Hey everyone! I'm Shubham, a student and the solo developer behind HitMeUp for GitHub. The idea came from a problem I kept running into while contributing to projects and connecting with developers online: GitHub profiles are where developers spend their time, but there isn't a simple way to privately reach out to someone directly from their profile. Most conversations end up moving to email, Discord, Twitter, or other platforms. So I started wondering: What if GitHub profiles had direct messaging? That question turned into a month long journey of learning browser extensions, OAuth, backend development, databases, deployment, and end-to-end encryption. HitMeUp adds secure messaging directly to GitHub profiles. If two users have the extension installed, they can connect and chat without leaving GitHub. Some of my favorite parts of building it were: Implementing end-to-end encryption Making messaging feel native to GitHub Learning how real production systems fit together Taking a project from idea to a published Chrome extension This is still an early product, and I'm actively improving it based on user feedback. If you try it, I'd genuinely love to hear: What confused you? What would make you use it regularly? What features would you want next? Thank you for checking out my project and supporting an independent student developer. Every piece of feedback helps shape what HitMeUp becomes next.

HitMeUp for GitHub

Add private DMs directly to GitHub profiles.

Add private DMs directly to GitHub profiles.