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title: "Make an animation from your repository"
description: "Turn a GitHub repository’s data into an editable star milestone animation."
canonical: "https://terminal.lottiefiles.com/docs/how-to/make-a-repository-animation/"
last_updated: 2026-10-27
---

# Make an animation from your repository

Turn a GitHub repository’s data into an editable star milestone animation.

You need a network connection to fetch your repository’s data. The gallery starts with
sample data so you can try its controls first.

1. Press `⌥G`, or click **File** › **Templates**. The gallery opens with animated tiles.
2. Click the source field along the top. You can type a repository address.
3. Type `owner/repo`, replacing it with your repository, and press `enter`. The tiles
   update from GitHub; the line under the field reports what was fetched or what failed.
4. Click **1:1** along the top. The tiles become square.
5. Click the **Star milestone** tile. It opens as a document with **TEMPLATE** in the rail
   (the Properties panel in After Effects or Figma, the Inspector in Rive).
6. Click a words field in **TEMPLATE**, type your wording and press `enter`. The animation
   is made again with your words.
7. Press `w`. The document saves under the name shown in the rail.

![The gallery shows sample repository animations, aspect choices, film styles and themes.](https://terminal.lottiefiles.com/docs/assets/shots/start-gallery.png)

The picture shows sample data. Your repository’s counts and words differ.
Remaking a template replaces hand edits after a second confirmation; `u` brings those edits back.
Next, [export your animation](https://terminal.lottiefiles.com/docs/export.md), or see [Templates and styles](https://terminal.lottiefiles.com/docs/templates-and-styles.md)
for package download races, contributor exports and films.