diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/SyncGitHubRepositoryStars.php b/app/Console/Commands/SyncGitHubRepositoryStars.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f2843b0ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/SyncGitHubRepositoryStars.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Console\Commands;
+
+use App\Support\GitHub;
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+
+class SyncGitHubRepositoryStars extends Command
+{
+    protected $signature = 'github:sync-repo-stars';
+
+    protected $description = 'Fetch and cache the GitHub star counts shown in the site header for the mobile-air and desktop repositories';
+
+    public function handle(): int
+    {
+        $failed = false;
+
+        foreach ([GitHub::mobileAir(), GitHub::desktop()] as $repository) {
+            $stars = $repository->refreshStars();
+
+            if ($stars === null) {
+                $failed = true;
+                $this->error("Failed to fetch stars for {$repository->package}, keeping the last cached count");
+
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $this->info("{$repository->package}: {$stars} stars");
+        }
+
+        return $failed ? self::FAILURE : self::SUCCESS;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Console/Kernel.php b/app/Console/Kernel.php
index 08fe3bb37..958c3b21e 100644
--- a/app/Console/Kernel.php
+++ b/app/Console/Kernel.php
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ protected function schedule(Schedule $schedule): void
             ->onOneServer()
             ->runInBackground();
 
+        // Refresh the repository star counts shown in the site header's Mobile and Desktop dropdowns
+        $schedule->command('github:sync-repo-stars')
+            ->dailyAt('09:00')
+            ->onOneServer()
+            ->runInBackground();
+
         // Remove Discord Max role for users with expired Max licenses
         $schedule->command('discord:remove-expired-roles')
             ->dailyAt('10:30')
diff --git a/app/Support/GitHub.php b/app/Support/GitHub.php
index 639c107b9..0d0b13a38 100644
--- a/app/Support/GitHub.php
+++ b/app/Support/GitHub.php
@@ -3,9 +3,13 @@
 namespace App\Support;
 
 use App\Support\GitHub\Release;
+use Illuminate\Http\Client\ConnectionException;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
+use Illuminate\Support\Number;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 
 class GitHub
 {
@@ -20,7 +24,7 @@ class GitHub
     public const PACKAGE_MOBILE_AIR = 'nativephp/mobile-air';
 
     public function __construct(
-        private string $package
+        public readonly string $package
     ) {}
 
     public static function desktop(): static
@@ -105,6 +109,60 @@ public function releasesFrom(string $version): Collection
         )->values();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * The repository's star count as last cached by refreshStars(). Never hits
+     * the GitHub API, so it is safe to call while rendering a page.
+     */
+    public function stars(): ?int
+    {
+        return Cache::get($this->getCacheKey('stars'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The cached star count in a compact, human form such as "1.2k stars", or
+     * null when nothing has been cached yet.
+     */
+    public function formattedStars(): ?string
+    {
+        $stars = $this->stars();
+
+        if ($stars === null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return Str::lower(Number::abbreviate($stars, maxPrecision: 1)).' '.Str::plural('star', $stars);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Fetch the star count from GitHub and cache it with no expiry. A failed
+     * request leaves the previously cached count in place.
+     */
+    public function refreshStars(): ?int
+    {
+        try {
+            $response = Http::timeout(10)
+                ->accept('application/vnd.github+json')
+                ->when(config('services.github.token'), fn ($request, string $token) => $request->withToken($token))
+                ->get('https://api.github.com/repos/'.$this->package);
+        } catch (ConnectionException $e) {
+            Log::warning('Failed to fetch GitHub star count', ['repository' => $this->package, 'error' => $e->getMessage()]);
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $stars = $response->json('stargazers_count');
+
+        if ($response->failed() || ! is_int($stars)) {
+            Log::warning('Failed to fetch GitHub star count', ['repository' => $this->package, 'status' => $response->status()]);
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        Cache::forever($this->getCacheKey('stars'), $stars);
+
+        return $stars;
+    }
+
     private function fetchLatestVersion(): ?Release
     {
         // Make a request to GitHub
diff --git a/resources/views/components/navbar/device-dropdown-item.blade.php b/resources/views/components/navbar/device-dropdown-item.blade.php
index d1851ca70..ec8cdde84 100644
--- a/resources/views/components/navbar/device-dropdown-item.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/components/navbar/device-dropdown-item.blade.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 @props([
     'href' => '#',
     'title' => '',
+    'titlePrefix' => null,
     'subtitle' => null,
     'icon' => null,
     'github' => null,
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@
 
