Maintaining & Sustaining Software Beginner 9m

Finding Users for Your Project

Launching a successful open source project involves more than just code. Start your journey here.

Learning outcomes

  • Identify strategies to attract and grow a user base for open source projects
  • Apply techniques to improve project discoverability and visibility
  • Demonstrate how to engage with communities and leverage social platforms for outreach
  • Recognize the importance of user feedback in project development
  • Implement marketing and communication strategies for open source projects

Prerequisites

Open source basics, Maintainer experience

Cite this lesson

APA

GitHub (2026). Finding Users for Your Project. UC OSPO Network. https://opensource.guide/finding-users/

BibTeX
@misc{finding_users_for_your_project_2026,
  author    = {{GitHub}},
  title     = {Finding Users for Your Project},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {UC OSPO Network},
  url       = {https://opensource.guide/finding-users/}
}