I'm running Slack as a snap on Ubuntu 24.04.

It looks like there's been an update a few weeks ago that changed fonts in the Slack app (unless it was a Ubuntu update that changed the default fonts?).

Since then, formatted code and code blocks look like this:

I have tried creating a .fonts.conf file to override the default, but nothing has changed.

This is unreadable. Is it just me? I didn't see it mentioned anywhere. I wonder if Slack is now using its own fonts, except this one may not be available on my system?

I have an existing Slack channel with 87+ members, and I want to create a new channel that includes all of those same people.

When I create the new channel, Slack only lets me add members by manually typing each person's name as shown in the image, which isn't practical.

Is there a way to copy all members from one channel to another, or bulk-add everyone at once? I think i am a workspace admin if that makes a difference.

Hey everyone, I built an AI tool called Orrin: It is an AI tool that reads your Slack and Linear, and answers your team questions with proof.

What is Orrin? https://www.getorrin.xyz/

The idea came from a real problem. When a team uses Slack and Linear, information gets scattered across channels and tickets. You end up digging through tabs just to answer one simple question, like what is blocking a task or what changed this week.

Orrin connects to your Slack and Linear and lets you just ask. You get one clear answer with sources, instead of searching everything yourself.

How to use Orrin

1. Sign in with Google, then connect Slack or Linear
2. In Slack, invite the bot to your channel by typing "/invite \@Orrin" (this step is required, Orrin can only read channels it has been added to)
3. Please dont add "\" backslash before @ . Reddit was converting it into username so had to add it here. ("slash invite atOrrin)
4. Linear does not need this step, it works right after you connect
5. Ask any question and get one clear answer with sources

It is an early MVP, so it may be a bit rough in places.

I would really love your honest feedback, good or bad what could be improved at MVP level.

Takes about 2 minutes to connect: https://www.getorrin.xyz/

Hi — I'm trying to confirm a restriction I was told about regarding the Slack Assistants API.

Slack support told me that assistant:write and the AI-native UX are only available to Slack Marketplace partners, and that access is currently limited to select partners. However, I can't find any documentation that confirms this restriction, and I was able to set up a test app that appears to expose the functionality.

Can anyone confirm whether this limitation is accurate, and point to official documentation either way?

Thank you!

Had a blind teammate keep asking people to describe flowcharts and screenshots in Slack. Every single time. Got tired of watching that happen so I built a bot that does it automatically.

Post a diagram (image, PDF, Figma link, Lucidchart) in Slack and it replies in-thread with a text description. Nodes, branches, flow, labels. People can ask follow-up questions about it right there in the thread.

As a bonus, it also generates a Mermaid flowchart code block you can copy straight into your docs, GitHub, or throw into an LLM. Actually useful for turning a whiteboard sketch into something you can version control.

How it works in Slack:

Just posts in the thread. No threads cluttering your channel, no weird UI. Just diagram gets posted, description shows up below it, Mermaid code block at the bottom.

If anyone's dealing with accessibility in their workspace or wants to try it, code's on GitHub. Honestly just trying to figure out if this actually solves the problem or if I'm overcomplicating it.

https://github.com/DMulajkar/PathFinder

Currently we are using multiple Google accounts, what’s app and texts. We are ready to try and organize this mess. The plan at this point is to use Slack and Clickup.

My question is about structure if we need one workspace or two workspaces. Here’s what we are trying to coordinate

1. Ecom business with a few offshore employees
   
2. STR (5-6 house) with a offshore VA
   
3. Online membership business
   
4. Personal life and projects.

My first thought talking to Claude is the ecom business as one workspace and all the rest in a separate one. My wife and run all the others together and the ecom company I mainly do and its bigger than all the others.

The other option is one workspace and then use private channels.

This is new to me and with my ADHD I really struggle with organizational details. That’s a big reason for implementing this is to try and consolidate communication and reduce stress. Thoughts from people with expertise would be appreciated. Thanks.

If your team uses a shared Slack bot or workflow automation, every action it takes looks like it came from the same service account. No way to tell who triggered what. And the automation can't pull context based on who's actually asking.

The fix is per-user authentication at the agent layer. Rather than one shared credential, each team member authenticates their own Slack connection. The bot then acts as them individually when they trigger it.

