GitHub Advanced Search Tips

in:name <keyword> Search for repositories with the keyword in the name

in:description <keyword> Search for repositories with the keyword in the description

in:readme <keyword> Search for repositories with the keyword in the README

stars(fork): >(=) <number> <keyword> Search with keyword where star or fork count is greater than (or equal to) the specified number

stars(fork): 10..20 <keyword> Search with keyword where star or fork count is between 10 and 20

size:>=5000 <keyword> Search with keyword where repository size is greater than or equal to 5000K

pushed(created):>2019-11-15 <keyword> Search with keyword where update or creation date is after November 15, 2019

license:apache-2.0 <keyword> Search with keyword where LICENSE is apache-2.0

language:java <keyword> Search with keyword where repository language is Java

user:<username> Search for a specific user's projects

org:<organization-name> Search for a specific organization's projects

*The above search conditions can be combined, separated by spaces

# Example 1: Search for repositories with "javascript" in the name and more than 1000 stars
in:name javascript stars:>1000

# Example 2: Search for repositories with "mini program" in the description, with more than 100 forks, updated after 2019-11-15, and using Vue as the development language
in:description mini-program fork:>100 pushed:>2019-11-15 language:vue

*Or use the advanced search page:

https://github.com/search/advanced (opens new window)