---
title: Saving repositories with stars
intro: 'You can star repositories and topics to keep track of projects you find interesting{% if currentVersion == "free-pro-team@latest" %} and discover related content in your news feed{% endif %}.'
redirect_from:
  - /articles/stars/
  - /articles/about-stars/
  - /articles/browsing-friends-stars/
  - /articles/managing-your-stars/
  - /articles/saving-repositories-with-stars
  - /github/getting-started-with-github/saving-repositories-with-stars
versions:
  free-pro-team: '*'
  enterprise-server: '*'
  github-ae: '*'
topics:
  - Repositories
---
You can search, sort, and filter your starred repositories and topics on your {% data variables.explore.your_stars_page %}.'

### About stars

Starring 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 {% data variables.explore.your_stars_page %}.

{% if currentVersion == "free-pro-team@latest" %}
You can star repositories and topics to discover similar projects on {% data variables.product.product_name %}. When you star repositories or topics, {% data variables.product.product_name %} may recommend related content in the discovery view of your news feed. For more information, see "[Finding ways to contribute to open source on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}](/github/getting-started-with-github/finding-ways-to-contribute-to-open-source-on-github)."
{% endif %}

Starring a repository also shows appreciation to the repository maintainer for their work. Many of {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}'s repository rankings depend on the number of stars a repository has. In addition, [Explore](https://github.com/explore) shows popular repositories based on the number of stars they have.

### Searching stars

![Searching through stars](/assets/images/help/stars/stars_search_bar.png)

You can use the search bar to quickly find repositories and topics you've starred. The 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).

### Sorting and filtering stars

![Sorting stars](/assets/images/help/stars/stars_sort_menu.png)

In the upper-right corner of your stars page, you can sort your starred repositories and topics by recently starred, recently active, and most stars.

On the right side of the page, you can filter your list of starred repositories based on their language.

![Filter stars by language](/assets/images/help/stars/stars_filter_language.png)

### Browsing your friends' stars

 In the lower-right corner of the page, you can also browse your friends' stars. You can use this to find new repositories and topics to star.

![Viewing your friends' stars](/assets/images/help/stars/stars_jump_to_a_friend.png)

### Further reading

- "[Classifying your repository with topics](/articles/classifying-your-repository-with-topics)"