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The coolest Slack client mod for MacOS

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Slick, a desktop client mod for Slack

by Agreed3750·Jun 24, 2026·2 points·0 comments
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BYOE approach preserves Slack auto-updates while injecting custom themes and plugins.

Strengths
  • •Custom Electron preload injects modifications without touching Slack's app.asar files
  • •Auto-updates still work since original Slack code remains unmodified
  • •No open debug port or resident watcher process running in background
Weaknesses
  • •MacOS only with Windows beta, Linux requires manual adjustments
  • •Early alpha with explicit ToS risk from Salesforce and random crashes
Target Audience

Slack power users and developers wanting client-side customization

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Post Description

As someone who came from Discord, I have always loved Vencord. It is a popular client mod that adds many quality-of-life features not found in the normal app, but no such thing existed for Slack in a way that did not feel full of jank.

So I decided to make my own. Packed with features I have long needed (as well as a few requests from friends). It has been quite the delight to build and make silly workarounds for Slack, and I hope you find this interesting and/or useful if you choose to try it yourself :D

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