Open Source

Share your love for open source and learn how to get involved for a chance to win a GitHub hoodie.

On 02/02/2020 we took a snapshot of every active public repository on GitHub to be archived for a thousand years in the Arctic Code Vault. Learn about what’s included, how you can help us improve it, and more.

Want to contribute to open source, but not sure where to begin? GitHub now helps you find good first issues to get you started.

We’ve recently launched good first issues recommendations to help new contributors find easy gateways into open source projects. Read about the machine learning engine behind these recommendations.

Git 2.25.0 includes a new experimental git sparse-checkout command that makes the existing feature easier to use, along with some important performance benefits for large repositories.

Thousands of game developers from all over the world participated in Game Off, our annual game jam celebrating open source. Let’s take a look at 2019’s winners.

Take a look at some of the new features in the latest Git release.

Learn more about the security vulnerabilities in Git 2.24 and older.

Take a look at some of the new features in the latest Git release.

The 2019 theme for Game Off, our annual month-long game jam and hackathon for building games is LEAPS AND BOUNDS. Join now!

Make a pillow fort and grab some candy (and a friend) before you play and hack your way through 13 of the spookiest game jam games.

Join us for Game Off on November 1, where you can create your own game, learn a new technology, and even collaborate on something over the weekends with friends.

We take a look at the top 10 games as voted on by the community in the 8th annual JS13K competition.

Take a look at some of the new features in the latest Git release.

Apply for a maintainer scholarship—and join us at GitHub Universe 2019 in San Francisco, November 13-14.