Can't we exchange direct messages (DM) through GitHub?

[skarbgud]

I understand that GitHub is meant to support open source and the developer community, but when developers share their opinions with each other, they interact with each other in Issues and Discussions in the repository.

Of course, there is a good means of e-mail, but e-mail does not provide a means of authenticating that I am a Github user.
So, how about adding a function to exchange messages between developers through GitHub.
Conversation as a community platform is considered a necessary feature.

Rather than accessing each other through e-mail, I wish there was a feature to have a message or chat through Github!

[selim750000]

I understand that GitHub is meant to support open source and the developer community, but when developers share their opinions with each other, they interact with each other in Issues and Discussions in the repository.

Of course, there is a good means of e-mail, but e-mail does not provide a means of authenticating that I am a Github user.
So, how about adding a function to exchange messages between developers through GitHub.
Conversation as a community platform is considered a necessary feature.

Rather than accessing each other through e-mail, I wish there was a feature to have a message or chat through Github!

Gg

[omsai786]

Nice sir

[d-coder111]

Even I feel the same because communication is very important in the community, though there are ways to do so (like e-mail and all) but still direct messaging would be really cool and easy way.

[S2Sofficial]

Yes, it would be a quite interesting idea and can be enhanced more by giving users access not only to DMs also by making groups which would be private for organization works. So that team members can actually interact and dicuss upcoming feature within GitHub.

[S2Sofficial]

I understand that GitHub is meant to support open source and the developer community, but when developers share their opinions with each other, they interact with each other in Issues and Discussions in the repository.

Of course, there is a good means of e-mail, but e-mail does not provide a means of authenticating that I am a Github user. So, how about adding a function to exchange messages between developers through GitHub. Conversation as a community platform is considered a necessary feature.

Rather than accessing each other through e-mail, I wish there was a feature to have a message or chat through Github!

This idea can be enhanced more by giving users acces not only to DMs only also by making groups which would be private for organization works. So that team members can actually interact and dicuss upcoming feature within GitHub.

[d-coder111]

I understand that GitHub is meant to support open source and the developer community, but when developers share their opinions with each other, they interact with each other in Issues and Discussions in the repository.
Of course, there is a good means of e-mail, but e-mail does not provide a means of authenticating that I am a Github user. So, how about adding a function to exchange messages between developers through GitHub. Conversation as a community platform is considered a necessary feature.
Rather than accessing each other through e-mail, I wish there was a feature to have a message or chat through Github!

This idea can be enhanced more by giving users acces not only to DMs only also by making groups which would be private for organization works. So that team members can actually interact and dicuss upcoming feature within GitHub.

Exactly, so that users don't have to use other platform to discuss the github projects.

[atesin]

i still don't understand what is github's motivation to NOT implement this :/ ... everybody agree will be a boost on software development!

[aayushchugh]

Please add this Github

[jfullstackdev]

I already commented here that's why I'm sharing it

https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/17888

[happy-spark]

I think it's a necessary function for developers to collaborate.

[alvar036]

def needed!!

[argahsuknesib]

Very much needed. I am surprised that eventhough Github has authentication with gitter, but no formal way to create rooms and message personally.

[emrecio]

I currently ran into a use case, where I want to collaborate, but we are strangers and need to exchange some syn-ack stuff. DM in github would make it easier (and safer).

[darthdesi]

vote!

[RuslansAleksejevs]

2025, still not added.

Github pls add it

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[itsmoe15]

this need to be implemented idk why its still not

[tummyslyunopened]

IMO Open DMs seems like it would be a nightmare for supply chain attacks. (think of how bad email and twitter dms are already)
But it would also be awesome to connect directly with the other little fish lurking in odd repos.

[itsmoe15]

that's very true, but i think there`s ways to decrease its phishing potential,
maybe only allowing people you follow back to DM you, or people who are collaborators on the same repo as you are, or only allowing the owner or maintainers of the repo to initialize a DMs with people who has submitted PRs and Issues or make it an opt-in feature

i feel like there's definitely ways to make it safer, that feature is just too good not to have!

[omsai786]

Yes we can

[atesin]

no we can't currently ... explain how

[Project516]

Almost 2026… Upvote!

[Apersoma]

is 2026 now