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Indri Fazliji
Indri Fazliji

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I Built GitPulse — A Faster Way to Find Beginner-Friendly Open-Source Projects

Finding a good open-source project to contribute to shouldn’t take hours.
But for beginners (and honestly even experienced devs), GitHub can feel overwhelming.

So I built GitPulse — a tool that helps developers instantly discover open-source projects and beginner-friendly issues based on their skills.

👉 Live: https://git-pulsee.vercel.app

👉 Free & open to everyone

🌟 Why I Built GitPulse

I wanted to start contributing to open source, but I kept running into problems:

Repos were too advanced
Issues weren’t beginner-friendl
Projects were inactive
Documentation was unclear

I didn’t know which project actually FIT my skills

So GitPulse was born: a simple platform that curates issues, analyzes repo difficulty, and recommends projects you can realistically contribute to.

🔍 How GitPulse Works

  1. Smart Repo Matching

You select your programming languages and skill level, and GitPulse recommends repos that fit.

  1. 200+ Beginner-Friendly Issues

Updated regularly — filtered by languages, tags, and difficulty.

  1. AI Difficulty Prediction

See how challenging an issue will be before opening it.

  1. Repo Analytics

GitPulse shows data GitHub doesn’t:

Onboarding friendliness

Contributor patterns

Issue activity

Community health

Best time to contribute

🤝 Who GitPulse Helps

Beginners looking to make their first contribution

Bootcamp students building a portfolio

Developers trying to break into open source

People wanting a guided entry point

🚀 Try It Yourself

No login. No friction.
Just choose your stack and get recommendations.

👉 Live Demo: https://git-pulsee.vercel.app

Would love your feedback or feature ideas!

🔥 Want me to open-source parts of GitPulse?

Let me know in the comments 👇

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