1. github-changelog-generator (this repo) - simple list of closed issues

   • ✅ cross-platform (Windows, OSX, Linux)
   • ✅ Support for both issues & pull requests
   • ✅ Docker support
   • ✅ Oauth token support
   • ✅ Customizable (flexible filters and settings)
   • ✅ Supports GitHub / GitLab, TFS, BitBucket
   • Written in ruby
   • example

2. github-changelog - generator based on JS

   • ❌ without any links and separation lists
   • example

3. git-release-notes - another JS generator

   • ❌no examples provided

4. GitReleaseNotes

   • ❌ only for Windows (written on C#)!
   • ❌ without oath token (you can't make more that 50 requests to server)
   • ❌ lack of configurations
   • example

5. GitHubReleaseNotes - another generator on C#

   • ❌ Windows only
   • ❌ mandatory strict rules for naming tags and milestones
   • ❌ lack of configurations

6. generator-release - looks very similar to mine, but:

   • ❌ without oath token (you can't make more that 50 requests to server)
   • ❌ no label-filtering, separate lists of different issues.
   • ❌lack of customisation abilities
   • ❌ buggy, missed some issues
   • example

7. github-changes

   • ❌ no issues support, only pull requests
   • ❌ no label-filtering, separate lists of different issues.
   • example

8. conventional-changelog

   • example

9. conventional-github-releaser

   • example

10. VCLog

    • ❌ a bit out of date, but plans to update soon
    • ❌ example?

11. ins0/github-changelog-generator

    • as author says in readme:

      inspired by https://github.com/skywinder/github-changelog-generator implemented in PHP.

    • looks very similar, but don't know anything about functionality

    • example

12. rvagg/changelog-maker

    • ❌ commit-based change log generator
    • example

13. zephiransas/octocam

    • ❌ pull request only.
    • ✅ Generate CHANGELOG from range of merge date.

14. thejefe/gplan

    • ✅integrates with or without Planbox
    • example

15. tf/pr_log

    • ✅intended for handwritten changelogs
    • ❌pull requests only
    • ✅uses GitHub milestones

16. jasminsehic/pullrequestreleasenotes

    • Generates semantic release notes in markdown from merged commit pull request title and its labels
    • ✅Supports GitHub, GitLab, TFS, BitBucket
    • Can optionally publish markdown to Atlassian Confluence and Slack

17. duraki/devist

    • specifically crafted (raw) readable format (what is it? links?)
    • out-of-the-box git & deployment integration
    • ruby gem/cli
    • example

18. fossamagna/github-changelog-generator

    • Written in Javascript
    • Can be used with .ejs templates
    • No examples provided

19. dvmonroe/release-notes

    • Written in ruby
    • Similar, but based on your git log/commit subject lines rather than GH api

20. git-chglog/git-chglog

    • Written in Golang
    • Commit message and format
    • Changelog templates

21. cswebworks/CS.Changelog

    • Written in C#/.Net standard/Core making it available on Windows, Unix and Mac
    • ✅ Gitflow-conventions based, independent of GH API (or any server)
    • Output to Json, Xml, Markdown and Html
    • Supports append, changes to modified change log are persisted
    • Supports human friendly release names, configurable change categories.
    • Configurable commit /issue tracker details linking
    • ❌ Quite alpha
    • example

22. nextreleaseio/next-release

    • ✅ GitHub App based integration
    • ✅ Support for both issues & pull requests
    • Generates semantic release notes in markdown based on merged pull request / issue titles and their labels
    • ✅ Slack notification support
    • ✅ Optional export to MS Word
    • Past Release Note filtering & searching
    • example

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