Generate READMEs instantly

Create READMEs
in your terminal

Professional README generation for your projects, right where you code. No web interface, no context switching. Just pure terminal efficiency.

$npm install -g rdme.sh
terminal — rdme.sh

Built for developers

Everything you need to generate perfect READMEs, nothing you don't

Lightning Fast

Generate comprehensive READMEs in seconds. No waiting, no loading screens.

Smart Detection

Automatically detects your project structure, dependencies, and configuration.

Professional Output

Industry-standard formatting with badges, sections, and proper markdown.

Pure CLI

No web interface needed. Everything happens in your terminal, your way.

Customize everything
with .rdmerc.json

Control every aspect of your README generation with a simple config file. Automatically generated on init, customize sections, badges, table of contents, and more.

sections

Choose which sections to include

badges

Auto-generate project badges

toc

Include table of contents

template

Select your preferred template style

.rdmerc.json
{
"sections": [
"description",
"features",
"installation",
"usage",
"contributing",
"license"
],
"badges": true,
"toc": false
}

How it works

Four simple commands to perfect documentation

1
$ npm install -g rdme.sh

Install globally

One command to install rdme.sh on your system with your favorite package manager.

2
$ cd your-project

Navigate to project

CD into any project directory. rdme.sh works with all types of Node.js projects.

3
$ rdme init

Run rdme init

Execute the command and watch as rdme.sh analyzes your project and generates a README.

4
✨ README.md

Done

Your professional README.md is ready. Customize it further or ship it as-is.

Universal compatibility

Install with any package manager

npm

npm install -g rdme.sh

bun

bun add -g rdme.sh

pnpm

pnpm add -g rdme.sh

yarn

yarn global add rdme.sh

npx

npx rdme.sh

ni

ni -g rdme.sh

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your documentation?

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$npm install -g rdme.sh
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