 <a
     href="{{ $href }}"
-    @if ($title) aria-label="{{ $title }}" @endif
+    @if ($title) aria-label="{{ $titlePrefix }}{{ $title }}" @endif
     class="group flex items-center gap-3 rounded-lg py-2 pr-3 pl-2 ring-1 ring-transparent transition hover:bg-snow-flurry-50/70 hover:ring-snow-flurry-100 active:bg-snow-flurry-50/70 active:ring-snow-flurry-100 dark:hover:bg-violet-400/40 dark:hover:ring-violet-400/70 dark:active:bg-violet-400/40 dark:active:ring-violet-400/70"
     role="menuitem"
     tabindex="-1"
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ class="{{ $iconClass }} transition will-change-transform group-hover:scale-95 gr
 
     <div class="relative grow truncate pr-5">
         @if ($title)
-            <div class="font-medium">{{ $title }}</div>
+            <div class="font-medium">@if ($titlePrefix)<span class="opacity-60">{{ $titlePrefix }}</span>@endif{{ $title }}</div>
         @endif
 
         @if ($subtitle)
diff --git a/resources/views/components/navbar/device-dropdowns.blade.php b/resources/views/components/navbar/device-dropdowns.blade.php
index 1d55475cb..d7a4f2a68 100644
--- a/resources/views/components/navbar/device-dropdowns.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/components/navbar/device-dropdowns.blade.php
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 @php
     $showShowcase = \App\Models\Showcase::approved()->count() >= 4;
+    $mobileAirStars = \App\Support\GitHub::mobileAir()->formattedStars();
+    $desktopStars = \App\Support\GitHub::desktop()->formattedStars();
 @endphp
 
