Top 11 C++ good-first-issue Projects

Windows Terminal

1 517 98,852 9.5 C++

The new Windows Terminal and the original Windows console host, all in the same place!

Project mention: Edit is now open source | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-05-19

Please fix this issue: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/16921 (or better yet, rewrite the whole thing in Rust)
InfluxDB

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InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.
openvino

2 22 8,553 10.0 C++

OpenVINO™ is an open source toolkit for optimizing and deploying AI inference

Project mention: Court is in session: Top 10 most notorious C and C++ errors in 2024 | dev.to | 2024-12-28

V766 An item with the same key '"SoftPlus"' has already been added. cpu_types.cpp 198
Data-Structures-and-Algorithms-in-cpp

3 1 382 0.0 C++

This repository is in development phase and will soon provide you with c++ code of various data structures and algorithms
ascii-art

4 1 77 8.7 C++

A C++ library to make everyday alphabets look much better on the terminal , this project uses OOPS concepts to make unique fonts and display letters on command line (by codewithnick)

Project mention: Contributing To Open Source - C++ Edition | dev.to | 2024-10-08

For my first issue of this week, I was tasked with adding a new letter to the drpepper font in the ascii-art library.
Awesome-Automations

5 1 56 6.3 C++

A repository Full of 😎interesting Automations

Project mention: 10 Awesome Resources for Devs | dev.to | 2025-03-21

ID: i9 Tags: Code, Automation, Awesome Description: A repository full of useful automations for daily life tasks. GitHub Link | Website Link
no-edge

6 4 32 0.0 C++

An Open Source Project that removes Build-in Microsoft Edge without breaking Windows Webview
sorting-visualizer

7 4 19 4.7 C++

Sorting visualizer made with SFML and C++ 📊 (by alesbe)
Stream

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Stream - Scalable APIs for Chat, Feeds, Moderation, & Video. Stream helps developers build engaging apps that scale to millions with performant and flexible Chat, Feeds, Moderation, and Video APIs and SDKs powered by a global edge network and enterprise-grade infrastructure.
cpalgorithms

8 1 17 0.0 C++

Algorithms and Techniques for competitive programming
KeyFlow

9 1 11 7.7 C++

KeyFlow is a C++ tool to create custom cheat codes and key combinations, enhancing productivity on Windows machines.
tomorrow

10 1 9 0.0 C++

A small graphical calculator project. (by akiss-xyz)
retro-game

11 1 5 5.7 C++

a 2d game made in SFML and c++

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

C++ good-first-issue discussion

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2 projects | dev.to | 24 Jul 2024
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2 projects | /r/opensource | 10 Mar 2023

Index

What are some of the best open-source good-first-issue projects in C++? This list will help you:

#	Project	Stars
1	Windows Terminal	98,852
2	openvino	8,553
3	Data-Structures-and-Algorithms-in-cpp	382
4	ascii-art	77
5	Awesome-Automations	56
6	no-edge	32
7	sorting-visualizer	19
8	cpalgorithms	17
9	KeyFlow	11
10	tomorrow	9
11	retro-game	5