Get Involved

Thanks for Your Support

receives a great deal of support from its community of users and we would like to thank each and every contributor for participating. We are growing at a steady pace and our distribution is getting better every day thanks to you.

It is very easy to make a difference. Depending on your skill set, your availability you can help in one or more of the following ways:


Support & Promotion

Spreading the word

If you like , let people know. Blog, add comments in forums and talk about it with your friends and the people around you.

Joining the Community

isn't just an operating system, it's also a dynamic community of people who enjoy, gather, and interact with a free and open project. Whether it's by helping others sort through issues, by making them feel welcome, or simply by meeting and talking to other users, we recommend you join the community and participate in making better.

Helping others

If you have some spare time and you're willing to help other users with technical problems, you should seriously consider reading the forums and/or joining the community chat-room and helping other users solve the problems you know how to fix.


Project contributions

Bug reports

If you've noticed something that doesn't work properly while using , let us know. The problem you have discovered is likely to affect others as well; The sooner we know about it, the sooner we're able to fix it.

New ideas

The vast majority of improvements included in each release come from the community. If there's something that you think is missing or that could be done better, please tell us. Whether it's the inclusion of a missing software application that should be part of a stock installation or if you have any other ideas on how to make better, we're always interested in hearing them.

Artwork

If you are talented in graphic design and willing to contribute to the project, please send us your creations and artwork. Whether it's a simple wallpaper, an icon set, a splash screen, or even a new logo, we're always interested to hear from you about new artwork.

Code

Most of our development is done in GTK+3, C++, Vala, Python and HTML5/CSS. We also use Git for version control and .deb for packaging. If you're comfortable with any of these technologies, don't hesitate to have a look at the code. If you think you can improve our applications or write new ones don't hesitate to suggest patches or to fork our git repositories.

Upstream to us is budgie-desktop. Created by Solus, they are looking for C developers - so please help if you can.

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Also, we have published a complete list of available opportunities on our website. Please feel free to visit our website and find out in which way you can contribute to our mission.