Basically, it is a private chat and collaboration room for your employees.įor many companies, it has replaced email/private forums/chat rooms as the primary internal text-based communication channel. It is a web-based, real-time communication tool available as a single application for desktops/laptops, mobile devices, and also as a web app. Officially, Slack calls its flagship product a communication hub and that’s precisely what it is. If that doesn't find your Slack account, try entering any other email addresses you have, and you should find the correct Slack team-and might uncover other Slack teams you forgot you'd joined.If you’re new to Slack, you might still be confused by what exactly it is.

Click the one you want to continue logging in. Go to /get-started#find, enter your email address, and Slack will email you all of the Slack accounts you've joined. In that case, the best option is your email address.

If your company's named Acme, your Slack account could be or or anything else. The problem is, Slack accounts often have a different name than you'd expect. Or, in Slack's desktop and mobile apps, click the + icon in the sidebar to add an account-and there, enter your team's name such as yourteam to start the sign in process. If you remember your team's Slack account name, the easiest way to login to your Slack account is to go to your team's Slack site such as, and enter your email and password to sign in as normal. And each Slack team you've joined has a separate account, with their own password (though possibly with the same email address, if you always use the same address to sign up for Slack accounts). Each Slack team has its own custom Slack domain, like.

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