<p>New folks often find difficulty while finding <strong>Open Source</strong> projects to contribute to. Yes, sometimes it's overwhelming when we see some big organization/large-scale projects.</p>
<p>But it's not always we need to start with bulky projects. We should always start with the project in which we are comfortable and level up on the way.</p>
<h2 id="heading-here-are-some-ways-to-find">Here are some ways to find</h2>
<h3 id="heading-1-issue-tab-in-github">1) Issue tab in GitHub</h3>
<p>Head over to the Issue tab in GitHub and the search box, type:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-yaml"><span class="hljs-string">label:"good</span> <span class="hljs-string">first</span> <span class="hljs-string">issue"</span> <span class="hljs-string">language:java</span>
</code></pre>
<p>(change the language para accordingly.)</p>
<p><img src="https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/qzmfw8fd9goei7sbz4hd.jpeg" alt="Pradumna Saraf" /></p>
<h3 id="heading-2-mungells-awesome-for-beginners-repo">2) MunGell's <code>awesome-for-beginners</code> repo.</h3>
<p>This repo contains beginner-friendly projects related to every programming language.</p>
<p>Link- <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/mungell/awesome-for-beginners">MunGell/awesomeforbeginners</a></p>
<p><img src="https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/q2tv5n6hzyva60kcl5b7.png" alt="Pradumna Saraf" /></p>
<h3 id="heading-3-goodfirstissuedev">3) goodfirstissue.dev</h3>
<p>It will help you in finding <code>good first issue</code> from the thousand of the repo at one place.</p>
<p>link - <a target="_blank" href="https://goodfirstissue.dev/">goodfirstissue.dev</a></p>
<p><img src="https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/jll2bb4lt0l8fturlf39.png" alt="Image description" /></p>
<p>Check the updated blog here: [<a target="_blank" href="[https://blog.pradumnasaraf.dev/5-ways-to-find-projects-in-open-source](https://blog.pradumnasaraf.dev/5-ways-to-find-projects-in-open-source)"><strong>5 ways to find projects in Open Source</strong>](<a href="https://blog.pradumnasaraf.dev/5-ways-to-find-projects-in-open-source" class="autolinkedURL autolinkedURL-url" target="_blank">blog.pradumnasaraf.dev/5-ways-to-find-proje..</a>)\</a></p>


New folks often find difficulty while finding **Open Source** projects to contribute to. Yes, sometimes it's overwhelming when we see some big organization/large-scale projects.

But it's not always we need to start with bulky projects. We should always start with the project in which we are comfortable and level up on the way.

## Here are some ways to find

### 1) Issue tab in GitHub

Head over to the Issue tab in GitHub and the search box, type:

```yaml
label:"good first issue" language:java
```

(change the language para accordingly.)

![Pradumna Saraf](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/qzmfw8fd9goei7sbz4hd.jpeg align="left")

### 2) MunGell's `awesome-for-beginners` repo.

This repo contains beginner-friendly projects related to every programming language.

Link- [MunGell/awesomeforbeginners](https://github.com/mungell/awesome-for-beginners)

![Pradumna Saraf](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/q2tv5n6hzyva60kcl5b7.png align="left")

### 3) goodfirstissue.dev

It will help you in finding `good first issue` from the thousand of the repo at one place.

link - [goodfirstissue.dev](https://goodfirstissue.dev/)

![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/jll2bb4lt0l8fturlf39.png align="left")

Check the updated blog here: \[[**5 ways to find projects in Open Source**](https://blog.pradumnasaraf.dev/5-ways-to-find-projects-in-open-source)\]([https://blog.pradumnasaraf.dev/5-ways-to-find-projects-in-open-source](https://blog.pradumnasaraf.dev/5-ways-to-find-projects-in-open-source))

The article provides tips for finding Open Source projects to contribute to, including searching for "good first issue" labels on GitHub, using MunGell's.

How to find an Open Source project to contribute to on GitHub?

Find an Open Source project to contribute to on GitHub

Here are some ways to find

1) Issue tab in GitHub

2) MunGell's awesome-for-beginners repo.

3) goodfirstissue.dev

Pradumna is a Developer Advocate, Docker Captain, and a DevOps and Go Developer. He is passionate about Open Source and has mentored hundreds of people to break into the ecosystem.


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Find an Open Source project to contribute to on GitHub

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Here are some ways to find

1) Issue tab in GitHub

2) MunGell's awesome-for-beginners repo.

3) goodfirstissue.dev

2) MunGell's `awesome-for-beginners` repo.