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24 alternatives to Earl

Expand every link in Slack. Even links that require a login.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Earl launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Slack Overflow▲230

   A programmer's best friend, now in Slack.

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Sortd for Slack▲328

   Get Trello-style project boards right in your Slack!

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   #Clicky for Slack▲121

   Post links to Slack with a single click

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Slack for Mobile 2.0▲310

   Rebuilt from the ground up

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Posts 2.0▲240

   Glorious paragraph creator from Slack

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Slinky▲110

   Your slack links — organized!

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Slack▲85

   Be less busy. Real-time messaging, archiving & search.

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Slack Chats▲362

   A place to discover and join private Slack groups

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Let's Chat▲321

   Like Slack, but opensource and self-hosted.

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Slack Button▲159

    Easy way for other teams to install your incoming webhooks

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Cently for Slack▲138

    Paste any product URL into Slack to buy it automatically

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12US
    Use Slack for Everything▲60

    2016 · operator.im · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Little Birdie▲93

    Get a Slack message when you're mentioned on HN or Reddit

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Mighty Networks for Slack▲164

    Launch an online community you monitor and manage from Slack

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Slackin▲293

    Create your own public Slack chat community

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Slack Gitsin▲115

    A beautiful Slack command line interface

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Slack It▲185

    A bookmarklet to share links in Slack with one click

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Amplitude + Slack▲108

    Share insights with anyone on Slack

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Kifi for Slack▲168

    Get links messaged on Slack in Google Search results

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    SnipandShare for Slack▲93

    Quickest way to share bugs, ideas, links or gifs to Slack

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Slack Themes▲343

    Make your Slack pretty with custom themes

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Slack Enterprise Grid▲292

    Power up every part of your business

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    SlackPass▲276

    Subscription access to anything with Slack

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Node.js Messenger▲140

    A small alternative to Slack

    2017 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →