SlackDeck Proto

This provides the Slack viewer that looks like TweetDeck.

NOTE: As this is a prototype, we do destructive changes from time to time

Releases

You can download the application here.

• v0.15.0: Update Style for new Slack UI
• v0.14.0: Jump the message via link & Fix bugs
• v0.13.0: Application distribution for macOS & Windows
• v0.12.0: Fix Channel Settings: adjusted for new slack's URL
• v0.11.0: Fix Style: adjusted for new slack's css style
• v0.10.1: Update for security reason
• v0.10.0: Application distribution for macOS

Features

• Multiple columns like TweetDeck
• Multiple workspaces
• Add/Remove columns by button
• Selectable CSS styles for each column
• Customizable settings as JSON
• Settings are saved and persisted

Requirements

• Slack Account
• Electron: v5.x or above

Quick Start

1. Run npm install to install packages
2. Rename settings.json.sample to settings.json
3. Edit url value in settings.json like https://your-private.slack.com/
4. Run npm start in terminal
5. Import settings.json

Customize

settings.json includes all the your settings. You can edit these variables bellow.

• url: Slack's Web URL like https://your-private.slack.com/
• other_urls: Other workspaces' URL
• channel_id: Channel's ID. You can get it by ...
  • Open Slack for web. Then go to the channel. The URL's last word is ID
  • Open Slack for desktop. Then right click & copy link on the channel-list.
• style: CSS style for each column
  • channel-only: only channel's list showing up
  • body-only: only messages showing up
• width: Width of each column
  • small-tab: recommend to use with channel-only or sidebar-only
  • large-tab: recommend to use with body-only
• sticky: Stick the first left column

Tips on Use

• Messages overflow the column
  • use Cmd + - to make the font smallers
• Channel Switch
  • use Cmd + k to switch channels
  • NOTE: even the style is channel-only, you can't switch channels by pushing buttons
• Add other workspaces in columns
  • select the workspace in Workspaces on menu bar
• Jump to the message via link
  • Input URL in Message URL on menubar
• Reset settings
  • click Settings on menu bar

Build as Application

Build for Mac

1. Run node build/build-mac.js
2. In ./dist/mac, you can find slackdeck-proto.app
3. Double click slackdeck-proto.app and start the app
4. Import settings.json

Build for Windows

1. Run node build/build-win.js
2. In ./dist/, you can find slackdeck-proto Setup.exe
3. Double click slackdeck-proto Setup.exe and start the app
4. Import settings.json

Contribute

You can use issues as you like. Not only suggestions but also questions are welcome!