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Also known as Slack HQ, chatlyio, chatly.io

web-based instant messaging service

Key facts

Original authors
Stewart Butterfield , Eric Costello, Cal Henderson , and Serguei Mourachov
Developer
Slack Technologies ( Salesforce )
Initial release
August 2013 ; 12 years ago ( 2013-08 )
Written in
Electron ( C++ , JavaScript , TypeScript , React , Redux , etc.), Hack (backend)
Operating system
Microsoft Windows , macOS , Linux , iOS , Android
Available in
12 languages
Type
Collaborative software
License
Proprietary
Website
slack .com

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Described at

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
organization
Owned by
Salesforce
Platform
x86-64
Official website
www.salesforce.com/slack
Motto
Be less busy
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GUI toolkit or framework
Electron
inception
2013-08-00
language of work or name
Japanese
copyright license
proprietary license
Commons category
Slack (software)
operating system
Linux
programmed in
JavaScript
software version identifier
4.42.120
social media followers
51500
service status information URL
status.slack.com
different from
Slackware
distributed by
Google Play
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Encyclopedic overview

Slack is a cloud-based team communication platform developed by Slack Technologies, which has been owned by Salesforce since 2021. Slack uses a freemium model. Slack is primarily offered as a business-to-business service, with its userbase being predominantly team-based businesses while its functionalities are focused on business administration and communication.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Slack” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.