# How can we contribute to the Desktop Client? **URL:** \ **Category:** 💻 Development\ **Tags:** desktop-client, dev\ **Created:** [September 1, 2026, 10:02am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/how-can-we-contribute-to-the-desktop-client/248805 "2026-09-01T10:02:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JarredLechner](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/jarredlechner/32/79750_2.png) [@JarredLechner](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/JarredLechner)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 10:02am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/how-can-we-contribute-to-the-desktop-client/248805/1 "2026-09-01T10:02:45Z")
Hey everyone, we are a group of three grad students from Germany and we are looking to contribute to the desktop client for the next two to three weeks. Right now, we are still installing everything so we can get to know the project and start contributing with some smaller issues. Once we’re comfortable with the project, we would like to tackle some larger issues and potentially add some new features. We would really appreciate any advice you can give us as well as existing issues or new feature ideas that we could work on ---
**Author:** ![scubamuc](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/scubamuc/32/63165_2.png) [@scubamuc](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/scubamuc)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 10:05am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/how-can-we-contribute-to-the-desktop-client/248805/2 "2026-09-01T10:05:28Z")
Hey @JarredLechner welcome to the nextcloud community 👋 your best option is to add your PR on Github: > **[GitHub - nextcloud/desktop: 💻 Desktop sync client for Nextcloud](https://github.com/nextcloud/desktop)** > > 💻 Desktop sync client for Nextcloud go ahead, don’t be shy 🙌 ---
**Author:** ![tflidd](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/tflidd/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@tflidd](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/tflidd)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 10:15am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/how-can-we-contribute-to-the-desktop-client/248805/3 "2026-09-01T10:15:11Z")
and you have a public chat room for the developers: [https://cloud.nextcloud.com/call/d8k2r6p6](https://cloud.nextcloud.com/call/d8k2r6p6) ---
**Author:** ![JimmyKater](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/jimmykater/32/4850_2.png) [@JimmyKater](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/JimmyKater)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 10:15am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/how-can-we-contribute-to-the-desktop-client/248805/4 "2026-09-01T10:15:11Z")
plus: why not checking out some maintainers there and get in touch there. Maybe they have a great idea about how exactly you guys could contribute. @JarredLechner ---
**Author:** ![JarredLechner](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/jarredlechner/32/79750_2.png) [@JarredLechner](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/JarredLechner)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 10:24am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/how-can-we-contribute-to-the-desktop-client/248805/5 "2026-09-01T10:24:10Z")
For some reason, I can’t log into my Nextcloud account in the chat. Does it use a different account somehow? ---
**Author:** ![JimmyKater](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/jimmykater/32/4850_2.png) [@JimmyKater](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/JimmyKater)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 10:53am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/how-can-we-contribute-to-the-desktop-client/248805/6 "2026-09-01T10:53:16Z")
> [@JarredLechner](#): > > Does it use a different account somehow? you need to set up an account of your own. there’s no whatsoever connection between this forum and github… ---
**Author:** ![scubamuc](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/scubamuc/32/63165_2.png) [@scubamuc](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/scubamuc)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 11:20am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/how-can-we-contribute-to-the-desktop-client/248805/7 "2026-09-01T11:20:50Z")
Hey @JarredLechner , > [@JarredLechner](#): > > For some reason, I can’t log into my Nextcloud account in the chat. Does it use a different account somehow? that is correct… but if you click the link above → > [@tflidd](#): > > [Nextcloud](https://cloud.nextcloud.com/call/d8k2r6p6) > `https://cloud.nextcloud.com/call/d8k2r6p6` the Talk room will open in your browser, then simply add a guest name when required and you’re in 😉 its a public chat room for devs and interested folks → if necessary the chat room mods like @tflidd will add you as a user, but not necessarily a requirement, since its a public chat room. ![grafik](https://help.nextcloud.com/uploads/default/original/3X/5/4/54e505991817297caea23f1569f16f9b9580823c.png) ---
**Author:** ![JarredLechner](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/jarredlechner/32/79750_2.png) [@JarredLechner](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/JarredLechner)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 11:48am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/how-can-we-contribute-to-the-desktop-client/248805/8 "2026-09-01T11:48:01Z")
Oh okay, I thought it just used the normal nextcloud account. Thank you!