SimRepo adds a “Similar Repositories” section to GitHub, helping you discover related projects without leaving the page.
Technically, it works by embedding repositories into a vector space trained on over 300M GitHub stars. Repositories with similar stargazer patterns end up close to each other, so recommendations are made by finding the nearest neighbors in that space.
SimRepo uses Qdrant, a vector database that handles nearest-neighbor lookups efficiently. This lets SimRepo return relevant results fast, without overloading your machine.
The extension is open source (GPL v3) and available for all major browsers.
Would love feedback on: - The quality of recommendations - Performance across different browsers - Ideas for improving the homepage and recommendations
Thanks for checking it out! I'm happy to answer any questions!
congrats on the launch ! my question- 1.how you handling freshness
2.is it saas tool? like how you try to earn from this?
@mubelotix@SimRepo This is really useful for discovering related projects! GitHub's native recommendations aren't always great. Does SimRepo analyze code similarity, or is it more based on topics/tags? Also, does it work with private repos, or only public ones? Would be handy for internal company projects too.
Are they comparing based on the repository’s READ.me and technology set?
Wow, that sounds super handy! 🙌 No more endless GitHub searching instantly finding similar repos is a game-changer!
I could see how our tool could streamline project organization by integrating SimRepo’s structured repository system, and I’ll go take a closer look at this launch to explore the synergy.
Nice idea. I lose hours hopping between repos. The stargazer angle is neat. How does it do with niche or new repos with few stars? Trying it on Firefox tonight on my beat-up laptop. Open source helps.
How does it handle very new repos with few stars? Do recommendations still work well, or is it more tuned to popular projects?
Nice work! Using stargazer patterns instead of just tags/topics is a smart approach.
Quick one: why the 150-star minimum? Is that where the signal gets reliable enough, or more of a performance thing?
Hey everyone 👋
I’m the creator of SimRepo.
SimRepo adds a “Similar Repositories” section to GitHub, helping you discover related projects without leaving the page.
Technically, it works by embedding repositories into a vector space trained on over 300M GitHub stars. Repositories with similar stargazer patterns end up close to each other, so recommendations are made by finding the nearest neighbors in that space.
SimRepo uses Qdrant, a vector database that handles nearest-neighbor lookups efficiently. This lets SimRepo return relevant results fast, without overloading your machine.
The extension is open source (GPL v3) and available for all major browsers.
Would love feedback on:
- The quality of recommendations
- Performance across different browsers
- Ideas for improving the homepage and recommendations
Thanks for checking it out! I'm happy to answer any questions!