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24 alternatives to TextCraft

Slack as old-school MUD client

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. TextCraft launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Slack▲93

   Platform for team communication

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Slack▲128

   A platform for team communication

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Slack for Mobile 2.0▲310

   Rebuilt from the ground up

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Slack▲31

   Platform for team communication

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5WA
   Wey – A fast, open-source Slack desktop app▲277

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Slack▲85

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

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Let's Chat▲321

   Like Slack, but opensource and self-hosted.

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Shlack▲75

   Whoa, a bash shell inside Slack!

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Slack Metabot▲86

   Whoa, a Slack command-line client inside Slack.

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Quackpad▲139

    Collaborative docs for teams using Slack

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Total.js Messenger▲181

    A small, open-source alternative to Slack

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Text/Turner▲120

    Human translation bot for Slack

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Slack Overflow▲230

    A programmer's best friend, now in Slack.

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Flowhub▲85

    Let's Make Code More Playful (Beta Open)

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    BetterSlack – A Chrome extension to make Slack better▲80

    2018 · g3rv4.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Posts 2.0▲240

    Glorious paragraph creator from Slack

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Solid Bot for Slack▲128

    Easily manage your meetings from Slack

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Sweet Themes▲99

    Color Themes for Slack

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Pubo for Slack▲56

    Smarter, actionable Slack notifications.

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20IM
    I made a command-line Slack chat client▲90

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    HiveFlux + Slack▲93

    Real-time task management meets real-time communication

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Geekbot▲84

    Asynchronous standup meetings in Slack

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Metachat▲76

    A news feed for unread Slack messages

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Slack It▲185

    A bookmarklet to share links in Slack with one click

    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 →