# How to fork a projectA fork is a copy of an original repository that you can put somewhere elseor where you can experiment and apply changes that you can later decide ifpublishing or not, without affecting your original project.It takes just a few steps to fork a project in GitLab.
Select a project on the right side of your screen:![Select a project](basicsimages/select_project.png)Click on the "fork" button on the right side of your screen: