GitHub Repo Size
Simon Willison
Archived Apr 10, 2026
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Tool: GitHub Repo Size GitHub doesn't tell you the repo size in the UI, but it's available in the CORS-friendly API . Paste a repo into this tool to see the size, for example for simonw/datasette (8.1MB). Tags: cors , github
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GitHub Repo Size
GitHub doesn't tell you the repo size in the UI, but it's available in the CORS-friendly API. Paste a repo into this tool to see the size, for example for simonw/datasette (8.1MB).
Posted 9th April 2026 at 9:31 pm
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