Slack (software)
| Slack | |
|---|---|
| Original author(s) | Stewart Butterfield, Eric Costello, Cal Henderson, and Serguei Mourachov[1] |
| Developer(s) | Slack Technologies (Salesforce) |
| Initial release | August 2013[2] |
| Written in | Electron (C++, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Redux, etc.),[3] Hack (backend)[4] |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android[5] |
| Available in | 12 languages[6] |
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 |
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]
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