GitHub Stars Lists

Sync official GitHub Stars Lists into the sidebar; how they differ from local tags

Purpose

GitHub’s own Stars Lists group Stars on your account. Starcat syncs those lists into the sidebar so you can open them locally.

Lists live on GitHub; tags live on this Mac.

Sidebar GitHub Stars Lists, middle column showing one list

Screenshot TODO · images/screenshots/manage-stars/github-lists.webp

What you can do in Starcat

Capability	Detail
Sync and browse	Lists you create or edit on GitHub show up in the sidebar
Open a list	Click the name to see its repositories
Batch move	Multi-select may offer Move to List

The structure follows GitHub.

vs tags

	Stars List	Starcat tags
Stored	GitHub	This Mac
Other devices	Follows the GitHub account	This Mac (cloud sync not shipped)
Shape	Groups	Color, icon, fine classification
Visibility	List public / private	This Mac only

Use Lists when the grouping must match github.com. Use tags for personal taxonomy.

Related

• Batch operations
• Sidebar