{"meta":{"title":"Saving repositories with stars","intro":"You can star repositories and topics to keep track of projects you find interesting and discover related content in your news feed.","product":"Get started","breadcrumbs":[{"href":"/en/get-started","title":"Get started"},{"href":"/en/get-started/exploring-projects-on-github","title":"Explore projects"},{"href":"/en/get-started/exploring-projects-on-github/saving-repositories-with-stars","title":"Save repositories with stars"}],"documentType":"article"},"body":"# Saving repositories with stars\n\nYou can star repositories and topics to keep track of projects you find interesting.\n\nYou can search, sort, and filter your starred repositories and topics on your [stars page](https://github.com/stars).\n\n## About stars\n\nStarring makes it easy to find a repository or topic again later. You can see all the repositories and topics you have starred by going to your [stars page](https://github.com/stars).\n\nYou can star repositories and topics to discover similar projects on GitHub. For example, after you star [GitHub's Green Software Directory](https://github.com/github/GreenSoftwareDirectory), you will see other content related to green software on your personal dashboard.\n\nStarring a repository also shows appreciation to the repository maintainer for their work. Many of GitHub's repository rankings depend on the number of stars a repository has. In addition, [Explore GitHub](https://github.com/explore) shows popular repositories based on the number of stars they have.\n\n## Starring a repository\n\nStarring a repository is a simple two-step process.\n\n1. On GitHub, navigate to the main page of the repository.\n2. In the top-right corner of the page, click **Star**.\n   ![Screenshot of the repository bar with the \"Star\" option highlighted with a dark orange outline.](/assets/images/help/stars/starring-a-repository.png)\n3. Optionally, to unstar a previously starred repository, click **Starred**. This will remove the repository from your starred list.\n   ![Screenshot of the repository bar. The \"Starred\" button is highlighted with a dark orange outline.](/assets/images/help/stars/unstarring-a-repository.png)\n\n## Viewing who has starred a repository\n\nYou can view everyone who has starred a public repository or a private repository you have access to.\n\nTo view everyone who has starred a repository, add `/stargazers` to the end of the URL of a repository. For example, to view stargazers for the github/docs repository, visit <https://github.com/github/docs/stargazers>.\n\n## Organizing starred repositories with lists\n\n> \\[!NOTE]\n> Lists are currently in public preview and subject to change.\n\nCurate repositories that you've starred with public lists. You can create public lists that appear on your stars page at `https://github.com/USERNAME?tab=stars`.\n\n![Screenshot the \"Stars\" tab of Octocat's profile. Two named lists of stars are displayed.](/assets/images/help/stars/lists-overview-on-stars-page.png)\n\nIf you add a private repository to a list, then the private repository will only appear in your list for people with `read` access to the repository.\n\nYou can add a repository to an existing or new list wherever you see a repository's **Star** or **Starred** dropdown menu, whether on a repository page or in a list of starred repositories.\n\n![Screenshot of a repository page. The \"Star\" dropdown menu is expanded, with a list options highlighted with a dark orange outline.](/assets/images/help/stars/stars-dropdown-on-repo.png)\n\n### Creating a list\n\n1. In the upper-right corner of any page, click your profile picture, then click **Your stars**.\n\n   ![Screenshot of the profile menu for octocat. The \"Your stars\" option is highlighted with an orange outline.](/assets/images/help/stars/navigate-to-stars-page.png)\n2. Next to \"Lists\", click **Create list**.\n3. Enter a name and description for your list and click **Create**.\n\n### Adding a repository to a list\n\n1. In the upper-right corner of any page, click your profile picture, then click **Your stars**.\n\n   ![Screenshot of the profile menu for octocat. The \"Your stars\" option is highlighted with an orange outline.](/assets/images/help/stars/navigate-to-stars-page.png)\n2. Find the repository you want to add to your list by typing it into the search bar.\n3. Next to the repository you want to add, use the **Starred** dropdown menu and select your list.\n   ![Screenshot of a list of repositories on the \"Stars\" page. Next to a repository, under the \"Starred\" button, a dropdown menu is outlined in orange.](/assets/images/help/stars/add-repo-to-list.png)\n\n### Removing a repository from your list\n\n1. In the upper-right corner of any page, click your profile picture, then click **Your stars**.\n\n   ![Screenshot of the profile menu for octocat. The \"Your stars\" option is highlighted with an orange outline.](/assets/images/help/stars/navigate-to-stars-page.png)\n2. Select your list.\n3. Next to the repository you want to remove, use the **Starred** drop-down menu and deselect your list.\n   ![Screenshot of a list of repositories on the \"Stars\" page. Next to a repository, under the \"Starred\" button, a dropdown menu is outlined in orange.](/assets/images/help/stars/add-repo-to-list.png)\n\n### Editing a list name or description\n\n1. In the upper-right corner of any page, click your profile picture, then click **Your stars**.\n\n   ![Screenshot of the profile menu for octocat. The \"Your stars\" option is highlighted with an orange outline.](/assets/images/help/stars/navigate-to-stars-page.png)\n2. Select the list you want to edit.\n3. Click **Edit list**.\n4. Update the name or description and click **Save list**.\n\n### Deleting a list\n\n1. In the upper-right corner of any page, click your profile picture, then click **Your stars**.\n\n   ![Screenshot of the profile menu for octocat. The \"Your stars\" option is highlighted with an orange outline.](/assets/images/help/stars/navigate-to-stars-page.png)\n2. Select the list you want to delete.\n3. Click **Delete list**.\n4. To confirm, click **Delete**.\n\n## Searching starred repositories and topics\n\nYou can use the search bar on your [stars page](https://github.com/stars) to quickly find repositories and topics you've starred.\n\n1. In the upper-right corner of any page, click your profile picture, then click **Your stars**.\n\n   ![Screenshot of the profile menu for octocat. The \"Your stars\" option is highlighted with an orange outline.](/assets/images/help/stars/navigate-to-stars-page.png)\n2. Use the search bar to find your starred repositories or topics by their name.\n\nThe search bar only searches based on the name of a repository or topic, and not on any other qualifiers (such as the size of the repository or when it was last updated).\n\n## Sorting and filtering stars on your stars page\n\nYou can use sorting or filtering to customize how you see starred repositories and topics on your stars page.\n\n1. In the upper-right corner of any page, click your profile picture, then click **Your stars**.\n\n   ![Screenshot of the profile menu for octocat. The \"Your stars\" option is highlighted with an orange outline.](/assets/images/help/stars/navigate-to-stars-page.png)\n2. To sort stars, select the **Sort by:** dropdown menu, then select **Recently starred**, **Recently active**, or **Most stars**.\n3. To filter your list of stars based on their language, click on the desired language under the **Language** dropdown menu.\n4. To filter your list of stars based on repository type, click on the desired option under the **Type:** dropdown menu.\n\n## Further reading\n\n* [Classifying your repository with topics](/en/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/classifying-your-repository-with-topics)"}