Apps in Slack help ease the transition from office life to working remotely. Start calls instantly from Slack, stay on top of your calendar, encourage social connection, and more.
Some conversations are simply easier face-to-face. Especially for remote teams, it’s important to keep communication open for informal calls. The Zoom app for Slack allows you to jump on a call right from Slack, so no team member is more than a Slack message or Zoom call away.
Start a Zoom call from Slack in a few clicks
See who’s on a call before joining
Customize your team’s calls settings with Zoom
Get a friendly nudge in Slack when your next meeting is about to start, then join the call in one click. Once the event kicks off, your Slack status will automatically update to show you’re in a meeting—a perfect way to let teammates know you’re slow to respond.
Receive and respond to meeting invites
Sync your Slack status based on events
Join video calls from meeting reminders
Standuply automates recurring status meetings, removing the burden of coordinating updates across schedules and time zones. With simple, frequent touchpoints in Slack, teams can stay in sync about progress made throughout the week.
Run asynchronous standup meetings in Slack
Hold retrospectives via scheduled surveys
Facilitate 360-degree feedback reviews
With the Loom app, it’s easy to narrate videos and share snippets right in Slack, helping bring communication to life in a visual, personal way. Employees can asynchronously share information, while the rest of the team can catch up when they’re ready—and swiftly kick off a discussion in a thread.
Instantly send Loom videos into Slack
View Loom videos right in Slack
Direct comments to specific Slack users or channels
Whether you’re new to working remotely or a pro, it takes effort to maintain a sense of human connection when your team is afar. The Donut app pairs team members for virtual coffees or lunches, helping teams carve out time for meaningful social interactions throughout the work week.
Set up Donut pairing channels like #coffee-roulette
Match new hires with onboarding buddies or teammates
Facilitate a virtual mentorship program in Slack
Each individual adapts to remote work in their own way. Use Polly in Slack to send out anonymous employee pulse surveys. Team members have an easy way to share candid thoughts, and managers can get a sense of team morale, helping them identify ways to improve employee sentiment.
Send employee pulse surveys right in Slack
Increase participation with quick, seamless surveys
Uncover insights and trends from survey results
Maintaining team culture requires intention, like making time to recognize wins—big and small—on a regular basis. With Disco, you can give kudos to celebrate a job well done in public and private channels. Tag kudos with behaviors meant to be reinforced, like core values, team principles and more.
Recognize accomplishments right in Slack
Encourage team-wide celebration with emoji reactions
Crowdsource nominations for culture awards
Best practices, tips and tricks for getting the most out of work with channel-based messaging—no matter your location.
