awesome-for-beginners
A list of awesome beginners-friendly projects.
MvvmCross
first-timers-onlyThe .NET MVVM framework for cross-platform solutions, including Xamarin.iOS, Xamarin.Android, Windows and Mac.
RawCMS
good-first-issueRawCMS is a headless CMS written in ASP.NET Core, built for developers that embrace API-first technology.
OpenRA
EasyA Real Time Strategy game engine supporting early Westwood classics such as Command & Conquer: Red Alert.
Uno Platform
good-first-issueOSS project for creating pixel-perfect, single-source C# and XAML apps which run natively on iOS, Android, macOS, Linux and Web via WebAssembly.
Cake
Good-first-issueCake (C# Make) is a free and open source cross-platform build automation system with a C# DSL for tasks such as compiling code, copying files and folders, running unit tests, compressing files and building NuGet packages.
electron
good-first-issueBuild cross platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
Godot Engine
good first issue2D and 3D cross-platform game engine. Also has C# and Python code.
projectM
good-first-issueA music visualizer library using OpenGL and GLSL. Has applications using Qt5, SDL, emscripten, iTunes, Kodi.
tensorflow
stat:contributions-welcomeComputation using data flow graphs for scalable machine learning
MoveIt
good-first-issueEasy-to-use open source robotics manipulation platform for developing commercial applications, prototyping designs, and benchmarking algorithms.
LightTable
good-first-issueThe Next Generation code editor! One of the top funded projects on KickStarter.
dart.dev
beginnerA website covering Dart language and common libraries, for developers of Dart libraries, web apps, server-side code, and mobile (Flutter) apps.
Elixir
Level:StarterElixir is a dynamic, functional language designed for building scalable and maintainable applications
Terraform
good-first-issueA tool for building, changing, and versioning infrastructure safely and efficiently.
TiDB
for-new-contributorsA distributed scalable Hybrid Transactional and Analytical Processing (HTAP) database
script
good-first-issueA Go library for doing the kind of tasks that shell scripts are good at: reading files, executing subprocesses, counting lines, matching strings, and so on. Beginners are very welcome and will get detailed code review and help through the PR process.
PureLB
Load-balancer orchestrator for Kubernetes that uses standard Linux networking and routing protocols.
containerd
exp/beginnerIndustry-standard container runtime with an emphasis on simplicity, robustness and portability.
TEAMMATES
good-first-issueTEAMMATES is a free online tool for managing peer evaluations and other feedback paths of your students.
JabRef
good-first-issueDesktop application for managing literature references using modern Java features including JavaFX. Dedicated to code quality and constructive feedback: Each Pull Request is reviewed by two developers to provide high-quality feedback and to ensure high quality of new contributions.
Wikimedia Commons Android App
good-first-issueAllows users to upload pictures from their Android phone/tablet to Wikimedia Commons.
XWiki
XWiki is a free wiki software platform written in Java with a design emphasis on extensibility. Beginners should follow the onboarding wiki.
zerocode
good-first-issueAPI Automation without coding, easy JSON response assertions, Testing REST, SOAP, Kafka and Java/DB APIs, CI/Jenkins Friendly.
SirixDB
good-first-issueSirixDB is an evolutionary, versioned NoSQL document store (XML and JSON) written (mostly) in Java. It stores compact snapshots during commits with many concepts borrowed from ZFS and Git. Each revision is indexed and the document store can be queried with temporal queries. It's especially well suited for modern hardware.
Trino (formerly Presto SQL)
good-first-issueA distributed SQL query engine for big data. Ask for guidance on project's Slack.
Codename One
good-first-issueCross-platform mobile app development framework for Java developers
name-suggestion-index
good-first-issueCanonical common brand names for OpenStreetMap
Kinto.js
easy-pickAn offline-first JavaScript client leveraging the Kinto API for remote data synchronization.
