Slack (software)

Slack
Original author(s)	Stewart Butterfield, Eric Costello, Cal Henderson, and Serguei Mourachov
Developer(s)	Slack Technologies (Salesforce)
Initial release	August 2013
Written in	Electron (C++, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Redux, etc.), Hack (backend)
Operating system	Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
Available in	12 languages
	List of languages Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), English (UK), English (US), French (France), German (Germany), Italian (Italy), Japanese (Japan), Korean (South Korea), Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Spain)
Type	Collaborative software
License	Proprietary
Website	slack.com

Slack is a cloud-based team communication platform developed by Slack Technologies, which has been owned by Salesforce since 2020. 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 primarily on business administration and communication.^[7]^[8]

^ Kumparak, Greg (February 5, 2015). "Slack's Co-Founders Take Home The Crunchie For Founder Of The Year". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
^ Zax, David (August 14, 2013). "Flickr Cofounders Launch Slack, An Email Killer". Archived from the original on October 31, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
^ "Desktop Application Engineer". Slack. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015.
^ Sandler, Scott (April 14, 2020). "Hacklang at Slack: A Better PHP". Slack.engineering. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
^ Slack. "Slack apps for computers, phones & tablets". Archived from the original on November 2, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
^ "Manage your language preferences". Slack. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
^ Slack. "What is Slack?". Slack Help Center. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
^ John, Steven. "'What is Slack?' Everything you need to know about the professional messaging program". Business Insider. Retrieved May 4, 2022.

[SlackOpen-1] Kumparak, Greg (February 5, 2015). "Slack's Co-Founders Take Home The Crunchie For Founder Of The Year". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2017.

[2] Zax, David (August 14, 2013). "Flickr Cofounders Launch Slack, An Email Killer". Archived from the original on October 31, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2018.

[3] "Desktop Application Engineer". Slack. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015.

[4] Sandler, Scott (April 14, 2020). "Hacklang at Slack: A Better PHP". Slack.engineering. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

[5] Slack. "Slack apps for computers, phones & tablets". Archived from the original on November 2, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2018.

[6] "Manage your language preferences". Slack. Retrieved August 31, 2023.

[7] Slack. "What is Slack?". Slack Help Center. Retrieved April 1, 2024.

[:7-8] John, Steven. "'What is Slack?' Everything you need to know about the professional messaging program". Business Insider. Retrieved May 4, 2022.

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