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title: Documentation for contributors
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Are you interested in contributing to freesewing? That's awesome, and exactly why this thing is open source in the first place.

## Code of conduct

Freesewing strives to be an open and inclusive community. To keep the trolls at bay, we have a [code of conduct](/guides/code-of-conduct/). As a contributor, you are expected to uphold it.

## Where to get help or report a problem

- The [freesewing chat room on Gitter](https://gitter.im/freesewing/help) is the best place to ask questions, meet other freesewers, or just hang out and share a laugh.
- Chat not your thing? The [@freesewing_org](https://twitter.com/freesewing_org) Twitter account is the next best thing.
- Haben Sie einen Fehler festgestellt? Have a suggestion for an improvement? Please [file an issue on GitHub](https://github.com/freesewing/freesewing/issues/new). Dafür benötigen Sie einen GitHub-Account, diesen können Sie kostenlos erstellen.

## Ways to contribute

There's may ways to contribute to freesewing. Here are some of the more common ones, from easy to more involved:

### Help spread the word

Tell your friends about freesewing, or spread awareness on social media. If you have a blog, perhaps you can write about us, or review one of our patterns.

It may seem simple, but it's probably how you heard about us in the first place. So pay it forward.

### Improve our content

On every page, there's a link at the bottom that allows you to submit improvements. You'll need a GitHub account for this, but they are free.

Use that button. Don't be shy. If you see a typo, or something that needs clarification or more detail, please suggest your improvements.


### Help with translation

Translation is one of the most important aspects to bring FreeSewing to all corners of the world. It's also something for which we are completely dependent on the community.

Our [documentation for translators](/guides/translator/) will tell you all you need to know to get started.

### Test, make, or showcase our patterns

Are you a maker?  Go ahead and make [our patterns](https://freesewing.org/patterns), share your experience, and provide us your feedback.

We'd love to get pictures to [showcase](https://freesewing.org/showcase) on our website too.

### Design patterns

Desiging more FreeSewing patterns is a great way to help out.

You can [take the tutorial](/tutorials/pattern-design/) and jump right in. Or, join [our chat room on Gitter](https://gitter.im/freesewing/development) to discuss ideas, or find designers or developers to team up with.

### Contribute to our code

Interested in submitting a pull request for our code? Awesome. All [our repositories](/reference/repos/) are available [on GitHub](https://github.com/freesewing).

Our [chat room on Gitter](https://gitter.im/freesewing/development) is the best place to discuss ideas or ask questions.

### Become a patron

All our patterns, and all our code, is accessible to everyone, regardless of where they live or what they can afford.

This is made possible by our Patrons; Loyal supporters who ensure a sustainable future for freesewing.org, our code, our patterns, and our community.

You can [become a Patron for as little as 2€ per month](https://freesewing.org/patrons/join). It's a very tangible way to support the project.