ESLint
good-first-issueA fully pluggable tool for identifying and reporting on patterns in JavaScript.
Ember.js
Good-for-New-ContributorsA JavaScript framework for creating ambitious web applications.
freeCodeCamp
first-timers-onlyOpen source codebase and curriculum. Learn to code and help nonprofits.
Moment.js
Up-For-GrabsA lightweight JavaScript date library for parsing, validating, manipulating, and formatting dates.
React
good-first-issueA declarative, efficient, and flexible JavaScript library for building user interfaces.
React server
good-first-contributionReact framework with server render for blazing fast page load and seamless transitions between pages in the browser.
Next.js
good-first-issueA minimalistic framework for universal server-rendered React applications
Reddit Enhancement Suite
help-wantedA browser extension to enhance the Reddit browsing experience.
Node.js core
good-first-issueJavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine
p5.js
good-first-issuep5.js is a client-side JS platform that empowers artists, designers, students, and anyone to learn to code and express themselves creatively on the web.
NativeScript
good-first-issueNativeScript is an open source framework for building truly native mobile apps with JavaScript. Use web skills, like Angular and Vue.js, FlexBox and CSS, and get native UI and performance on iOS and Android.
Gatsby.js
good-first-issueBuild blazing fast, modern apps and websites with React.
Check It Out
good-first-issueCheck It Out is an ncurses-like CLI to let the user interactively navigate and select a git branch to check out.
nuclear
good-first-issueMultiplatform music player that streams from free sources.
material-ui
good-first-issueReact components for faster and easier web development. Build your own design system, or start with Material Design.
Meteor
good-first-issueMeteor is an ultra-simple environment for building modern web applications.
React-content-loader
good-first-issueTool to create your own react-content-loader easily.
Video Hub App
good-first-issueAngular & Electron app for browsing and searching videos on your PC.
Ancient Beast
easyTurn based strategy game where you 3d print a squad of creatures with unique abilities in order to defeat your enemies.
ramda-adjunct
help-wantedRamda Adjunct is the most popular and most comprehensive set of functional utilities for use with Ramda, providing a variety of useful, well tested functions with excellent documentation.
Binari
up-for-grabsInteractive code editor with a live binary tree visual designed to teach new developers the fundementals of dynamic programming.
SirixDB
good-first-issueA Svelte/Sapper based web front-end for SirixDB, which is a versioned NoSQL document store (XML and JSON) written in Java.
json-editor
good-first-issueJSON Schema Based Editor. JSON Editor takes a JSON Schema and uses it to generate an HTML form. It has full support for JSON Schema version 3 and 4 and can integrate with several popular CSS frameworks (bootstrap, spectre, tailwind).
Habitica
good-first-issueHabitica is a gamified task manager, webapp and android/ios app, really wonderful atmosphere. Guidance for contributing here (mongo, express, vue, node stack for webapp)
Time to Leave
good-first-issueWorking hours time tracker app based on Electron and Javascript.
cypress
good first issueFast, easy and reliable testing for anything that runs in a browser.
Letra Extension
good-first-issuePassively learn a new language every time you open a new tab.
webdriver.io
first-timers-onlyNext-gen browser and mobile automation test framework for Node.js
SimplQ
good-first-issueFree online queue manager for easy and instant crowd control.
ReactiveSearch
good-first-issue-:wave:A UI components library for Elasticsearch: Available for React, Vue and React Native.
Svelte
good-first-issueComponent framework that runs at build time, converting your components into highly efficient imperative code that surgically updates the DOM.
Julia Language: Help wanted
help-wanted"Move like Python, Run like C" - A fresh approach to technical computing!
Julia Language: Good first issue
good-first-issue"Move like Python, Run like C" - A fresh approach to technical computing!
Non-Blocking SirixDB HTTP(S)-Server
good-first-issueA non-blocking HTTP(S)-Server for SirixDB, a temporal, evolutionary NoSQL document store for XML and JSON.
