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Best First Timers Only Alternatives ranked by AI · updated May 2025
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First Timers Only focuses on projects that have specific issues labeled for first-time contributors, making it easy for newcomers to start contributing to open-source.
Price: Free
Top 5 First Timers Only alternatives
IssueHunt is a platform that connects open-source contributors with project owners to fund and resolve GitHub issues.
Free to use, but charges a service fee on funded issues
24 Pull Requests is a yearly initiative encouraging developers to give back to open source projects by making pull requests in the...
OSS Commit is an online platform for discovering open-source projects and finding ways to contribute. It is aimed at developers who want...
Pros
- Curates open-source contribution opportunities in one place
- More focused on contributor discovery than general code-hosting platforms
- Helps newcomers find projects beyond their existing GitHub network
Cons
- Smaller project coverage than GitHub or GitLab
- Less mature collaboration tooling than full code-hosting platforms
- Project activity and issue quality depend on third-party repositories
Up For Grabs curates open-source projects with tasks that are marked as 'up for grabs', making it easy for beginners to find...
Pros
- Beginner-friendly
- Clear indication of tasks suitable for new contributors
Cons
- Limited to projects with 'up for grabs' tags
- May not have tasks in all programming languages
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