BetterSlack – A Chrome extension to make Slack better
BetterSlack – A Chrome extension to make Slack better launched on August 27, 2018 with 80 votes, #510 of 2,619 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.
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BetterSlack is a Chrome extension that modifies Slack by injecting additional features into the workspace environment. Originally unpublished due to legal requests, it was relaunched as Refined and is now available across Chrome, Firefox, and Opera browsers. The extension allows users to add or remove specific Slack features to customize their experience, with its source code publicly available for review.
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UPDATE: The extension was unpublished from the chrome web store following Slack’s Legal Team request . UPDATE Sept 14th 2018: After talks with folks from Slack and a rename… Refined (fka Taut) (fka BetterSlack) is now live back!!! You can find on Chrome, Firefox and Opera. See more details at refined.gervas.io . There are 2 or 3 things about Slack that I think can be made better. That’s why I built BetterSlack. It’s a Chrome extension that injects javascript into your Slack environments to add (or remove) features. You can find its source code here or watch my 3 minutes demo . It adds a small button on your browser that lets you set up each feature independently. This is something I find…from g3rv4.com
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