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24 alternatives to HitMeUp for GitHub

Add private DMs directly to GitHub profiles.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1
Directs Space▲83
Create GitHub profile contact form, without your information
2022 · its alternatives →
2SP
Send private messages over a public channel▲12
The other day I was on github assisting a compiler developer replicate an accidentally-quadratic observed behavior in generated code and was asked if I was willing to privately share my full source code with his company. While that was ultimately unnecessary as it was easy enough to find a simpler example, it did get me wondering about how exactly was I going to do that: 1. github does not (to my knowledge) allow private messages 2. all communication had thus far occurred on the public record (or at least Microsoft's version thereof) 3. my peer did not publish any contact information in his…
2023 · plaintext.world · its alternatives →
3
Encrypted Communication via GitHub Using Node.js and SSH Keys▲39
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
4
GitHub Personal Website Generator▲271
Generate a personal website based on GitHub contributions
2019 · vscode.dev · its alternatives →
5
Social Post▲74
A simple way to send messages from GitHub Actions
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
6
GitHub Profile Page Creator▲103
Github profile readme file in a bit
2022 · github-profile-page-creator.netlify.app · its alternatives →
7
A simple Go web server with logging, tracing, health check▲318
GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.
2018 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →
8
Gitfyel▲142
Craft stunning GitHub profiles effortlessly.
2024 · gitfyel.vercel.app · its alternatives →
9
Github Profile Generator▲218
Create stunning GitHub profiles in seconds with ease. 🚀
2024 · github-profile-generator.in · its alternatives →
10
dossi▲101
Your own private GitHub notes on every page
2023 · dossi.dev · its alternatives →
11
GitHub Email Hunter▲103
Find any GitHub user's email address
2021 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
12
GPRM▲90
Create your perfect GitHub profile
2022 · gprm.itsvg.in · its alternatives →
13
Bookmarking for GitHub▲204
Save and organize your favorite GitHub repositories
2017 · its alternatives →
14
Followed By▲71
Fetch mutual GitHub followers, straight to the profile page
2022 · getfollowedby.xyz · its alternatives →
15
Github on Flock▲112
Your entire GitHub universe within Flock
2017 · apps.flock.com · its alternatives →
16
Github Bookmark Extension▲74
Keep track of your favourite snippets of code on Github
2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
17
Github Feel Good▲99
A Chrome extension that enhances your Github profile 💚
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
18
Stringify.me▲84
Simple profile page for Github users
2019 · stringify.me · its alternatives →
19
Twitter for Github▲85
Chrome extension to display handles on Github
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
20
Gitchi▲68
Turn GitHub pull request comments into a chat
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
21
Turn GitHub Usernames into Emails▲51
:mailbox: making networking a little easier. Contribute to levthedev/gitmail development by creating an account on GitHub.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
22
GitHub Night Mode▲78
A Chrome extension to experience GitHub in night mode.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
23
GitHub Notifier▲91
Get GitHub notifications in Chrome
2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
24
Git Notify▲102
Daily code diffs from public Github repos via Emails | Slack
2016 · gitnotify.com · its alternatives →

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