How to Contribute ¶ 

We're building the free repair manual for everything, and we need your help. It's easy to get started—just click the edit button on any page and make an improvement!

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Helpful Resources ¶ 

We've got some useful pages that will teach you how to take photos and write your own repair manual, help us build and organize a Q&A knowledge base, and add new kinds of devices to iFixit. And a whole lot more.

Getting Started

• User Accounts — How to register and fill out your account.
• Repair Guides — How to create a Repair Guide.
• Teardowns — How to create a Teardown.
• Device Pages — How to create a Device Page.
• Troubleshooting Pages — How to create a Troubleshooting Page.
• Item Page — How to create a Item Page.
• Answers — Information on Answers.

Taking Photos

• Taking guide photos — Step-by-step walkthrough of how to use a simple lighting and camera setup.
• Camera tips — Useful tips and camera settings for common consumer cameras.

Writing

• Writing Guides — How to write an awesome guide.
• Repair Guide FAQ — Why write repair guides?
• Teardown FAQ — Why write gadget teardowns?
• Use Guidelines — Dos and don'ts for successfully engaging with our community.
• Device Nomenclature — How to properly name device pages.

Administration

• Administration and Moderation Help — Administrator tools and their descriptions.
• Help Documentation — The place to go to read up on the many features of iFixit.

Get excited and start teaching repair!

About iFixit ¶ 

Why we do what we do ¶ 

• About us — We started out fixing things, just like you.
• Why self repair? — You can fix it. We make it easy.
• Activism — Causes iFixit stands behind.
• Environment — Throwing things away when they break is unsustainable.
• Jobs — We're Hiring!

Our Mission ¶ 

• Where we're going — We want to fix the world.
• Testimonials — Our customers have a lot to say about us.
• FAQ — A fast way to learn more about iFixit.

Media ¶ 

• Media info — Media contact information and logos.
• Coverage — The press talks about us from time to time.

Fine Print ¶ 

• Licensing — Content licensing.
• Terms of Use — Legal details.
• Privacy — Privacy policy.
• Security — Data security overview.
• Parts Store Policies — Return, shipping, and reseller information.