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+# Contributing to Transcriptase
+We love your input! We want to make contributing to this project as easy and transparent as possible, whether it's:
+
+- Reporting a bug
+- Discussing the current state of the code
+- Submitting a fix
+- Proposing new features
+- Becoming a maintainer
+
+## We Develop with Github
+We use github to host code, to track issues and feature requests, as well as accept pull requests.
+
+## We Use [Github Flow](https://guides.github.com/introduction/flow/index.html), So All Code Changes Happen Through Pull Requests
+Pull requests are the best way to propose changes to the codebase (we use [Github Flow](https://guides.github.com/introduction/flow/index.html)). We actively welcome your pull requests:
+
+1. Fork the repo and create your branch from `master`.
+2. If you've added code that should be tested, add tests.
+3. Ensure the test suite passes.
+4. Make sure your code lints.
+5. Issue that pull request!
+
+## Any contributions you make will be under the BSD-2-Clause Software License
+In short, when you submit code changes, your submissions are understood to be under the same [BSD-2-Clause License](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/bsd-2-clause/) that covers the project. Feel free to contact the maintainers if that's a concern.
+
+## Report bugs using Github's [issues](https://github.com/briandk/transcriptase-atom/issues)
+We use GitHub issues to track public bugs. Report a bug by [opening a new issue](); it's that easy!
+
+## Write bug reports with detail, background, and sample code
+
+**Great Bug Reports** tend to have:
+
+- A quick summary and/or background
+- Steps to reproduce
+  - Be specific!
+  - Give sample code if you can.
+- What you expected would happen
+- What actually happens
+- Notes (possibly including why you think this might be happening, or stuff you tried that didn't work)
+
+People *love* thorough bug reports. I'm not even kidding.
+
+## Use a Consistent Coding Style
+[PEP](https://peps.python.org/pep-0008/) is used in this project
+
+* 4 spaces for indentation rather than tabs
+* We use Ruff as linter, there is a VS-Code extension available you can use
+
+## License
+By contributing, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under its BSD-2-Clause License.
+
+## References
+This document was adapted from the open-source contribution guidelines for [Facebook's Draft](https://github.com/facebook/draft-js/blob/a9316a723f9e918afde44dea68b5f9f39b7d9b00/CONTRIBUTING.md)