OS – GitHub issues to help beginners make their first pull request

In plain words

OS is a development tool that helps beginners make their first pull request by surfacing GitHub issues marked as beginner-friendly. It aggregates open source projects and filters for tasks suitable for newcomers, lowering the barrier to entry for people looking to contribute to open source. The tool launched in 2017 and is designed for anyone interested in getting started with collaborative coding.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

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