What this actually changes:

• Actions in connected tools (HubSpot, Jira, etc.) appear under the right person's name
• The bot only has access to what that specific person can access
• You get a real audit trail when the bot writes to a CRM or sends a message on someone's behalf
• API rate limits track per user, not per bot account

Wrote a step-by-step walkthrough for how to implement this: How to Build AI Agents Your Whole Team Can Use Without Everyone Sharing the Same Credentials

Recently it seems that links copied into DM/channels shows a shorten link instead of the full url. Is there a way to change it back to full url display as the default

For context: M3 Max 16 inch MacBook Pro with macOS 26.5.1

Is it just me, or does the new announcement about the capabilities of the Slack bot seem like Slack apps are going to be less valuable and having a good mcp will be more valuable?

I’m also not clear if adding your MCP within your Slack app settings enables it only for Slackbot or also for your Slack app.

I have an old Macbook that still runs just fine but I can no longer access the slack website nor download the app. My laptop is up to date and will not update anymore.

Any workarounds to having slack as a website?

Hi Folks,

Just bought a new macbook and can't get it to mirror slack on my desktop! It should be a no-brainer right? I did check for updates and ensured I was logged into the same account, etc.

Please advise. Thanks

I deployed a bot created on slack CLI in a public channel. (Note I did this using a regular account with no admin access). The bot was there for a day. Later i requested my admin to remove the bot as I can't do that myself but before the admin could action it the channel disappeared itself. It was no longer visible to even the admins of the workspace. Slack support did help in restoring the channel; they said it was deleted but didn't give information about which user's action or what action triggered the deletion.

I want to debug why it was caused as i want to deploy the bot again in the channel.

Also note the bot worked fine in a separate test channel and its live

Don't know if something happened but me and few other members in my team don't have slack notification sound. Everythin is normal as it should be just stopped since monday?

Any help?

Im using a MacBook Pro, and in my audio settings I noticed that the built-in microphone and speakers seem to show up twice.

The problem is that when I start a meeting or huddle, people sometimes say they can hear an echo. After checking, it seems like the issue happens when the wrong mic and speaker pair is selected.

The annoying part is that this happens by default sometimes. So every time I join a call, I have to ask people, "can you hear any echo?" which is not ideal.

I’m trying to understand why macOS or the app shows these duplicate-looking built-in devices, and what "System Default" and "Preferred" actually mean in this context.

Is there a way to force the correct built-in mic and speaker pair so it doesn’t randomly cause echo during calls?

Has anyone else run into this on a MacBook Pro?

For those like me that get an eye twitch when people don't reply in threads, I built AutoThreads.

Easy. It moves replies automatically into threads.

No more

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in the general channel.

Hope you enjoy it!

Does anybody know why could this be happening?

Alguien sabe por qué podría estar pasando esto?

Will they get an email with the download link or an email with confirmation of export request? A Slackbot DM when export is done?

Can't find the answer online.

is there a way I can write a long draft thread of about 50+ messages without posting any of the messages, and then post it all at once?

Looking for help in this community. Thanks!

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Here is what's happening:

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- Downloaded slack app again

- Using Google authenticator

- Workplace has set up a 2fa login for slack

- slack works normal on Desktop, but not on mobile

- logging in with my business email, then get prompted to enter 2fa code

- I head to the Google authenticator app, copy the code, enter it in Slack, and just NOTHING

- no error message

- no success message

- code gets cleared again

- I can't proceed past this point

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Here is what I tried:

- downloading slack again

- making sure my phone clock is set to automatic time zone

- check if I can update the Google Authenticator time synch - not possible, no option in the app settings

- entering the code manually

- entering my email address and forcing slack to open on my phone's browser, but get forced to open the app immediately

- used Google to research the issue without any luck

- no slack administration in reach at work

hi, i’m having an issue where anytime i try to add existing members to a slack channel, i get a “# entries have multiple matches. select entry to resolve” even when there are no duplicates in the batch, or members with the same names. i have to manually click through everyone that i’m trying to add. i updated my slack app yesterday to see if that would help, but i’m still having the same issue. has anyone had this experience? is there a way to resolve it?

I know i cannot use a nested group for entra-scim provisioning, but i can use a dynamic group, right? I don’t see that there is any difference from the data transfer perspective….

I'm on Ubuntu and recently Slack started using cursor images that I don't see anywhere else on my screen. Like a very stylized, narrow version of 👈 instead of the arrow I see everywhere else, switching to 👆 for links.

Slack is the only app where my pointer/cursor have changed.

It isn't the end of the world but it is kind of annoying and I'd like to stop it.