Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Tight – Simplify Slack with a Chrome Extension launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Tight — Simplified Slack▲123

   A Chrome extension that simplifies the Slack interface

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Min Slack – A Minimal Slack Client in a Chrome Extension Popup▲7

   2015 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Total.js Messenger▲181

   A small, open-source alternative to Slack

   2017 · totaljs.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   FlowTime▲72

   A Pomodoro-driven timer for Chrome

   2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   TextCraft▲66

   Slack as old-school MUD client

   2015 · textcraft.co · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Slack Gitsin▲115

   A beautiful Slack command line interface

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Relcy for Slack▲92

   Slack + Relcy = instant actions

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Shlack▲75

   Whoa, a bash shell inside Slack!

   2016 · shell.playplay.io · its alternatives →

9. 9AO
   Across – one-click Slack integrations across your stack▲5

   2020 · acrossapp.com · its alternatives →

10. 10BJ
    bndr – jsFiddle for Slack commands▲9

    2017 · bndr.talkus.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Slack▲93

    Platform for team communication

    2015 · slack.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Tiny Suspender, a tiny tab suspender extension for Chrome▲6

    2017 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Pubo for Slack▲56

    Smarter, actionable Slack notifications.

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Electron/browser-free reactjs slack app (40M usage)▲9

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Slackshot▲34

    A Slack community for designers on Dribbble.

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16OT
    Organizing Tasks in Slack▲8

    2018 · tasklistforslack.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Slapp▲28

    An open-source node.js library for creating Slack Apps

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    gayHub▲5

    An awesome chrome extension for github

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19SA
    Sitestencil, a new way of building websites with flexbox and gutters▲9

    2016 · sitestencil.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Made a GPT-3 powered Chrome extension to explain code anywhere▲8

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Extension that turns Chrome into a theremin▲9

    2015 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

22. 22ST
    Slacker – Time Tracker for Slack▲6

    2016 · slacker.at · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Browsergram, a one hour Chrome extension that Instagrams everything.▲8

    2012 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

24. 24IM
    I made a Chrome extension that explains code in plain English▲5

    2022 · codexplainer.co · 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 →