Built a free, open-source civic tech tool? Submit it in 2 minutes via GitHub. We’ll review it and list it for the people who need it most.
Make sure your tool is publicly accessible, open-source, and solves a real civic problem. It should be usable by non-technical community members.
Go to our GitHub repository and open a new issue using the "Submit a Tool" template. Include your tool's name, description, URL, category, and source code link.
Our team reviews your submission against our platform standards. Approved tools get listed in the directory with full attribution to you as the creator.
No paywalls, no premium tiers, no required sign-ups. The tool must be freely accessible to everyone.
Source code must be publicly available under an open-source license (MIT, GPL, Apache, etc.).
The tool must address a specific community need — education, housing, public health, transit, municipal services, etc.
Clear, accessible interface built for community members, parents, and advocates — not just programmers.
The tool must be live on the web with a public URL. We don't list tools requiring local installation or command-line usage.
You commit to keeping the tool functional. If data sources change or links break, you'll update them. Abandoned tools are archived.
Meet the requirements? You’re ready.
Submit Your Tool Now →No. CivicByte started in NYC, but we accept tools serving any community, city, or region. Civic needs are universal — if your tool helps a community understand or act on public data, it belongs here.
No. While CivicByte is student-founded, we welcome submissions from developers, civic hackers, nonprofits, and organizations of all kinds. Good civic technology has no age requirement.
Whatever works best for your tool. We have no framework or language requirements. Static HTML, React, Python, R Shiny — we care about impact and accessibility, not what's under the hood.
We aim to review submissions within one week. We'll communicate through the GitHub issue thread if we have questions or suggestions before listing your tool.
Yes, but it must have a functional prototype that's publicly accessible. We'll list it with an "In Development" status tag so users know it's a work in progress.
You do. Every tool listing shows the creator or team name with a link to the source repository. CivicByte is a platform, not a publisher — your work stays yours.
Open a GitHub issue using our submission template. Include your tool's name, live URL, description, and source code link. We'll take it from there.