![GitHub Desktop now supports @-mentions, emojis and issue referencing](https://img-cdn.tnwcdn.com/image?fit=1280%2C720&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2016%2F02%2FGitHubOfficeTNW.jpg&signature=95b8feb1957370f2d189c158dbf716ce)
GitHub for the desktop now lets you mention other users and reference issues, just as you can on the Web.
It also works exactly the same on the desktop; just use the ‘@‘ symbol before names to mention friends or coworkers, and the ‘#’ to reference known issues.
Oh yeah — you can also use ‘:’ to add emoji to your commits and pull requests. Yay!
The new features are available for both OS X and Windows, but you’ll probably need to manually check for updates in the settings menu on GitHub Desktop and relaunch the app to get things rolling.
➤ Issue references and @mentions for GitHub Desktop [GitHub]
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