Desktop notifications
Pop-up desktop notifications help you stay on top of activity in your channels and direct messages. You can choose the activity Slack notifies you about:
- All new messages
- Direct messages, mentions, and keywords
- Replies to message threads you're following
- Nothing
If you choose to receive no notifications, we'll show a badge on the app icon if you get a direct message or a teammate mentions you or your keywords.
Turn on desktop notifications
- From your desktop, click your workspace name in the top left.
- Choose Preferences from the menu.
- Click Notifications.
- Under Notify me about..., choose the type of activity Slack notifies you of.
Note: Your desktop preferences apply to your mobile app by default. To change your mobile preference, check the box next to Use different settings for my mobile devices.
Tips: Check the box next to Notify me about replies to threads I’m following to receive notifications when someone posts a new message to a thread you’re following
💡 Read more about notifications for your mobile app.
Adjust sound and appearance
- From your desktop, click your workspace name in the top left.
- Choose Preferences from the menu.
- Click Notifications.
- Under Sound & appearance, choose how notifications look, sound, and behave. Here are some tips:
🔉 Make notifications audible
Check the box next to Play a sound when receiving a notification. Click change to choose the sound you hear for all desktop notifications.
🔇 Mute notifications
Check the box next to Mute all sounds from Slack.
🙈 Turn on message previews
Check the box next to Include a preview of the message in each notification. Turn it off for extra privacy.
Using Slack for Windows? Follow the instructions above to choose whether to Deliver Notifications via Slack's built-in notifications or the Windows Action Center.
Note: If you're using Windows 10 and notification sounds stop working, check the setting for Windows Quiet Hours. If enabled, notification sounds for active apps are suppressed, including Slack.