Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Slack for Linux as a Snap
Linux users can now get Slack as a Snap package
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Slack for Linux as a Snap launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Slack▲2,714Be less busy. Real-time messaging, archiving & search.
2013 · slack.com · its alternatives →
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Slack 4.0▲472A snappier, more efficient Slack desktop experience
2019 · slack.com · its alternatives →
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For Slack teams to capture knowledge, organize and act on it
2016 · pingpad.io · its alternatives →
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Dialogs by Slack▲396Build interactive forms in Slack that do all sorts of things
2017 · docs.slack.dev · its alternatives →
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Your go-to for finding apps that work with Slack
2015 · slack.com · its alternatives →
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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 →
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Hi HN! Kam here. I’m the founder of Linen.dev https://linen.dev, a website that makes your public Slack community Google searchable. Linen will sync your Slack threads and make it SEO friendly so your community can find Slack content that was previously hidden. Previously I worked on a popular open source project which had a sizable Slack community. Slack was great for engaging with community members and with early sales. However as community scales Slack becomes this black hole where context becomes lost. Most public communities can’t afford to pay for several…
2022 · its alternatives →
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Fast open source Slack desktop app. Contribute to yue/wey development by creating an account on GitHub.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Full visibility into your GitHub projects right inside Slack
2018 · slack.github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, My name is Kam. I'm the founder of Linen.dev. Linen communities is a Slack/Discord alternative that is Google-searchable and customer-support friendly. Today we are open-sourcing Linen and launching Linen communities. You can now create a community on Linen.dev without syncing it from Slack and Discord! I initially launched Linen as a tool to sync Slack and Discord conversations to a search engine-friendly website. As I talked to more community managers, I quickly realized that Slack and Discord communities don't scale well and that there needs to be a better tool, especially for…
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Skype for Slack▲306Move your slack discussions to a group skype call
2016 · teams.live.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN – I built Dock after years of team chat frustrations as a founder. Free forever for teams up to 5. Unlimited search, unlimited history. No "upgrade to see messages older than 90 days" nonsense. Built for teams who work both async and sync/real-time when it matters. runs on SOC 2 infra, compliant, secure and in-transit and at-rest encryption, runs on Cloudflare. Early stage – would love feedback from anyone who's felt the same pain.
Jan 2026 · getdock.io · its alternatives →
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VirtualCoffee▲218Introduce teammates, break the ice, & socialize inside Slack
2022 · slack.com · its alternatives →
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