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Fabrizio Rinaldi

Sblack - Ultra-lightweight Mac client for Slack, with Dark Mode.

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Sblack is an ultralight Slack client built with Slack's core features in mind, it also comes with a Dark mode theme

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wojtek
All this work for nothing 😰️ You will get a cease & desist from Slack by the end of the day.
tk HWANG
Is it possible to sign in multiple workspaces ?
Francesco Di Lorenzo
Maker
@tk_hwang yes, in the app menu bar: teams > sign in
Lucas
@tk_hwang @frankdilo If we do that the 1st session is closed by the new, we can't switch like in the Slack basic app (Cmd+1 / Cmd+2 ...)
Francesco Di Lorenzo
Maker
@tk_hwang @lucas_reynes Yeah, didn't want to keep multiple Slacks open for memory concerns, but this can be easily added with an update if you find it useful.
Lucas
@tk_hwang @frankdilo Yes I understand the issue but I have 4/5 workspace open everytime, maybe you can disable them like slack does ? And active them when you switch to them ? (for memory issue)
Carl Barenbrug
@tk_hwang @frankdilo Not having the multiple workspaces in the gutter visible for notifications and quick switching is unfortunately a showstopper for me. Hopefully this feature can be built in soon without compromising performance. Regardless, this is outstanding work. Congratulations.
Tolga Arıcan

Interestingly as far as i see from Activity Monitor, it uses more RAM (with the name of your Slack url) Dark mode is useful but needs small touches, otherwise i didn't find it useful (text color shouldn't be #fff for example, or file uploads shouldn't be sharp black #000) and also there are minor bugs about the dark theme..

As a conclusion; idea is good, execution needs more attention.

Pros:

Dark Mode

Cons:

Higher RAM usage

Fabrizio Rinaldi
Maker
Hi Product Hunt! ​👋​ ​​ ​​We are so happy to be back with a new product to solve a big issue we had with Slack for a long time, especially since the release of macOS Mojave. You guessed it, the lack of Dark Mode ​😱​ ​​ ​​Also, we’re not really fans of Electron so we wish there was a faster, more lightweight client for Slack since we have it open all day long. ​​ ​​So we made our own Slack client with a beautiful Dark theme (enabled by default) built with our own tech stack, the same one powering our main product Boxy Suite. It’s blazing fast ​⚡​️ ​​ ​​Let us know what you think! It’s free, but if you want to support us make sure to also check out Boxy Suite - Gmail for Mac https://boxysuite.com ​💙​ ​​ ​​PS: you might remember with made “Sblack” a few months ago. It was a little app that injected the dark mode CSS into the Slack official client. This new app is a standalone client that works just like a browser, so it’s safer and easier to update ​✅​
James Ivings
This looks awesome, I'll definitely try it out! Would be nice to know what features are missing or different, is that information available anywhere?
Danielle Johnson
I like the idea and Slack does ruin my CPU currently, but not being able to get notifications for multiple work spaces is the only thing stopping me using it right now. Good work and good luck!
Lucas
Very cool app, but we can only connect 1 slack workpace ..
Fabrizio Rinaldi
Maker
@lucas_reynes hi! If you check the top bar menu you’ll find one dedicated to multi account :)
Alin Panaitiu
@lucas_reynes @linuz90 I was looking for this too. It's one of the most important functionalities so I think it should be made more obvious instead of being hidden in a menu. I'm all for clean interfaces but sometimes you have to sacrifice some whitespace to add important functions. Although if you only use CSS for modifying the styling, you probably can't add an "Sign in to Workspace" button. Are you also using userscripts? Do you at least have the possibility to run any JS on the page?
Oleg Bespalov
The vanilla Slack makes my 2009 MacBook heat as hell for no reason! I really like this one
Quentin “𝑸” Durantay
My RAM and my eyes truly thank you for this!
Montana Mertens
Loving this! Thank you guys. Only one request: please make the cmd+t shortcut work, I know you can also acces it with cmd+k but I was just so used to it! (update soon? 😇)
Дмитрий Савинов
realy lightweight
Chris Messina
Top Hunter
It's back! @linuz90 — I thought this was broken at some point... what changed/got fixed?
Ferruccio Balestreri
Instant download! I really dig everything @linuz90 designs. Wish you guys the best for this launch 🚀
Ferruccio Balestreri

I was lucky enough to meet the two makers of this app that also made Boxy and really love every product they come up with! They treat their users right, with fast support and continuous updates

Pros:

Dark Mode on Slack

Cons:

None

Evgeny Agafonov

Nice product, that helps to customize Slack. I love dark modes and i set it on almost every app i have. This one is a good decision for slack

Pros:

Simple, comfortable to use

Cons:

Not found

Elena Zhizhimontova
Looks amazing! I low key might start confusing Sblack's window with Discord 😛
Thiago Régis
Looks neat. Congrats! 😉 I wonder how you will fit your product in Slack's Developer Policy. Do you think you will get in trouble? I had a great discussion with them when they did send me a notification about https://www.producthunt.com/post..., then I had to read again their policies. As I understand it's not authorized to build another client, especially changing their brand guidelines. It's a genuine question. I think your product is great. I truly hope they allow you to keep it running. If you are curious, I shared my experience here: https://www.indiehackers.com/for...
Ryan Hoover
Or you could use this Pokémon Slack theme generator 😃
Osman Erdi Balcıoğlu
I want to give some information to explain a wrong info that written on web page `This is not an Electron app, so its size is 20 MB instead of 180 MB. It also launches faster than the official client.` Actually, Slack's macOS App is not an electron app, it's developed with macGap https://macgapproject.github.io
John Foster
I like it