GitHub Stars Plugin

An Obsidian plugin that automatically displays GitHub star counts next to repository links in your notes — in both Reading View and Live Preview. Star counts can also be embedded directly into your markdown, making them visible outside Obsidian.

✨ Features

• Automatically detects GitHub repository URLs in your notes
• Displays the star count next to each GitHub repository link in both Reading View and Live Preview
• Embed star counts directly into your markdown files so they are visible outside Obsidian
• Caches star counts to minimize API requests
• Optional GitHub API token support for higher rate limits
• Supports abbreviated number formatting (e.g., 1.2k instead of 1,234)
• Commands to refresh, embed, and remove star counts

📸 Examples

When you include a GitHub repository URL in your notes, the plugin will automatically enhance it to show the star count:

Star counts displayed inline next to GitHub repository links in Reading View.

📦 Installation

1. Open Obsidian Settings → Community plugins
2. Disable Safe mode if prompted
3. Click Browse and search for "GitHub Stars"
4. Click Install, then Enable

⚙️ Configuration

The plugin can be configured in the Settings tab:

• Cache Expiry: Time in minutes before the GitHub star count cache expires (default: 1440 minutes / 1 day)
• Number Format: Choose between full numbers (e.g., 1,234) or abbreviated format (e.g., 1.2k)
• GitHub API Token: Optional personal access token to increase the API rate limit from 60 to 5,000 requests per hour. To generate one:
  1. Go to GitHub Settings > Developer settings > Personal access tokens
  2. Click "Generate new token"
  3. Give it a name and select the "public_repo" scope
  4. Click "Generate token"
  5. Copy the token and paste it in the plugin settings

💻 Commands

The plugin adds the following commands:

• Refresh for current note: Refreshes all GitHub star counts in the current note
• Clear cache: Clears the cached star counts
• Embed star counts in current note: Writes star counts (e.g. ⭐ 1.2k) directly into the markdown file after each GitHub link. Re-running updates existing counts.
• Remove embedded star counts from current note: Strips all embedded star counts from the file

❤️ Support This Project

You can support this project in a few simple ways:

• ⭐ Star the repo
• 🐛 Report bugs
• 💡 Suggest features
• 📝 Contribute code

📄 License

MIT © Flying Nobita