Slactac

Supported for your Browser of choice

Browser	Availability
Firefox	Available now on Firefox Add-ons
Chrome / Edge / Brave	Available now on the Chrome Web Store

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Slactac

Slactac is a browser extension that lets you persistently override and customize Slack channel names. Personalize your workspace by renaming channels to something more meaningful or easier to recognize. (Note: user renaming is not supported yet.)

Now available for Chrome, Edge, Brave, and Firefox!

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Features

• Override Slack channel names.
• Use the channel picker to grab channel names directly from the Slack UI.
• Save, view, and manage custom channel names via a clean popup interface.
• Real-time updates on the Slack web app with persistent overrides across sessions.

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Manual Installation (Chrome, Edge, Brave)

1. Clone or download this repository.
2. Open Chrome, Edge, or Brave and go to:
   • Chrome: chrome://extensions/
   • Edge: edge://extensions/
   • Brave: brave://extensions/
3. Enable Developer Mode.
4. Click Load unpacked and select the slactac folder.

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Releases

Pushes to master and firefox generate release ZIPs:

• Chrome/Edge/Brave: slactac_chrome-vX.X.X.zip
• Firefox: slactac_firefox-vX.X.X.zip

Both are available on GitHub Releases.

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Usage

1. Click the Slactac icon.
2. Pick a channel or enter the original name manually.
3. Add your custom name.
4. Hit Save Tack.
5. Manage saved overrides via Stored Tacks.

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Contributing

PRs and issues welcome.

License

MIT