Awesome for Beginners
A list of awesome beginners-friendly projects. Contribute to MunGell/awesome-for-beginners development by creating an account on GitHub.
About Awesome for Beginners
Awesome for Beginners is a curated GitHub repository listing open-source projects that maintain beginner-friendly issue labels (such as "good first issue" or "first-timers-only"), intended to help new contributors find suitable projects to start with. The list is organized alphabetically by programming language and framework, covering categories including .NET, C, C++, C#, Clojure, CSS, Dart, Elixir, Go, and others, with each entry naming the project, its beginner-label tag, and a short description of what the project does.
The repository accepts contributions from maintainers who want to list their own beginner-friendly projects, provided they add an appropriate label to their issues. It also links out to a companion list for non-programmers and to a separate guide for first-time GitHub contribution workflows.
Key features
- Organized by programming language (e.g. .NET, C, C++, Go, Python, JavaScript, Rust)
- Links directly to labeled issues on GitHub for easy discovery
- Includes a companion list for non-programmer contributors (Awesome for non-programmers)
- Points to guided onboarding via the First Contributions repository
Frequently asked questions
Is this a paid product?
No, it is a free, open-source GitHub repository listing beginner-friendly projects.
What programming languages does it cover?
It organizes projects by language, including .NET, Angular, C, C#, C++, Clojure, CSS, Dart, Elixir, Elm, Go, and many others.
Who is this for?
It is aimed at people looking to make their first open-source contribution, including both programmers and non-programmers via a separate linked list.
How do I find a project to contribute to?
Browse the table of contents by language and follow links to repositories labeled with tags such as "good first issue" or "first-timers-only".
Can maintainers add their own project?
Yes, maintainers can add the label first-timers-only (or similar) to their project and list it in the repository.
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