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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.
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About HitMeUp for GitHub on Product Hunt
“Add private DMs directly to GitHub profiles.”
HitMeUp for GitHub was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 6 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #111 on the daily leaderboard. Send and receive private, end-to-end encrypted messages with any GitHub user, directly on their profile page.
HitMeUp for GitHub was featured in Chrome Extensions (52.7k followers), Messaging (51.9k followers), Privacy (11.2k followers) and GitHub (41.3k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 58.9k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted HitMeUp for GitHub?
HitMeUp for GitHub was hunted by Shubham Chaudhari. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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