# Git repos & info 12 projects, most used and most active first. 2 of them build on MkDocs NG in the weekly [compatibility test](https://github.com/mkdocs-ng/mkdocs/actions/workflows/compat.yml). Data from 2026-11-01. ## git-revision-date-localized MkDocs plugin to add a last updated date to your site pages. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-git-revision-date-localized-plugin` - **Plugin:** `git-revision-date-localized` - :lucide-badge-check: **Builds on MkDocs NG** in the [weekly compatibility test](https://github.com/mkdocs-ng/mkdocs/actions/workflows/compat.yml) - :lucide-star: 276 · :lucide-download: 1.2M/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2026-10-26 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/timvink/mkdocs-git-revision-date-localized-plugin) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-git-revision-date-localized-plugin/) ## git-authors MkDocs plugin to display git authors of a page. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-git-authors-plugin` - **Plugin:** `git-authors` - :lucide-badge-check: **Builds on MkDocs NG** in the [weekly compatibility test](https://github.com/mkdocs-ng/mkdocs/actions/workflows/compat.yml) - :lucide-star: 120 · :lucide-download: 237k/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2025-06-10 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/timvink/mkdocs-git-authors-plugin) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-git-authors-plugin/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2025-06-10. Check that it still fits your setup. ## git-committers-2 An MkDocs plugin to create a list of contributors on the page. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-git-committers-plugin-2` - **Plugin:** `git-committers` - :lucide-star: 71 · :lucide-download: 71k/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2025-06-05 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/ojacques/mkdocs-git-committers-plugin-2) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-git-committers-plugin-2/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2025-06-05. Check that it still fits your setup. ## git-revision-date MkDocs plugin for setting revision date from git per markdown file. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-git-revision-date-plugin` - **Plugin:** `git-revision-date` - :lucide-star: 61 · :lucide-download: 93k/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2022-03-08 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/zhaoterryy/mkdocs-git-revision-date-plugin) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-git-revision-date-plugin/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2022-03-08. Check that it still fits your setup. ## document-dates A new generation MkDocs plugin for displaying exact creation date, last update date, authors, email of documents. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-document-dates` - **Plugin:** `document-dates` - :lucide-star: 36 · :lucide-download: 21k/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2026-10-22 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/jaywhj/mkdocs-document-dates) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-document-dates/) ## git-committers A mkdocs plugin for displaying the last commit and a list of a files contributors. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-git-committers-plugin` - **Plugin:** `git-committers` - :lucide-star: 48 · :lucide-download: 21k/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2024-12-12 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/byrnereese/mkdocs-git-committers-plugin) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-git-committers-plugin/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2024-12-12. Check that it still fits your setup. ## mkdocs-git-latest-changes-plugin MkDocs plugin that allows you to display a list of recently modified pages from the Git log. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-git-latest-changes-plugin` - **Plugin:** `git-latest-changes` - :lucide-star: 6 · :lucide-download: 2.0k/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2025-12-05 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/tombreit/mkdocs-git-latest-changes-plugin) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-git-latest-changes-plugin/) ## Github-Links Python-Markdown GitHub Links Extension. - **Install:** `pip install mdx-gh-links` - **Markdown extension:** `mdx_gh_links` - :lucide-star: 15 · :lucide-download: 14k/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2025-09-04 - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/Python-Markdown/github-links) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mdx-gh-links/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2025-09-04. Check that it still fits your setup. ## recently-updated Display a list of recently updated documents anywhere on your MkDocs site with a single line of code. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-recently-updated-docs` - **Plugin:** `recently-updated` - :lucide-star: 11 · :lucide-download: 174/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2026-04-13 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/jaywhj/mkdocs-recently-updated-docs) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-recently-updated-docs/) ## Github Releaase Changelog mkdocs extension to autogenerate changelog from github releases. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-github-changelog` - **Plugin:** `mkdocs_github_changelog` - :lucide-star: 9 · :lucide-download: 914/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2026-08-05 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/djpugh/mkdocs_github_changelog) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-github-changelog/) ## branchcustomization Customize MkDocs options on a per-branch basis. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-branchcustomization-plugin` - **Plugin:** `branchcustomization` - :lucide-star: 3 · :lucide-download: 882/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2022-04-17 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/effigies/mkdocs-branchcustomization-plugin) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-branchcustomization-plugin/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2022-04-17. Check that it still fits your setup. ## git-latest-release Plugin for MKDocs to inject the latest release tag from git into markdown. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-latest-release-plugin` - **Plugin:** `git-latest-release` - :lucide-star: 2 · :lucide-download: 168/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2019-12-29 · :lucide-scale: GPL-3.0 - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/agarthetiger/mkdocs_latest_release_plugin) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-latest-release-plugin/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2019-12-29. Check that it still fits your setup.