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24 alternatives to Good First Commit

Discover beginner friendly issues on GitHub

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Good First Commit launched in 2019; 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
First Commit – find the first commit of any GitHub project▲42
2015 · first-commit.com · its alternatives →
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First Commit – find out the first commit of GitHub projects▲11
2015 · lab.wong2.me · its alternatives →
5
Your First GitHub Commit Ever ▲73
Revisit your first GitHub commit ever.
2020 · amitmerchant.com · its alternatives →
6OG
OS – GitHub issues to help beginners make their first pull request▲97
2017 · open-source.now.sh · its alternatives →
7
Git Issue Hunt▲11
Find beginner-friendly GitHub issues to contribute
2025 · git-issue-hunt.deepxdev.com · 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
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 →
10
The Commit Platform▲156
Professional network for the world's best Startup engineers
2021 · commit.dev · its alternatives →
11
Commits.io 2.0▲251
Create a poster from your code!
2017 · its alternatives →
12
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 →
13
Commit Please▲124
GitHub-powered coworking for developers
Feb 2026 · commitplease.com · its alternatives →
14
SourceSort▲114
Find the perfect open source projects to contribute to
2019 · sourcesort.com · its alternatives →
15
GitHub Reader▲109
A quick way to browse GitHub issues and pull requests.
2018 · git-issues.vercel.app · its alternatives →
16
Github Feel Good▲99
A Chrome extension that enhances your Github profile 💚
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
17
GitHub Wrapped▲139
Your year in code
2021 · its alternatives →
18
CommitSheet▲72
Turn Github commits into battle-tested invoices. Free!
2018 · its alternatives →
19
OSS Commit▲78
Track your open-source contributions
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
20
Git into Open Source▲5
An easy and welcoming place to submit your first PR
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
21
CommitCheck▲67
Consistent GitHub commit messages, PR titles & descriptions
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
22
OSAI▲7
Raise your next PR with a meaningful commit !!
2024 · osai.vercel.app · its alternatives →
23
Commit Art▲80
Paint your artwork in a commit contribution style
2020 · commit-art.netlify.app · its alternatives →
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Issue Reward▲66
Add reward to any Github issue incentivize others to fix
2019 · its alternatives →

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