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Bug Bounty Program

PixiJS is committed to delivering a reliable, high-performance rendering engine for the web. To support that mission, we’re launching a Bug Bounty Program to reward contributors who help make PixiJS more stable and robust.

How It Works​

  1. Bounty Tag Assignment The PixiJS team will identify eligible issues and apply the bounty label along with a specific dollar amount.

    Only issues labeled with the bounty tag and a dollar amount are eligible for this program.

    You can find all current bounty-tagged issues here.

  2. Submission Requirements To claim a bounty, you must:

    • Submit a Pull Request (PR) that fixes the issue.
    • Link the issue in your PR description.
    • Include a clear example or test case demonstrating that the bug is resolved.
    • Follow our standard contribution guidelines.

  3. Approval Process

    • The PixiJS team will review your PR.
    • If your fix is accepted and merged into the main branch, your bounty is approved.

  4. Requesting Payment Once your PR is merged:

    • You can submit a payout request via our Open Collective page.
    • Include a link to the merged PR and the bounty issue in your request.
    • Payments will be processed through Open Collective.

Terms & Conditions​

  • Only issues pre-approved with a bounty tag and dollar amount are eligible.
  • Bounties are awarded at the PixiJS team's discretion. We reserve the right to reject fixes that are incomplete, introduce regressions, or do not meet project standards.
  • You may submit fixes for issues without a bounty tag, but they will not be eligible for financial rewards.
  • Multiple contributors can submit PRs for the same bounty, but only the PR that gets merged is eligible for payment.
  • The bounty amount is fixed and non-negotiable.
  • Abuse, spamming, or low-quality submissions may result in exclusion from the program.

Sponsoring Bounties​

If you are a developer or company working on a project and would like to sponsor a one-off bounty, please contact Matt Karl @bigtimebuddy at hello@mattkarl.com to arrange the details.

Sponsors can make one-time donations directly to our Open Collective to fund the bounty.

We kindly request that sponsors add an additional 10% to the bounty amount to cover Open Collective's processing fees.

Finding Bounty Issues​

You can easily find eligible bounty issues on our GitHub repository.

This allows you to focus your contributions on tasks that have a financial reward.

Why We're Doing This​

We believe in the power of open source and community collaboration. Our bug bounty program is designed to:

  • Encourage contributors to tackle important, impactful issues.
  • Recognize the hard work involved in debugging and fixing complex problems.
  • Acknowledge that the PixiJS core team is small and often focused on other critical tasks, your contributions help get issues resolved faster.
  • Make PixiJS even better for everyone.

Questions?​

Feel free to ask questions on our GitHub Discussions or join our community Discord.