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GitHub supports the maintainers who keep open source moving. 280,000+ maintainers already have access to GitHub benefits—including free Copilot Pro for eligible maintainers—helping with tasks like documentation, pull request reviews, and writing tests.

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2B downloads secured through GitHub Secure OSS Fund across +15MM dependents

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GitHub’s open source programs

GitHub Fund

Investing in open source innovation across dev tools, infrastructure, AI, and security.

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Secure Open Source Fund

Grants for security improvements in open source projects, including audits, training, and credits.

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GitHub Sponsors

Fund your dependencies in one transaction. Back maintainers and projects you care about.

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Maintainer community

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GitHub Security Lab

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GitHub Accelerator

Empowering startups and projects in open source with mentorship, resources, and scaling support.

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Maintainer month

A month-long celebration of maintainers, with events, spotlight series, and community drives.

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State of Open Source

Explore insights and global trends from GitHub’s annual data report Octoverse and Innovation Graph, Open Source Survey, and Open Source Funding.

Built to support open source

GitHub supports the maintainers who keep open source moving. 280,000+ maintainers already have access to GitHub benefits—including free Copilot Pro for eligible maintainers.

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Copilot for open source maintainers

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