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24 alternatives to First Issue

Issues for your next open-source contribution

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. First Issue launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Good First Issue▲167
Make your first open-source contribution
2020 · goodfirstissue.dev · its alternatives →
2
Git Begin▲236
Start contributing to open source projects with ease
2024 · gitbegin.theenthusiast.dev · its alternatives →
3
Github Glimpse▲131
Find most recent issues in popular open-source projects
2024 · github-glimpse.vercel.app · its alternatives →
4
Good First Commit▲76
Discover beginner friendly issues on GitHub
2019 · its alternatives →
5
Git Issue Hunt▲11
Find beginner-friendly GitHub issues to contribute
2025 · git-issue-hunt.deepxdev.com · its alternatives →
6
Issues Hunt▲2
A faster way for contributors to find GitHub issues
2019 · issueshunt.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →
7
IssueHunt▲189
An issue-based bounty platform for open source projects
2018 · issuehunt.io · its alternatives →
8
A project to help beginners get started on contributing to open source▲10
🚀✨ Help beginners to contribute to open source projects - firstcontributions/first-contributions
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
9
Firstcontrib▲74
Find personalised open-source problems to contribute to.
2021 · its alternatives →
10
GitHub Reader▲109
A quick way to browse GitHub issues and pull requests.
2018 · git-issues.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Issuepost – Submit GitHub Issues from your Mac, effortlessly▲15
2013 · issuepostapp.com · its alternatives →
12
BountyHub▲341
Hello HN community! As a long-time Github user, I often had issues with public repositories that remained open for a long time. This is due to multiple reasons, such as the lack of resources or prioritization. Sponsoring a repository isn't always the best idea because most of the time, contributors are not the ones receiving money. I came up with a solution: put bounties on GitHub issues to incentivize open-source contributors to fix issues even if they're not directly affected by them. This tool is not intended to force any unwanted additions to a GitHub project, but mainly to help with…
2024 · bountyhub.dev · its alternatives →
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Make your first open source contribution in 5 minutes▲33
🚀✨ Help beginners to contribute to open source projects - firstcontributions/first-contributions
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
14
SourceSort▲114
Find the perfect open source projects to contribute to
2019 · sourcesort.com · its alternatives →
15
Issue TODO (chrome extension)▲70
Copy issues as TODO comments to paste in your code.
2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
16
DeepSource Discover▲101
Make your first meaningful open-source contribution
2020 · app.deepsource.com · its alternatives →
17
Sawia▲190
Find trending open source projects to contribute to
2019 · sawia.xyz · its alternatives →
18
Proxim▲102
Find and post new and innovative open source projects
2023 · proxim.dev · its alternatives →
19
Show My PR's▲81
See all your Open Source contributions in one place
2017 · its alternatives →
20
Console▲224
A free weekly roundup of the latest in open-source software
2021 · console.substack.com · its alternatives →
21
GitHub Issues Solved▲78
Find the best solution to GitHub Issue
2019 · its alternatives →
22OG
OS – GitHub issues to help beginners make their first pull request▲97
2017 · open-source.now.sh · its alternatives →
23
Open Source▲9
A list of issues to help beginners make a pull request
2017 · open-source.vercel.app · its alternatives →
24
What To Build▲196
Concept to discover & analyze relevant open-source projects
2025 · trywhat-to-build.com · its alternatives →

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