 <nav class="flex items-center gap-1.5 lg:gap-2">
@@ -35,8 +37,9 @@
         @endif
         <x-navbar.device-dropdown-item
             href="https://github.com/nativephp/mobile-air"
-            title="GitHub"
-            subtitle="Visit our GitHub repository"
+            title-prefix="nativephp/"
+            title="mobile-air"
+            :subtitle="$mobileAirStars ?? 'GitHub'"
             icon="github"
         />
     </x-navbar.device-dropdown>
@@ -65,8 +68,9 @@
         @endif
         <x-navbar.device-dropdown-item
             href="https://github.com/nativephp/desktop"
-            title="GitHub"
-            subtitle="Visit our GitHub repository"
+            title-prefix="nativephp/"
+            title="desktop"
+            :subtitle="$desktopStars ?? 'GitHub'"
             icon="github"
         />
     </x-navbar.device-dropdown>
diff --git a/tests/Feature/GitHubRepositoryStarsTest.php b/tests/Feature/GitHubRepositoryStarsTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca614bfc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/GitHubRepositoryStarsTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Feature;
+
+use App\Support\GitHub;
+use Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\Schedule;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Illuminate\Http\Client\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+class GitHubRepositoryStarsTest extends TestCase
+{
+    use RefreshDatabase;
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        Cache::flush();
+    }
+
+    private function fakeStars(int $mobileAir = 1234, int $desktop = 5678): void
+    {
+        Http::fake([
+            'api.github.com/repos/nativephp/mobile-air' => Http::response(['stargazers_count' => $mobileAir]),
+            'api.github.com/repos/nativephp/desktop' => Http::response(['stargazers_count' => $desktop]),
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function test_command_fetches_and_caches_star_counts_for_both_repositories(): void
+    {
+        $this->fakeStars();
+
+        $this->artisan('github:sync-repo-stars')->assertSuccessful();
+
+        $this->assertSame(1234, GitHub::mobileAir()->stars());
+        $this->assertSame(5678, GitHub::desktop()->stars());
+
+        Http::assertSent(fn (Request $request) => $request->url() === 'https://api.github.com/repos/nativephp/mobile-air');
+        Http::assertSent(fn (Request $request) => $request->url() === 'https://api.github.com/repos/nativephp/desktop');
+        Http::assertSentCount(2);
+    }
+
+    public function test_command_is_scheduled_daily(): void
+    {
+        $event = collect(app(Schedule::class)->events())
+            ->first(fn ($event) => str_contains($event->command, 'github:sync-repo-stars'));
+
+        $this->assertNotNull($event);
+        $this->assertSame('0 9 * * *', $event->expression);
+    }
+
+    public function test_request_uses_the_configured_github_token(): void
+    {
+        config(['services.github.token' => 'test-token']);
+        $this->fakeStars();
+
+        GitHub::mobileAir()->refreshStars();
+
+        Http::assertSent(fn (Request $request) => $request->hasHeader('Authorization', 'Bearer test-token'));
+    }
+
+    public function test_request_is_sent_without_a_token_when_none_is_configured(): void
+    {
+        config(['services.github.token' => null]);
+        $this->fakeStars();
+
+        GitHub::mobileAir()->refreshStars();
+
+        Http::assertSent(fn (Request $request) => ! $request->hasHeader('Authorization'));
+    }
+
+    public function test_failed_api_call_keeps_the_previously_cached_count(): void
+    {
+        Http::fake([
+            'api.github.com/repos/nativephp/mobile-air' => Http::sequence()
+                ->push(['stargazers_count' => 900])
+                ->push(['message' => 'API rate limit exceeded'], 403),
+            'api.github.com/repos/nativephp/desktop' => Http::sequence()
+                ->push(['stargazers_count' => 400])
+                ->pushFailedConnection(),
+        ]);
+
+        $this->artisan('github:sync-repo-stars')->assertSuccessful();
+        $this->artisan('github:sync-repo-stars')->assertFailed();
+
+        $this->assertSame(900, GitHub::mobileAir()->stars());
+        $this->assertSame(400, GitHub::desktop()->stars());
+    }
+
+    public function test_response_without_a_star_count_keeps_the_previously_cached_count(): void
+    {
+        Http::fake([
+            'api.github.com/repos/nativephp/mobile-air' => Http::sequence()
+                ->push(['stargazers_count' => 900])
+                ->push(['unexpected' => 'shape']),
+        ]);
+
+        GitHub::mobileAir()->refreshStars();
+
+        $this->assertNull(GitHub::mobileAir()->refreshStars());
+        $this->assertSame(900, GitHub::mobileAir()->stars());
+    }
+
+    public function test_stars_are_null_when_nothing_has_been_cached(): void
+    {
+        Http::fake();
+
+        $this->assertNull(GitHub::mobileAir()->stars());
+        $this->assertNull(GitHub::mobileAir()->formattedStars());
+
+        Http::assertNothingSent();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array<string, array{int, string}>
+     */
+    public static function starCountProvider(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'zero' => [0, '0 stars'],
+            'one' => [1, '1 star'],
+            'hundreds' => [950, '950 stars'],
+            'exact thousand' => [1000, '1k stars'],
+            'thousands' => [1234, '1.2k stars'],
+            'tens of thousands' => [12345, '12.3k stars'],
+        ];
+    }
+
+    #[DataProvider('starCountProvider')]
+    public function test_star_counts_are_formatted_compactly(int $count, string $expected): void
+    {
+        Http::fake(['api.github.com/repos/nativephp/mobile-air' => Http::response(['stargazers_count' => $count])]);
+
+        GitHub::mobileAir()->refreshStars();
+
+        $this->assertSame($expected, GitHub::mobileAir()->formattedStars());
+    }
+
+    public function test_dropdowns_show_repository_names_and_cached_star_counts(): void
+    {
+        $this->fakeStars();
+        $this->artisan('github:sync-repo-stars');
+
+        $this->blade('<x-navbar.device-dropdowns />')
+            ->assertSeeInOrder(['https://github.com/nativephp/mobile-air', '<span class="opacity-60">nativephp/</span>mobile-air', '1.2k stars'], false)
+            ->assertSeeInOrder(['https://github.com/nativephp/desktop', '<span class="opacity-60">nativephp/</span>desktop', '5.7k stars'], false)
+            ->assertSee('aria-label="nativephp/mobile-air"', false)
+            ->assertSee('aria-label="nativephp/desktop"', false)
+            ->assertDontSee('Visit our GitHub repository');
+    }
+
+    public function test_dropdowns_fall_back_to_plain_text_when_no_star_counts_are_cached(): void
+    {
+        Http::fake();
+
+        $this->blade('<x-navbar.device-dropdowns />')
+            ->assertSeeInOrder(['https://github.com/nativephp/mobile-air', 'nativephp/</span>mobile-air', 'GitHub'], false)
+            ->assertSeeInOrder(['https://github.com/nativephp/desktop', 'nativephp/</span>desktop', 'GitHub'], false)
+            ->assertDontSeeText('stars');
+
+        Http::assertNothingSent();
+    }
+
+    public function test_rendering_the_dropdowns_never_calls_the_github_api(): void
+    {
+        $this->fakeStars();
+        $this->artisan('github:sync-repo-stars');
+        Http::fake();
+
+        $this->blade('<x-navbar.device-dropdowns />')->assertSee('1.2k stars');
+
+        Http::assertNothingSent();
+    }
+
+    public function test_dropdown_items_without_a_title_prefix_render_the_title_alone(): void
+    {
+        $this->blade('<x-navbar.device-dropdown-item href="/docs" title="Documentation" />')
+            ->assertSee('<div class="font-medium">Documentation</div>', false)
+            ->assertSee('aria-label="Documentation"', false)
+            ->assertDontSee('opacity-60', false);
+    }
+}