Slack is finally bringing its desktop app to the Windows Store. The company today released its desktop app to the Windows Store via the Desktop App Converter, which is also known as Project Centennial.
As Slack’s app on the Windows Store is basically the Win32 app, there isn’t a huge difference in terms of the features and the user-interface of the app. However, Slack’s Windows Store app includes support for Live Tiles which is a pretty neat feature that will show your recent messages in the Start Menu. Additionally, the Windows Store app also has a different titlebar.
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Slack bringing its app to the Windows Store is a pretty good news as it’ll be much easier to install the app now since you wouldn’t have to go to Slack’s website and download the .exe to install it — instead, you can just launch the Windows Store, search for Slack and hit the install button. Moreover, you will also get automatic updates for Slack via the Windows Store which is pretty awesome but it is important to note that Slack’s Win32 app already has a seamless auto-update system built-in.
Slack Windows Store
It’s also worth mentioning that Slack isn’t the first app to bring its Win32 app to the Windows Store. Since the launch of the Desktop App Converter, a handful of companies released their apps on the Windows Store, including the likes of Kodi, Evernote, Arduino IDE, and more. Fun fact: even the Desktop App Converter itself is available from the Windows Store.
- Slack is where work flows. It's where the people you need, the information you share, and the tools you use come together to get things done.
- Also, having to switch between multiple teams in this manner is really frustrating compared to how Slack works on other platforms. Lastly, the fact that Slack's 'call' and screen sharing features don't work on ChromeOS is super frustrating. I tried installing the Android app from the Go Store on my Pixel Book and that's not really any better.
Slack is where work happens. As an application this should contain multiple functions such as an extension on the toolbar for messages and notifications and the 'app' button on the 'chrome://apps/' landing page should store the user login for streamlined access.
Slack Line Store
If you are interested, you can get Slack’s app from the Windows Store below.
Slack Store Files
Slack Store Messages
Thanks for the tip, WinUsr!