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title: Saving repositories with stars
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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 %}.'
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redirect_from:
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- /articles/stars/
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- /articles/about-stars/
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- /articles/browsing-friends-stars/
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- /articles/managing-your-stars/
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- /articles/saving-repositories-with-stars
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- /github/getting-started-with-github/saving-repositories-with-stars
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versions:
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free-pro-team: '*'
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enterprise-server: '*'
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github-ae: '*'
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topics:
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- Repositories
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---
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You can search, sort, and filter your starred repositories and topics on your {% data variables.explore.your_stars_page %}.'
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### About stars
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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 %}.
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{% if currentVersion == "free-pro-team@latest" %}
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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)."
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{% endif %}
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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.
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### Searching stars
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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).
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### Sorting and filtering stars
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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.
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On the right side of the page, you can filter your list of starred repositories based on their language.
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### Browsing your friends' stars
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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.
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### Further reading
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- "[Classifying your repository with topics](/articles/classifying-your-repository-with-topics)"
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