get immediately. See the Terminal template.
Be clear about maintenance
Open source has a status problem. People open issues on projects you stopped maintaining years ago. Give each project an honest status:
- Active: maintained, PRs welcome
- Building: early, expect breaking changes
- On hold: paused, no promises
- Discontinued: archived, use a fork
- Acquired: handed to a foundation or company
It saves you a few "is this dead?" issues and helps users choose wisely.
Make support easy to find
Add your GitHub Sponsors, Open Collective or a paid support offer as a project, so it sits right next to the work it funds. Analytics show how many visitors click it, from where.
If you run a paid hosted version or support plan through Stripe, connect a read-only key and show verified revenue. It is optional, and plenty of maintainers leave it off.
Cheap enough to forget about
Free covers five projects. Pro is $20 a year for unlimited projects, all templates and a custom domain like oss.yourname.dev with automatic SSL. No build step, no CI, nothing to update when a dependency changes. See makerhandle for developers.
Questions
Does makerhandle show GitHub stars?
No. Add your repos as projects with descriptions and tags. Link your GitHub profile in your socials.
Can I link GitHub Sponsors?
Yes. Add it as a project or mention it in your Markdown bio.
Is there a developer-style template?
Yes. Terminal renders the page as a shell session. It is part of Pro.
Can I list archived projects?
Yes. Mark them Discontinued so visitors know not to expect updates.
List your projects
Free for up to 5 projects. Pro is $20/year.