Get Involved with Eclipse Open Source Projects

Eclipse projects are open to everyone. There are many ways to contribute: report bugs, suggest new features, improve documentation, or even write code.

Find out how you can start contributing to open source projects used around the world.

Getting Started

Create an Eclipse account and sign the Eclipse Contributor Agreement.
Use our project finder to discover the projects in our ecosystem.
Review the contribution guide for the project you’d like to contribute to, which can be found in the project’s repository.
Create a commit to be added to the project’s repository (this typically takes the form of code or documentation) or open an issue.
When your code is ready, upload your contribution to the project repository and create a pull request.
After the pull request is opened, you’ll work with the project team to review potential changes and add follow-up commits before your changes are merged to the base branch.

Become a Committer

Committers are the trusted contributors who can make direct changes to a project’s codebase. Becoming a committer is a merit-based process that recognises sustained, high-quality contributions. You can become a committer by proposing and leading a new project or by earning commit rights on an existing project through ongoing involvement. To learn more about the responsibilities and expectations of this role, check out our committer training.

More Information

For a comprehensive guide to creating and contributing to Eclipse projects, explore the Eclipse Foundation Project Handbook.