diff --git a/contributors.json b/contributors.json
index 59057dfa33..86f480074c 100644
--- a/contributors.json
+++ b/contributors.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "⚠️": "NOTE: this is an auto-generated list. Do not modify it.",
+    "ℹ️": "Use `npm run list-contributors`. as a reference to update this list.",
     "contributors": [
         {
             "name": "eliandoran",
@@ -17,37 +17,29 @@
             "name": "adoriandoran",
             "url": "https://github.com/adoriandoran"
         },
-        {
-            "name": "pano9000",
-            "url": "https://github.com/pano9000"
-        },
         {
             "name": "perfectra1n",
             "url": "https://github.com/perfectra1n"
         },
         {
-            "name": "JYC333",
-            "url": "https://github.com/JYC333"
+            "name": "pano9000",
+            "url": "https://github.com/pano9000"
         },
         {
             "name": "SiriusXT",
             "url": "https://github.com/SiriusXT"
         },
         {
-            "name": "tony",
-            "url": "https://github.com/tony"
-        },
-        {
-            "name": "Nriver",
-            "url": "https://github.com/Nriver"
+            "name": "JYC333",
+            "url": "https://github.com/JYC333"
         },
         {
             "name": "francistw",
             "url": "https://github.com/francistw"
         },
         {
-            "name": "isaul32",
-            "url": "https://github.com/isaul32"
+            "name": "Nriver",
+            "url": "https://github.com/Nriver"
         },
         {
             "name": "thfrei",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 91ef5a4c4d..17254a5179 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     "dev:linter-fix": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=4096 eslint . --fix",
     "postinstall": "tsx scripts/electron-rebuild.mts && pnpm prepare",
     "prepare": "pnpm run --filter pdfjs-viewer --filter share-theme build && pnpm run --filter web-clipper postinstall",
-    "update-contributor-list": "tsx ./scripts/update-contributor-list.ts"
+    "list-contributors": "tsx ./scripts/list-contributors.ts"
   },
   "private": true,
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/scripts/list-contributors.ts b/scripts/list-contributors.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..02a7c534b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/list-contributors.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import { execSync} from "node:child_process";
+
+interface ContributorInfo {
+    name: string;
+    fullName?: string
+    email?: string;
+    commitCount: number;
+    url: string;
+}
+
+interface showTableParams {
+    title: string;
+    comment?: string;
+    contributors: ContributorInfo[];
+    columns: (keyof ContributorInfo)[];
+}
+
+async function main() {
+    listLocalGitContributors();
+    await listGitHubContributors();
+}
+
+async function listGitHubContributors() {
+    let list: any[] | null = null;
+    
+    const response = await fetch("https://api.github.com/repos/TriliumNext/Trilium/contributors");
+    if (response.ok) {
+        list = await response.json();
+    } else {
+        console.error(`Unable to request the contributor list from GitHub. Reason: ${response.statusText}`);
+    }
+
+    if (!list) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const contributors: ContributorInfo[] = list.map((c) => {
+        return {
+            name: c.login,
+            url: c.html_url,
+            commitCount: c.contributions
+        } as ContributorInfo;
+    });
+
+    showTable({
+        title: "GitHub Contributor List",
+        comment: "Note: the GitHub list also include contributors that did not directly contribute to Trilium, but to submodules used in the Trilium's repo.",
+        contributors: contributors,
+        columns: ["name", "url", "commitCount"]
+    });
+}
+
+function listLocalGitContributors() {
+    const rawOutput = execSync("git shortlog -sne --no-merges HEAD -- src/ apps/")
+        .toString()
+        .split("\n")
+        .slice(0, 20);
+    
+    const contributors: ContributorInfo[] = rawOutput.map((line: string) => {
+        const match = line.match(/^\s*(\d+)\s+(.+?)\s+<(.+)>$/);
+        if (!match) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        return {
+            name: match[2],
+            email: match[3],
+            commitCount: parseInt(match[1])
+        }
+    });
+
+    showTable({
+        title: "Local Git Contributor List",
+        comment: "",
+        columns: ["name", "email", "commitCount"],
+        contributors: contributors.filter((c: ContributorInfo | null) => c !== null)
+    });
+}
+
+function showTable(params: showTableParams) {
+    console.log(`\n──── ${params.title} ────`);
+    if (params.comment) {
+        console.log(`\n${params.comment}\n`);
+    }
+    console.table(params.contributors, params.columns);
+}
+
+main();
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diff --git a/scripts/update-contributor-list.ts b/scripts/update-contributor-list.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index d6478c2da4..0000000000
--- a/scripts/update-contributor-list.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-import { Contributor, ContributorList } from "../packages/commons/";
-import { writeFileSync } from "fs";
-
-// Keep honorific contributors at top of the list, even if their commit count
-// is exceeded by another users.
-const PINNED_CONTRIBUTORS: Record<string, Pick<Contributor, "fullName" | "role">> = {
-    "eliandoran": {fullName: "Elian Doran", role: "lead-dev"},
-    "zadam": {fullName: "Zadam", role: "original-dev"}
-};
-
-// Bots marked as users on the GitHub profile info to exclude from the listing
-const BOTS = [
-    "weblate"
-];
-
-async function main() {
-    console.log("Retrieving the contributor list...");
-
-    let data: any = {};
-    try {
-        data = await fetchContributors();
-    } catch (ex) {
-        console.error(ex);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    writeFileSync("contributors.json", JSON.stringify(data, null, 4));
-    console.log("Done.");
-}
-
-async function fetchContributors() {
-    const response = await fetch("https://api.github.com/repos/TriliumNext/Trilium/contributors");
-
-    if (response.ok) {
-        return {
-            "⚠️": "NOTE: this is an auto-generated list. Do not modify it.",
-            contributors: processContributorList(await response.json())
-        } as ContributorList
-    } else {
-        throw new Error(`Unable to request the contributor list from GitHub. Reason: ${response.statusText}`);
-    }
-}
-
-function processContributorList(contributorInfo: GithubContributor[]) {
-    return contributorInfo
-        // Filter out bots
-        .filter((c) => c.type === "User" && !BOTS.includes(c.login))
-        // Sort by the commit count. Honorific contributors are always first.
-        .sort(contributorOrderer)
-        .map((c) => {
-            let pinnedInfo = PINNED_CONTRIBUTORS[c.login];
-
-            return {
-                name: c.login,
-                fullName: pinnedInfo?.fullName,
-                url: c.html_url,
-                role: pinnedInfo?.role
-            } as Contributor;
-        });
-}
-
-function contributorOrderer(a, b) {
-    const isAPinned = (a.login in PINNED_CONTRIBUTORS);
-    const isBPinned = (b.login in PINNED_CONTRIBUTORS);
-    
-    // Pinned contributors come first
-    if (isAPinned !== isBPinned) {
-        return isAPinned ? -1 : 1;
-    }
-    
-    // Within each group, sort by contributions
-    return b.contributions - a.contributions;
-}
-
-main();
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