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Hacktoberfest 2025! - Contribute to Podman Desktop

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Rujuta Shinde
Rujuta Shinde
Associate Engineering Manager

October is here and Hacktoberfest is back! It’s the perfect opportunity to sharpen your skills, explore open source, and contribute to Podman Desktop — an open source tool designed to simplify working with containers and Kubernetes from your local machine.

Why Contribute to Podman Desktop?​

Podman Desktop is a CNCF sandbox project and has already grown into a thriving open source community with over 3 million downloads worldwide. By contributing, you’re not only helping shape a successful, widely used project, but also joining a community of developers building tools that benefit peers and the broader ecosystem.

Podman Desktop is built with developers in mind. Designed by developers, for developers !! It’s a cross-platform tool that helps streamline container workflows, offering features like:

  • Container management Manage your containers, images, and pods directly from your desktop.
  • Kubernetes integration Run and test workloads in a local Kubernetes environment.
  • Extension framework Build custom extensions to expand and personalize the desktop experience.
  • Modern tech stack Contribute using TypeScript, Svelte, Tailwind CSS, Electron, Playwright and more!

Whether you’re fixing a bug, enhancing the UI, or creating a new extension, your contributions will help shape the next generation of container tooling.

Contribution Areas​

Here are some ways developers can get involved:

  • 🐛 Bug Fixes – Help identify and resolve issues in the desktop app.
  • 📝 Documentation – Refine guides and technical docs to make it easier for others to onboard.
  • 🔌 Extensions – Build or improve extensions to extend Podman Desktop’s functionality.
  • 🎨 UI/UX Improvements – Enhance user experience for smoother workflows.

How to Get Started​

  1. Explore our GitHub repositories for issues labeled hacktoberfest. Additional issues are available across projects like Extension: Kubernetes Dashboard
  2. Join our community channels for guidance and collaboration.
  3. Fork, code, and submit your PR. Once merged, your work counts toward Hacktoberfest!

Learn more about Hacktoberfest Participation.

Let’s Build Together​

Every contribution, whether big or small, makes Podman Desktop stronger for developers everywhere. Hacktoberfest is your chance to get involved, expand your skills, and make an impact.

👉 Start here:

This Hacktoberfest, let’s build better container workflows together. 💻🔥