# Retrieving projects

You can view any public project. You can view private projects for which you have the Browse permission.

The figure below shows a project record opened in SonarQube Server.

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1. Star showing whether this project is for you a [favorite project](#favorite-projects) or not.
2. Project name.
3. Icon showing the DevOps platform to which the project is bound to. You can select it to navigate to the bound DevOps platform repository.\
   If the project is not bound to any repository, you will see instead a button to bind the project.
4. Drop-down list to select the branch or pull request analysis displayed in the **Overview** page.
5. Project's navigation bar.

The paragraphs below explain the different ways you can use to retrieve a project.

## Using the Search box <a href="#search-box" id="search-box"></a>

1. In the top navigation bar, select the magnifier icon. The **Search for projects…** box is displayed along with a list of pre-selected projects.\
   Alternatively, press **S**.
2. You can enter a part of the project name in the box to filter the search.
3. Select the project in the list.

## Using the Projects page <a href="#projects-page" id="projects-page"></a>

1. In the top navigation bar, select **Projects**.
2. You can apply a search filter.
3. Select a project in the list of projects.

{% hint style="info" %}
If the project administrator manages project tags, they can use the **Tags** filter. See [managing-project-tags](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/2026.1/project-administration/setting-up-features/managing-project-tags "mention") for more information.
{% endhint %}

## Viewing your administered projects <a href="#administered-projects" id="administered-projects"></a>

To view the projects you’re administering:

1. Select your account menu in the top right corner of the SonarQube Server interface.
2. In the menu, select **My Account**.
3. Select the **Projects** tab.
4. Select a project.

## Retrieving your favorite projects <a href="#favorite-projects" id="favorite-projects"></a>

Favorite projects are marked with a yellow star.

To retrieve your favorite projects:

1. In the top navigation bar, select **Projects**.
2. In the top left corner, select **My Favorites**. Your favorite projects are listed on the page.

## Marking a project as favorite <a href="#marking-as-favorite" id="marking-as-favorite"></a>

To mark a project as a favorite:

1. Retrieve the project. See [retrieving-projects](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/2026.1/user-guide/viewing-projects/retrieving-projects "mention") for more information.
2. In the top left corner, select the star.

Alternatively, you can select or unselect the star in front of a project listed on the **Projects** page.

## Related pages <a href="#related-pages" id="related-pages"></a>

* [project-overview](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/2026.1/user-guide/viewing-projects/project-overview "mention")
* [activity-and-history](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/2026.1/user-guide/viewing-projects/activity-and-history "mention")
* [viewing-project-structure](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/2026.1/user-guide/viewing-projects/viewing-project-structure "mention")
* [managing-tokens](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/2026.1/user-guide/managing-tokens "mention")
* [project-badge](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/2026.1/user-guide/project-badge "mention")
* [subscribing-to-notifications](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/2026.1/user-guide/managing-your-account/subscribing-to-notifications "mention")
* [introduction](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/2026.1/user-guide/issues/introduction "mention")
* [security-hotspots](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/2026.1/user-guide/security-hotspots "mention")