Kotlin Libraries Playground
good-first-issueA playground to gain a wider and deeper knowledge of the libraries in the Kotlin ecosystem. Also the official sample for gradle refreshVersions.
Algorithmic Pseudocode
good-first-issueA collection of language independent pseudocodes (pdf) for interview preparation and competitive programming.
Deployer
good-for-beginnerA deployment tool written in PHP with support for popular frameworks out of the box.
PHP Censor
good-for-beginnerOpen source self-hosted continuous integration server for PHP projects.
Drupal
Leading open-source CMS for ambitious digital experiences that reach your audience across multiple channels.
Symfony
good-first-issueSymfony is a PHP framework for web applications and a set of reusable PHP components.
Laravel Newsletters
good-first-issueA package that provides an easy way to integrate MailChimp with Laravel 5.
Appwrite
good-first-issueAn End-to-end backend server for frontend and mobile developers. 🚀
PrestaShop
good-first-issueThe open source ecommerce solution to start your online business and start selling online.
Kinto
easy-pickA lightweight JSON storage service with synchronisation and sharing abilities.
BorgBackup
easyDeduplicating backup program with compression and authenticated encryption.
scrapy
good-first-issueA fast high-level web crawling & scraping framework for Python.
mitmproxy
help-wantedAn interactive TLS-capable intercepting HTTP proxy for penetration testers and software developers
Mailpile
Low-Hanging-FruitA free & open modern, fast email client with user-friendly encryption and privacy features
coala
A unified command-line interface for linting and fixing all your code, regardless of the programming languages you use.
jarvis
difficulty/newcomerA personal assistant for Linux, MacOs and Windows based on Command line Interface.
JARVIS-on-Messenger
Low-Hanging-Fruit💬 A community-driven python bot that aims to be as simple as possible to serve humans with their everyday tasks http://m.me/J.A.R.V.I.S.on.Messenger
Pytest
status:-easyThe pytest framework makes it easy to write small tests, yet scales to support complex functional testing.
cookiecutter
good first issueA command-line utility that creates projects from cookiecutters (project templates). E.g. Python package projects, jQuery plugin projects.
django cookiecutter
hacktoberfestAn implementation of Python for backend web development.
wemake-python-styleguide
level:starterThe strictest and most opinionated python linter ever!
Create aio app
good-first-issueA command line utility that creates the aiohttp template with the best practices.
pandas
good-first-issueFlexible and powerful data analysis / manipulation library for Python, providing labeled data structures similar to R data.frame objects, statistical functions, and much more
SaltStack
good-first-issueSoftware to automate the management and configuration of any infrastructure or application at scale.
mygpo
starter-issueThe webservice for gpodder.net, a libre web service that allows users to manage their podcast subscriptions and discover new content.
tree-sitter-legesher-python
Good-First-IssueLearn and code in Python using your native language.
matplotlib
good-first-issueMatplotlib is a comprehensive library for creating static, animated, and interactive visualizations in Python.
datascience
good-first-issueA Jupyter notebook Python library for introductory data science.
Bokeh
good-first-issueBokeh is an interactive visualization library for modern web browsers.
Pytorch
good-first-issuePyTorch is an open source machine learning library based on the Torch library, used for applications such as computer vision and natural language processing.
Sorting-Algorithms-Visualizer
good-first-issueA tool for visualizing sorting algorithms with a educational Wiki Page.
chef
Type:-Jump-InA systems integration framework, built to bring the benefits of configuration management to your entire infrastructure
PublicLab.org
first-timers-onlyAn open source publishing platform for environmental projects. Check out new contributors welcome page.
osem
good-first-issueOpen Source Event Manager. An event management tool tailored to Free and Open Source Software conferences
open-build-service
good-first-issue-:1st_place_medal:A generic system to build and distribute packages from sources in an automatic, consistent and reproducible way.
bolt
Beginner-FriendlyBolt is a Ruby command-line tool for executing commands, scripts, and tasks on remote systems using SSH and WinRM.
chatwoot
good-first-issueOpensource customer support platform which can be an alternative to Intercom, Zendesk, Drift, Crisp etc.
mapknitter
first-timers-onlyUpload your own aerial images, position (rubbersheet) them in a web interface over existing map data, and share via web or composite and export for print.
