Slack’s new desktop beta app is lightning fast and available now

If you’re like anyone at TNW, you’re probably using Slack every day, all day long.

I don’t mind; it’s a well designed app. But their newly released beta is bringing it to another level.

Their current macOS app is built using MacGap, which is a wrapper for web apps — so technically, it was just a port of the web version of the Slack website in a desktop window. However, the beta is rebuilt from the ground up using Electron, speeding things up significantly.

• Insanely fast start-up and team switching
• The team bar now changes according to your color scheme
• A fancy new top without that ugly desktop frame
• The app in general is way more speedy

If you’re excited to try it, hop over to their beta website to download the release.