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Actually I would find a desktop client more appealing. I'm not a fan of browsers-as-poorly-functioning-userlands-on-userlands that seems to be the modern fad.

• pavel_lishin 10y ago
  But Slack's desktop client is excellent. Furthermore, Ryver makes a big point about guest access - and a browser client would be much better for guests than a dedicated client they may only use once.
  • eli 10y ago
    HipChat has both: a web client and a native windows/mac client.
    • pavel_lishin 10y ago
      And per-channel guest access, too.
    • Bartweiss 10y ago
      Slack also - you can use it in browser. Most people don't want to, but I've seen some people say that they do so much work there that it's nice to have a browser tab visible.
  • patsullivan 10y ago
    We run in every browser and also have native apps for every platform.
• eli 10y ago
  Yeah, not having a desktop client was one of the reasons we went with Hipchat over Slack. I can understand not everyone wants to use a native app, but it sure would be a nice option.
  • Kadin 10y ago
    > Yeah, not having a desktop client was one of the reasons we went with Hipchat over Slack. Is Slack's desktop client a new thing? I'm relatively new to it, but they certainly have one now.
  • jaegerpicker 10y ago
    Slack has a native desktop client and has for a long time.
• p4wnc6 10y ago
  Agreed. Desktop apps are generally so much better.
  • patsullivan 10y ago
    Most of our users do use the native apps. Some prefer the browser though.
• daxorid 10y ago
  Or, better yet, irssi in persistent tmux. Slack really can't compare to terminal irc clients in terms of usability and flexibility.
• patsullivan 10y ago
  We run in every browser very well. Have a Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android client.