**git-cliff** can generate [changelog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changelog) files from the [Git](https://git-scm.com/) history by utilizing [conventional commits](https://git-cliff.org/docs/configuration/git#conventional_commits) as well as regex-powered [custom parsers](https://git-cliff.org/docs/configuration/git#commit_parsers). The [changelog template](https://git-cliff.org/docs/category/templating) can be customized with a [configuration file](https://git-cliff.org/docs/configuration) to match the desired format.
## Documentation
Learn how to use **git-cliff** from the [documentation](https://git-cliff.org/docs).
- [Installation](https://git-cliff.org/docs/installation/)
- [Usage](https://git-cliff.org/docs/usage/examples)
- [Configuration](https://git-cliff.org/docs/configuration)
- [Templating](https://git-cliff.org/docs/category/templating)
## In The Media
- [Turning Git commits into changelog with git-cliff](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWh8qbiLRts) - RustLab 2023 (Talk)
- [An Interview with Orhun of git-cliff](https://console.substack.com/p/console-141) - Console #141 (Newsletter)
## Editor Support
- [git-cliff.el](https://github.com/liuyinz/git-cliff.el) - Generate, update and release changelog in Emacs
## Similar/Related Projects
- [git-journal](https://github.com/saschagrunert/git-journal) - The Git Commit Message and Changelog Generation Framework
- [clog-cli](https://github.com/clog-tool/clog-cli) - Generate beautiful changelogs from your Git commit history
- [relnotes](https://crates.io/crates/relnotes) - A tool to automatically generate release notes for your project.
- [cocogitto](https://github.com/oknozor/cocogitto) - A set of CLI tools for the conventional commit and semver specifications.
- [cliff-jumper](https://github.com/favware/cliff-jumper) - A NodeJS CLI tool that combines git-cliff and
[conventional-recommended-bump](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog/tree/master/packages/conventional-recommended-bump)
to semantically bump a NodeJS package and generate a git-cliff powered changelog.
- [release-plz](https://github.com/MarcoIeni/release-plz) - Release Rust packages from CI.
- [git-changelog-command-line](https://github.com/tomasbjerre/git-changelog-command-line) - Generate changelog and determine next version with conventional commits.
## Contributors
Thanks goes to these wonderful people ✨
Made with [contrib.rocks](https://contrib.rocks).
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## License
Licensed under either of [Apache License Version 2.0](./LICENSE-APACHE) or [The MIT License](./LICENSE-MIT) at your option.
## Copyright
Copyright © 2021-2024, [git-cliff contributors](mailto:git-cliff@protonmail.com)