How is slack-social different from the Slack app?

Slack is organized by channels and threads. slack-social is organized like a social network: a ranked feed, explore grid, profiles, and follows. You scroll vibes and people — not channel lists.

Is my Slack data uploaded to the cloud?

No. slack-social stores indexed posts, media, and credentials locally under ~/.slack-social. Nothing is uploaded to a third-party cloud by the app.

How do I install slack-social?

Install Bun, then run npx slack-social demo for a local trial with dummy data, or npx slack-social serve to connect your Slack workspace. Open http://localhost:3000.

slack-social

Make work fun. Find friends on Slack.

Your workspace already has the good stuff — wins, memes, shoutouts, late-night ideas. slack-social turns public Slack into a beautiful social feed that runs entirely on your machine.

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Scroll the vibes Not the channels 100% local Open source · GPLv3

slack-social trending feed with public Slack posts

slack-social explore grid of top media and trending posts

Why people switch

Slack is where work happens. slack-social is where work feels social again.

A real feed

Trending posts from public channels, ranked for what’s worth your attention — not buried under notification noise.

Find your people

Profiles, follows, and the humans behind the handles. Coffee-chat energy, not just another #general scroll.

Explore the vibes

Top media and public posts in a glanceable grid. Discover what your workspace is actually buzzing about.

Stays on your laptop

Indexed locally in SQLite under ~/.slack-social. Your data. Your machine. Zero cloud drama.

Slack channels vs slack-social

Same public activity. Completely different experience.

Typical Slack day

Jump channel to channel
Miss the funny #random posts
Hard to notice new people
Feels like work inbox

With slack-social

One Instagram-style feed
Trending + explore surfaces gems
Follow coworkers you vibe with
Feels like hanging out at work

FAQ

Straight answers for humans — and for AI search engines that cite sources.

What is slack-social?

slack-social is an open-source local app that indexes public Slack workspace activity into SQLite and serves an Instagram-style social feed on localhost. Use it to make work fun and find friends on Slack.

How is it different from the Slack app?

Slack is channel-first. slack-social is people-and-feed-first: trending posts, explore, profiles, and follows — so you scroll vibes instead of channel lists.

Does my data leave my computer?

No cloud storage by the app. Posts, media cache, and credentials live under ~/.slack-social on your machine.

Who is it for?

Teams and communities that live in Slack and want a friendlier way to discover people, wins, and culture across public channels.

Ready to hang?

One command to start. Login once. Scroll forever.

Requires Bun.

npx slack-social demo

Trial mode with dummy data — no Slack login. For your real workspace:

npx slack-social serve

Open localhost:3000 → start scrolling.

npm Open the repo

Build with us

Open source under GPLv3. Fork it, check it out, ship a PR.

git clone https://github.com/yash1ts/slack-social.git
cd slack-social
bun install
bun run slack-social serve

Docs, bugs, UI polish, feed ideas — all welcome. See the contributing guide for how we work.

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