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24 alternatives to /egg

The missing egg timer command for Slack

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. /egg launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Slack 4.0▲472

   A snappier, more efficient Slack desktop experience

   2019 · slack.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Slack for Mac▲937

   A new, improved Slack desktop app for Mac

   2016 · slack.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Command▲349

   Making the web better with Slack-like slash commands.

   2016 · slashcommand.club · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Slack Gitsin▲115

   A beautiful Slack command line interface

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Doodle Bot for Slack▲120

   Simple tool to find meeting times on Slack

   2019 · doodle.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Range app for Slack▲214

   Run your team check-ins with Slack

   2020 · range.co · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Motion Slack App▲215

   Easiest way to agree on a meeting time in Slack

   2021 · usemotion.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Egg Timer▲5

   Another egg timer with push notifications!

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9SM
   Slack Meets GitHub Issues▲373

   Last year I gave in to the temptation of doing my own startup and quit my job, just like many others have done on this site. Since then, I’ve severely changed my lifestyle and reduced my living costs to a crazy low figure and worked my ass off for the last 8 months to achieve this: www.openloopz.com I have written more about it on Medium here: http://goo.gl/JN03yf I knew from the start the odds were stacked against me. I’m almost 36, I have a family and I live in the North East of England where - without wanting to sound negative - the opportunities are few and far between…

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Wallow - Slack for makers ▲237

    Slack, but uniquely designed for us

    2024 · wallow.app · its alternatives →

11. 11YE
    YO egg-timer▲13

    2014 · yoyoke.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Alert.email▲250

    Get your important emails delivered to a Slack channel

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Appsee For Slack▲78

    Real time alerts with video replay for crashed sessions

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    MeetNotes Slack Bot▲97

    A slack bot to run meetings from start to finish.

    2018 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Slack Message Scheduler▲108

    Natively schedule messages from your profile in Slack.

    2019 · slackscheduler.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    InsertGif▲71

    Share the perfect GIF in seconds, not minutes

    2020 · insertgif.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    RightGIF▲158

    Less noise, better GIFs. A better /giphy for Slack.

    2015 · rightgif.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Sir Gifs A Lot▲116

    A Slack app that lets users create gifs from their webcam.

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Nimbella Commander▲79

    Build, run, share commands & apps in Slack using serverless

    2020 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Gizmo▲85

    Make your workflow effortless

    2021 · gizmo.so · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Pookiy Bot for Slack▲66

    A Slack bot for managing leaves and tracking time

    2023 · pookiy.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Pull Reminders for GitHub▲148

    Slack reminders and metrics for pull requests

    2018 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Little Birdie▲93

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

    2017 · littlebirdie.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Instant Meet Slack App▲102

    Create instant Google Meet from Slack

    2023 · instantapp.tech · 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 →