Slack - Product Information, Latest Updates, and Reviews 2024

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#2 Desktop Product Product of the Year

What is Slack?

Slack is an application that helps teams communicate and work together by combining messaging, file sharing, and app integrations in one place. It makes it easy for teams to stay connected and work efficiently, whether they are in the office or working remotely.

Team collaboration software

Maker shoutouts

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Zebracat

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Turn text into impactful videos in minutes with AI

874 upvotes

4d ago

Slack is keeping our team connected and in sync, making collaboration seamless and efficient!

La Growth Machine

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Create personalized, multi-channel conversations at scale

1,353 upvotes

10d ago

Our team uses Slack for its seamless communication, organized channels, and integration with essential tools. It boosts collaboration, keeps everyone aligned in real-time.

FlowMapp 3.0

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Visual website planning in the most powerful way

1,164 upvotes

23d ago

Our single space of communication and team collaboration.

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Recent launches

Slack Canvas

Get ready for Slack canvas, a new surface in your digital HQ, where teams can curate, organise and share mission-critical resources. Paired with the Slack platform, anyone can customise a canvas with time-saving automations that move work forward.

2yr ago

Slack Connect Direct Messages

Slack Connect allows you to send direct messages to people outside your company, simplifying the way you work with partners. Use this feature to seamlessly schedule meetings, sign documents and quickly collaborate on important tasks without ever leaving Slack.

3yr ago

36 more launches

Questions about Slack

Frequently asked questions

Is Slack Secure?

By default, Slack encrypts data at rest and data in transit for all of our customers.

We further protect your data with tools like Slack Enterprise Key Management (Slack EKM), audit logs, and integrations with top data loss prevention (DLP) providers.

More information can be found here.

Whats so great about Slack?

Slack's meteoric rise in popularity can be attributed to two major factors: It does it's job exceptionally well, and people enjoy using the app itself. From a functionality standpoint, Slack's strengths are that it:

Facilitates communication in the workplace
Helps teams communicate collaborate across remote distances
Enables and encourages the sharing of documents, images and other assets across teams

From a design standpoint, Slack is popular because it appeals to all demographics with its visually appealing design, smooth API's and workflows, and it's contemporary and tech-friendly.

What is Slack?

Slack is a messaging app for business.

Used by 10 million daily active users from more than 600,000 organizations, located in more than 150 countries, Slack (or “Searchable Log of All Conversation and Knowledge“) offers multiple instant messaging options to keep teams in communication.