diff --git a/source/scripts/generators/contents_generator.py b/source/scripts/generators/contents_generator.py
index 9181223..0641afc 100644
--- a/source/scripts/generators/contents_generator.py
+++ b/source/scripts/generators/contents_generator.py
@@ -1,18 +1,26 @@
 import json
 
 def slugify(name):
-    # Converts string to an anchor-friendly slug
+
     return name.lower().replace(" ", "-").replace("(", "").replace(")", "")
 
 def extract_repo_path(link):
-    # Extract the GitHub repository path from the URL. Link format: https://github.com/username/repo
+
     parts = link.rstrip("/").split("/")
     if len(parts) >= 5:
         return f"{parts[-2]}/{parts[-1]}"
     return ""
 
+def format_stars(n):
+    if n >= 1_000_000:
+        return f"{n/1_000_000:.1f}M"
+    elif n >= 1_000:
+        return f"{n/1_000:.1f}k"
+    else:
+        return str(n)
+
 def generate_contents(platform="all"):
-    # Load categories, applications, and tags JSON data
+
     with open("source/data/categories.json", "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
         cat_data = json.load(f)
     with open("source/data/applications.json", "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
@@ -24,13 +32,13 @@ def generate_contents(platform="all"):
     subcategories = cat_data.get("subcategories", [])
     applications = app_data.get("applications", [])
     
-    # Map parent categories id to corresponding name
+
     parent_map = {cat["id"]: cat["name"] for cat in categories}
 
-    # Map tag id to emoji
+
     tag_map = {tag["id"]: tag["emoji"] for tag in tags_data["tags"]}
     
-    # Group subcategories by their parent
+
     subcat_by_parent = {}
     for sub in subcategories:
         parent = sub.get("parent", "other")
@@ -38,24 +46,24 @@ def generate_contents(platform="all"):
             "Name": sub["name"],
             "id": sub["id"]
         })
-    # Sort subcategories alphabetically in each parent group
+
     for key in subcat_by_parent:
         subcat_by_parent[key].sort(key=lambda x: x["Name"].lower())
     
-    # Filter and group applications by their subcategory
+
     apps_by_subcat = {}
     for app in applications:
         include = False
         if platform == "all":
             include = True
         else:
-            # Compare platform tags in lower case
+
             app_platforms = [p.lower() for p in app.get("platforms", [])]
             target = platform.lower()
             if target in app_platforms:
                 include = True
 
-            # Include "Cross" apps for select platforms
+
             if target in ["macos", "linux", "windows"] and "cross" in app_platforms:
                 include = True
         if not include:
@@ -64,13 +72,13 @@ def generate_contents(platform="all"):
         cat_id = app.get("category", "uncategorized")
         apps_by_subcat.setdefault(cat_id, []).append(app)
     
-    # Sort applications within each subcategory alphabetically by name
+
     for key in apps_by_subcat:
         apps_by_subcat[key].sort(key=lambda x: x["name"].lower())
     
-    # Build Markdown output.
+
     md_output = ""
-    # Process parent categories: sort alphabetically (excluding "other", which is added last)
+
     parent_items = [(pid, parent_map.get(pid, pid)) for pid in subcat_by_parent if pid != "other"]
     parent_items.sort(key=lambda x: x[1].lower())
     if "other" in subcat_by_parent:
@@ -78,13 +86,13 @@ def generate_contents(platform="all"):
     
     for pid, pname in parent_items:
         md_output += f"# {pname} - [Go to top](#contents)\n\n"
-        # For each subcategory under the parent category
+
         for sub in subcat_by_parent.get(pid, []):
             subname = sub["Name"]
             md_output += f"### {subname}\n\n"
             md_output += "| Name | Description | Platform | Stars |\n"
             md_output += "| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n"
-            # List all apps for the given subcategory
+
             apps = apps_by_subcat.get(sub["id"], [])
             for app in apps:
                 name = app.get("name", "")
@@ -98,11 +106,12 @@ def generate_contents(platform="all"):
                 if app.get("tags"):
                     tags = " " + " ".join(tag_map.get(tag, tag) for tag in app.get("tags", []))
 
-                # Join the platform tags as provided
                 app_platforms = " ".join(f"`{p}`" for p in app.get("platforms", []))
-                repo_path = extract_repo_path(link)
-                stars_badge = f"![GitHub Repo stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/{repo_path}?style=for-the-badge&label=%20&color=white)" if repo_path else ""
-                md_output += f"| [{name}]({link}){tags} | {description} | {app_platforms} | {stars_badge} |\n"
+                stars = app.get("stars")
+                stars_formatted = f"**{format_stars(stars)}**" if stars is not None else ""
+                # repo_path = extract_repo_path(link)
+                # stars_badge = f"![GitHub Repo stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/{repo_path}?style=for-the-badge&label=%20&color=white)" if repo_path else ""
+                md_output += f"| [{name}]({link}){tags} | {description} | {app_platforms} | {stars_formatted} |\n"
             md_output += "\n"
     return md_output
 
diff --git a/source/scripts/maintenance/stats_updator.py b/source/scripts/maintenance/stats_updator.py
index acc5c67..0ceebfc 100644
--- a/source/scripts/maintenance/stats_updator.py
+++ b/source/scripts/maintenance/stats_updator.py
@@ -3,61 +3,49 @@ import requests
 import json
 from datetime import datetime
 
-# Load the applications data from the JSON file
 with open('source/data/applications.json', 'r') as f:
     data = json.load(f)
 
-# GitHub API token from the environment variables
 GITHUB_TOKEN = os.getenv('GITHUB_TOKEN')
 
-# Headers for the API request
 headers = {
     'Authorization': f'token {GITHUB_TOKEN}',
     'Accept': 'application/vnd.github.v3+json'
 }
 
-# Function to get the latest data for each application
 def update_application_data(app):
-    # Extract repository name from the GitHub URL
+
     repo_name = app["link"].split("github.com/")[1]
-    
-    # API URL for the repository
     repo_url = f'https://api.github.com/repos/{repo_name}'
 
-    print(f"Updating: {repo_name}")  # Debugging output to see which repo is being processed
-    print(f"API URL: {repo_url}")  # Debugging output to check URL
+    print(f"Updating: {repo_name}")
+    print(f"API URL: {repo_url}")
 
-    # Make the request to the GitHub API
     response = requests.get(repo_url, headers=headers)
 
     if response.status_code == 200:
         repo_data = response.json()
 
-        # Update the app's fields with the data from the GitHub API
         app['stars'] = repo_data.get('stargazers_count', app['stars'])
         app['language'] = repo_data.get('language', app['language'])
         
-        # Check if 'license' is None, then safely extract 'spdx_id'
         license_data = repo_data.get('license')
         if license_data is not None:
             app['license'] = license_data.get('spdx_id', app['license'])
         else:
-            app['license'] = app['license']  # Retain the current license if no license exists
+            app['license'] = app['license']
         
-        # Update last commit date
         app['last_commit'] = datetime.strptime(repo_data['pushed_at'], '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ').strftime('%m/%d/%Y')
 
         return app
     else:
         print(f"Error: Unable to fetch data for {repo_name}. Status Code: {response.status_code}")  # Print status code
-        print(f"Response: {response.text}")  # Print response content for more insight
+        print(f"Response: {response.text}")
         return app
 
-# Update the applications data
 for app in data['applications']:
     app = update_application_data(app)
 
-# Write the updated data back to the JSON file
 with open('source/data/applications.json', 'w') as f:
     json.dump(data, f, indent=4)