Ruby on Rails
good-first-issueRuby on Rails (Rails) is an open source web application framework written in Ruby.
Faker
good-first-issueFaker is a Ruby library for generating fake data such as names, addresses, and phone numbers.
Matestack
good-first-issueWrite dynamic User Interfaces in pure Ruby. Rails engine built on top of Vue.js
Rust-Clippy
good-first-issueA bunch of lints to catch common mistakes and improve Rust code
Pharo
good-first-issueA dynamic reflective pure object-oriented language supporting live programming inspired by Smalltalk.
OpenFoodFacts-iOS
help-wantedCollaborative, free and open database of food products from around the world. Scan barcode to get info or add a product
TypeScript
good-first-issueA superset of JavaScript that compiles to clean JavaScript output.
Visual Studio Code
good-first-issueA new type of tool that combines the simplicity of a code editor with what developers need for their core edit-build-debug cycle.
reatom
good-first-issueReatom is declarative and reactive state manager, designed for both simple and complex applications.
Graphback
good-first-issueA CLI and runtime framework to generate a GraphQL API in seconds.
LitmusChaos
good-first-issueLitmus is a toolset to do cloud-native chaos engineering.
Booster
good-first-issueA truly serverless framework, write your code and deploy it in seconds without any server configuration files.
tinyhttp
good-first-issueA 0-legacy, tiny & fast web framework as a replacement of Express.
jupyterlab-lsp
good-first-issueCoding assistance for JupyterLab (code navigation + hover suggestions + linters + autocompletion + rename)
a-b-street
good first issueTransportation planning and traffic simulation software for creating cities friendlier to walking, biking, and public transit.
typescript-eslint
good first issueMonorepo for all the tooling which enables ESLint to support TypeScript.
Colossal-AI
good first issueAn open-source deep learning system for large-scale model training and inference with high efficiency and low cost.
Amplication
good first issueAmplication is an open-source development tool. It helps you develop quality Node.js applications without spending time on repetitive coding tasks.
React Help Create
first-timers-onlyThis command line helps you create components, pages and even redux implementation for your react project.
pythonping
good first issuePythonPing is a simple library to execute ICMP pings natively in Python without resorting to spawning a shell.
flutter
good first contributionFlutter is Google's UI toolkit for building beautiful, natively compiled applications for mobile, web, desktop, and embedded devices from a single codebase.
Superalgos
good first issueA completely Open Source crypto trading bot rewarding good contributions with the SA(Superalgos)-Token.
Ockam
good first issueEnd-to-end encryption and mutual authentication for distributed applications.
H2O Wave
good first issueRealtime Web Apps and Dashboards framework for Python and R. Suited (not only) for AI audience.
Node Efficientnet
good first issueEfficientNet Image Recognition model for Node JS ( written with tensorflow.js ).
OpenMetadata
good first issueOpenMetadata is an all-in-one platform for data discovery, data quality, observability, governance, data lineage, and team collaboration.
Hasura GraphQL Engine
good first issueBlazing fast, instant realtime GraphQL APIs on Postgres with fine grained access control, also trigger webhooks on database events.
Legerity
good first issueA framework for speeding up the development of automated UI tests for Windows, Android, iOS, and Web with Appium/Selenium on .NET.
Legerity for Uno Platform
good first issueAn extension framework to Legerity for speeding up the development of automated UI tests for Uno Platform applications with Appium/Selenium on .NET.
Exosphere
Good First IssueExosphere is a user-friendly client interface for OpenStack-based cloud systems.