shieldcn

Shieldcn provides a visual alternative to traditional README badges, rendering them as button‑style elements inspired by shadcn/ui. It can produce SVG or PNG badges for a wide range of services, including npm, GitHub, GitLab, Discord and more than forty other providers. Users select from six layout variants, sixteen color themes, and a library of over thirty‑th built‑in icons, with the option to upload custom SVGs for unlimited design combinations.

The tool is aimed at developers who want to enhance the appearance of project documentation on platforms such as GitHub and GitLab. By generating badge markup in Markdown, HTML, URL, or reStructuredText, it fits directly into typical README files without additional tooling. The service tracks usage statistics and offers a live badge builder for quick customization.

Being open source and free, shieldcn is positioned as an experimental project that focuses on aesthetic quality while supporting a broad set of badge providers and extensive visual customization options.