GitHub repo visualizer: watch your Git history come to life

What you see

• The directory tree growing and shrinking as files are added and deleted.
• Each contributor, labelled by name, working on the files they changed.
• The pace of the project: bursts of activity, quiet months, big refactors.
• A date counter, so you can tell when each part of the codebase appeared.

How it works

1. Sign in with GitHub.
2. Install the VisualSource GitHub App on the repositories you want to render.
3. Click "Free sample" (or render the full video on Pro).
4. Get an email when your MP4 is ready, usually within a few minutes.

Frequently asked questions

What does the GitHub visualizer show?

It turns the Git history of a repository into an animated video: directories grow as a tree, files appear when they are added, and each contributor moves around the files they change, commit by commit, from the first commit to today.

Is this a diagram of my code structure?

No. VisualSource shows how a repository evolved over time, not a static diagram of its architecture. If you want to see who built what and when, that is what it does.

How do I visualize a GitHub repository?

Sign in with GitHub, install the VisualSource GitHub App on the repositories you want, and click "Free sample". You get an email when the video is ready, usually within a few minutes.

Is it free?

Every public GitHub repo gets a free 10-second, watermarked sample, with no credit card. Pro adds full-length, watermark-free videos, private repositories, and automatic weekly or monthly renders posted to Slack.

What tool renders the videos?

VisualSource renders with Gource and FFmpeg on its own servers, so there is nothing to install. Each video gets a page you can share, an MP4 you can download, and a README badge that links to it.

See it on real projects in the gallery of repository videos, or read how it compares to running Gource yourself.