About All Contributors
All Contributors is a bot that credits everyone who helps an open source project, not only people who write code. It adds each contributor to your README and keeps that list current as new contributions arrive.
What it does
You install the bot on your GitHub repository. Then you mention it in a pull request or comment, add the contributor's username and the type of contribution, and the bot updates the contributor table in your README automatically. The first time, it creates the table for you.
Key features
- Add contributors by mentioning the bot in a comment
- Contribution types for code, docs, design, review, translation and more
- Automatic contributor table in your README
- Emoji key that explains each contribution type
- Open source under the MIT license
Who it's for
Maintainers of open source projects hosted on GitHub who want to credit translators, designers, reviewers and others, not only code authors. The project site says more than 2,000 projects use it.
Pricing and good to know
The bot is open source under the MIT license, so there is no fee to use it. It works with projects hosted on GitHub only. Install it in each project first, then follow the installation guide on the site before you add your first contributor.
Highlights
- Add contributors by mentioning the bot in a comment
- Credit code, docs, design, translation and other contribution types
- Updates the contributor table in your README automatically
- Emoji key that explains each contribution type
- Open source under the MIT license
