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brew install slack installs the Slack desktop app; Homebrew finds the cask without --cask. Update, beta and uninstall commands, plus brew install --cask slack-cli for Slack's developer CLI, with brew output from 2 November 2026.

A Slack list is a task table with assignees, due dates, a board view and a thread on each item. Create one from Files, +, List. We tried it on the Free plan: the option is marked PRO and opens a premium-plan dialog, so here are the free alternatives too.

Install the Jira Cloud for Slack app, type /jira connect in a channel to send a Jira space's updates there, /jira notify for personal notifications as DMs, and create work items from any message with More actions. Every /jira command, Jira automation to Slack, and fixes when previews or notifications stop.

Start at slack.com/get-started#/createnew or Add a workspace in Slack, enter your email and the code, then name the workspace. Screenshots from our own run, plus the settings to check after.

In Slack, click ? then Contact Us, or type /feedback. We followed each route on a Free workspace, with screenshots of the form, the topics and the Feedback panel.

A Slack canvas is a document for briefs and notes; a Slack list tracks items with owners, due dates, board views and a thread per item. We tested the Free plan: one canvas per conversation works, standalone canvases and lists need Pro.

Slack Workspace Owners have every Admin power plus billing and Owner management. We read Slack's Account Types grid as Primary Owner: only one channel permission separates Owners from Admins. Plus how to transfer primary ownership and see who the admins are.

The Slack tips that save the most time: Cmd/Ctrl+K to jump anywhere, Shift+Esc to clear unreads, the Up arrow to edit, Saved and To-dos, schedule send, /remind, search modifiers, custom sections and status that clears itself. 25 tips for beginners and power users, grouped by task.

To look busy on Microsoft Teams, set your status to Busy with a duration, or block time in your Outlook calendar so Teams shows In a meeting. Focus time shows Focusing, and a status message says what you are on. How long each lasts, what Teams does when you go idle, and what not to do.

Webex App on Windows or Mac shows you Available while you use your computer and switches to 'Active X minutes ago' when you stop. On a phone, only sending or reading messages counts. How to keep Webex active, what a keep-awake tool and a custom status do, and why your status may stick on inactive.

Slack's free plan hides messages after 90 days. Pumble, Discord and Chanty keep unlimited history for free; Mattermost, Element and Rocket.Chat are free if you host them; Google Chat and Teams free cost nothing if you already use Google or Microsoft. What each free plan limits, from each vendor's pricing page.

Zoom sets you Away after 15 minutes of inactivity by default, and unlike Slack or Teams it lets you turn that off. The setting, step by step, and what still turns your Zoom status to Away or Offline.

Slack is built for companies: business apps, admin controls and shared channels with other firms, for $7.25 a user a month on Pro. Discord is free for everyone with unlimited history and group voice, but has no SSO, retention or compliance tools. Prices, limits, calls and status compared.

Slack and Teams do not connect natively for chat. You can start Teams calls from Slack with the free Microsoft Teams Calls app, relay messages with a paid bridge such as Mio, and sync your Teams status to Slack with a short script. Every option, what it costs, and the setup steps.

When you use Slack on a phone and a computer at once, one active device keeps you green, and a manual away set on any device makes you away on all of them. We measured connection_count per browser tab and a manual away across four connections.

Slack huddles are quick calls inside Slack: 1:1 on the free plan, up to 50 people on paid plans, no recording. Zoom is built for scheduled, recorded and large meetings, with a free plan of 100 people for 40 minutes. Limits, cost, recording and privacy side by side.

Employers monitor remote workers through five layers: work apps like Slack and Teams, laptop management, monitoring software, the network, and your output. What each one sees, how to check your own laptop, and what the law says.

A keep-awake Chrome extension stops your screen from dimming and your computer from sleeping through Chrome's power API. It does not type or click, so Slack still shows you away after 10 minutes and Teams after a few. How the Keep Awake modes work, which platforms they suit, and what to use instead.

Slack no longer sells Slack AI as an add-on. Pro includes AI summaries and huddle notes; search answers, recaps, translations and Slackbot come with Business+, at $7.75 more per user a month. What each AI feature does, who it pays off for, and what it does with your data.

Idle Pilot and Slack Green both keep you available from the cloud with the laptop closed. Idle Pilot covers Slack or Teams for $9 a month. Slack Green covers Slack only for $3.99. The full comparison.

The best mouse jiggler depends on the computer. A free app for your own PC, a USB dongle for a personal laptop, a mechanical mover for a managed one. Picks per type, what IT sees, and what each does for Slack.

Teams is cheaper if your company already pays for Microsoft 365. Slack is better when most work happens in chat, threads and apps. Prices, free plan limits, calls, apps and how each app decides you are away, side by side.

Slack has no record button for huddles. On paid plans, turn on AI notes to keep a summary and transcript in a canvas; Slack tells everyone. For audio and video, use a screen recorder such as Xbox Game Bar, Snipping Tool or OBS, and ask everyone first. Steps for Windows, Mac and mobile.

Twelve Slack Workflow Builder examples with trigger and steps, plus Slack's own list of 46 workflow templates read in a Free workspace on October 4, 2026, mapped to the examples.

Slack has no timer button. Use /remind in 25 minutes, a status that clears itself, or a date-token message that shows "in 23 minutes" to your channel.

Your Outlook status shows your Microsoft Teams presence, so to keep Outlook green you keep Teams Available: Teams signed in and running, input on the computer, no lock or sleep, and no leftover status. What sets you Away, and what you can change.

Teams admins can see activity counts per person: messages in channels and chats, meetings, 1:1 calls, audio, video and screen share time, and your last activity date. Your status follows keyboard and mouse activity on the whole computer. Teams does not log keystrokes, your screen, or other apps.

To set a Slack status through the API, call users.profile.set with a user token that has users.profile:write and a profile containing status_text, status_emoji and status_expiration. Curl and Python examples, how to read and clear a status, and why a bot token cannot set yours.

Most scripts that promise to keep Slack active no longer work through the API: it cannot force a user to active, and bot tokens have their own presence. OS keypress scripts do keep the Slack desktop app active while the screen is unlocked. How to test any script with users.getPresence.

Slack's Duration menu decides when a status clears itself. The options seen in the app, the suggestion defaults, and a timed test: Slack cleared the status 8 to 13 seconds early.