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24 alternatives to Shred

Self-Destructing Messaging for Slack & Email

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

1. 1
   Shlack▲75

   Whoa, a bash shell inside Slack!

   2016 · shell.playplay.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Slack▲85

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

   2014 · slack.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Message Deleter for Slack▲133

   Delete Slack messages in bulk

   2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Metachat▲76

   A news feed for unread Slack messages

   2016 · metachat.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   DayTweet▲92

   Self-destructing tweets

   2015 · daytweet.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   TextCraft▲66

   Slack as old-school MUD client

   2015 · textcraft.co · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Dmail▲170

   Self-destructing email from the team behind Delicious

   2015 · goo.gl · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Slack▲93

   Platform for team communication

   2015 · slack.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Slinky▲110

   Your slack links — organized!

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Solid Bot for Slack▲128

    Easily manage your meetings from Slack

    2016 · getsolid.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Slack All Unreads▲13

    A new way to catch up in Slack

    2016 · slack.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Stacktodo▲82

    A collection of bots, apps & web services for Slack

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Killing Email▲6

    The Slack To End All Slack's

    2019 · kill-email.slack.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Posts 2.0▲240

    Glorious paragraph creator from Slack

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Suggestion Sam▲104

    A modern day suggestion box for Slack

    2016 · suggestionsam.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    CyberDust for Android▲126

    Take back control of your messaging

    2014 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Slack▲128

    A platform for team communication

    2014 · slack.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Slack Overflow▲230

    A programmer's best friend, now in Slack.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Snapslack▲194

    Send disappearing messages in Slack

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Knotable▲72

    Cut the noise out of busy email threads

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    MailClark▲198

    The Slack bot for external communications

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    HiveFlux + Slack▲93

    Real-time task management meets real-time communication

    2015 · blog.hiveflux.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Speedback▲119

    Anonymous peer feedback via Slack

    2016 · speedback.co · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Howdy▲235

    Your new digital coworker for Slack!

    2015 · 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 →