Release Notes Finder

Release Notes Finder is a web utility to quickly explore all versions of any NPM package and access their GitHub release notes, with smart search, local history, and optimized navigation.

🚀 Live app: maxgfr.github.io/release-notes-finder

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Features

• 🔍 Instant NPM package search with autocomplete
• 🕑 Local search history (browser-based)
• 🏷️ Smart version filtering (major, minor, patch, latest)
• 🗂️ Tabbed navigation (versions, changelog, info)
• 📝 GitHub release notes for each version
• 🏷️ Monorepo support (Next.js, etc.)
• ⌨️ Keyboard navigation (arrows, enter, escape)
• 🔗 Direct links to GitHub and NPM

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Usage

1. Search: Type an NPM package name in the search bar.
2. History: Click a package from your local history to reload it.
3. Versions: Browse versions, click to open a tab (does not auto-switch).
4. Release Notes: View release notes fetched from GitHub.
5. Info: See the NPM info card (description, author, license, keywords).

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Local development

git clone https://github.com/maxgfr/release-notes-finder.git
cd release-notes-finder
yarn
yarn dev

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Tech stack

• React + TypeScript
• Chakra UI (UI components)
• NPM Registry API & GitHub API
• localStorage (history)
• Deployment: GitHub Pages

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Contributing

PRs are welcome! For suggestions or bugs, please open an issue.

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License

MIT