Changelog Software
Most changelog software gives you a nice page and an empty text box — writing the entries is still your job. Shipstar is changelog software with the writing built in: it generates entries from your GitHub activity, hosts a public changelog page, embeds into your own site, and notifies subscribers by email and RSS every time you publish. The whole changelog workflow, not just the container.
A Hosted Changelog Page, Ready on Day One
Every Shipstar project gets a public changelog page with clean typography, categories, and an RSS/Atom feed — no frontend work required. Prefer to keep users on your own domain? Drop in the embeddable changelog widget and your entries render inside your site with a script tag. Either way, publishing an entry in Shipstar updates everywhere it appears, instantly.
Entries That Write Themselves
This is where Shipstar departs from traditional changelog tools. Instead of an empty editor, you get AI-generated drafts built from your commits and merged pull requests. The generator understands what changed, groups it sensibly, and writes for users rather than engineers. You edit and approve rather than write from scratch — which is the difference between a changelog that stays current and one that died three releases ago.
Subscribers, Notifications, and Distribution Built In
A changelog works best when it reaches people. Shipstar includes a double-opt-in email subscription flow so users can follow your updates, with compliant one-click unsubscribe on every message. Published entries can also post to Slack, go out on X, and trigger webhooks — turning your changelog from a static page into the hub of your release communication.
Fits the Way Engineering Teams Ship
Shipstar connects to GitHub, respects your review process, and automates the schedule. Approve entries manually or let scheduled content publish itself when the date arrives. A REST API and agent-ready MCP tools mean your release scripts — or your AI agents — can drive the changelog programmatically. It behaves like a developer tool because it is one.
Why teams choose Shipstar
- Hosted public changelog page with RSS, plus an embeddable widget for your own site
- AI-generated entries from your GitHub activity — edit and approve instead of writing
- Built-in email subscriptions with double opt-in and one-click unsubscribe
- API and agent tooling to automate your changelog from scripts or CI
Frequently asked questions
What should good changelog software include?
At minimum: a public page your users can browse, a feed they can subscribe to, and email notifications. Shipstar adds the part most tools skip — generating the entries themselves from your Git activity, so the changelog stays current without someone owning the writing.
Can I embed the changelog in my own website?
Yes. Shipstar ships an embeddable widget that renders your changelog inside your own site with a small script tag, alongside the hosted page and RSS feed. Entries you publish appear in all of them simultaneously.
Can users subscribe to changelog updates?
Yes. Shipstar includes a double-opt-in email subscription flow, so users confirm before they're added, and every email carries a one-click unsubscribe link. RSS and Atom feeds are available for users who prefer readers.
Do I have to use the AI generation, or can I write entries manually?
Generation is optional per entry. You can write or fully rewrite anything in the editor before approving — the AI is there to eliminate the blank page, not to take over your voice.
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