Adding an outside collaborator to a project (classic) in your organization

As an organization owner or project (classic) admin, you can add an outside collaborator and customize their permissions to a project (classic).

Note

Creation of new projects (classic) is now disabled. Projects (classic) will be sunset and removed on August 23, 2024. You can read more about this change on the GitHub Blog.

The new and improved Projects experience is available. For more information, see "About Projects."

On August 23, 2024, all remaining projects (classic) will be automatically migrated before the feature is removed.

An outside collaborator is a person who isn't explicitly a member of your organization, but who has permissions to a project (classic) in your organization.

  1. In the upper-right corner of GitHub, select your profile photo, then click Your organizations.

  2. Click the name of your organization.

  3. Under your organization name, click Projects.

    Screenshot of the horizontal navigation bar for an organization. A tab, labeled with a table icon and "Projects," is outlined in dark orange.

  4. Click Projects (classic)

  5. In the projects list, click the name of the project (classic).

  6. On the top-right side of the project (classic), click Menu.

  7. Click , then click Settings.

    Screenshot showing the project menu. The settings option is highlighted with an orange outline.

  8. In the left sidebar, click Collaborators.

  9. Under "Search by username, full name or email address", type the outside collaborator's name, username, or GitHub email.

  10. In the search results, click the correct username and click Add collaborator.

  11. Optionally, next to the new collaborator's name, use the drop-down menu and click the desired permission level: Read, Write, or Admin.