Collaboration Tool, Slack's URL Bookmark Feature

Saving Bookmarks (Frequently Accessed Links) in Slack (Collaboration Tool)

When using Slack, an internal messenger used as a collaboration tool, you often encounter situations where you need a specific link during work communication.

It's inconvenient to ask for the link every time, but you can't just avoid asking either. (Or, you could create a Slack bot and ask the chatbot!)

I explained how to organize channels in Slack in the previous post. When it comes to each project, there are bound to be frequently accessed links.

The feature for saving frequently accessed links is called "Bookmarks," and you can create them for each channel. You can even create them in 1:1 DMs! And one more thing. Just like browser bookmarks, you can create "folders" too! Pretty convenient, right?!

Examples of Frequent Use Cases

When frequently asking the design team for company logo files, you can include a link to the Google Drive folder containing the relevant logo files. Or, if you're requesting image creation from the design team, you can include a link to the image request sheet or a Notion link.

Other examples include including links to team meeting minutes, API documentation links, or planning document links. You can also include test links or links to access solutions.

Conditions of Use

Available in the free version as well.

How to Use: Two-Line Summary

• Click [+ Add Bookmark] just below the channel or DM conversation name to add the link, enter a name, and you're done. (The favicon is automatically fetched and included as an icon.)
• Click [+ Add Bookmark] and then click [Create Folder]. Enter the folder name and save. Add bookmarks to this folder later.

How to Use

1. In each channel or DM window, there is a [+ Add Bookmark] button just below the channel name.

• Click the [+ Add Bookmark] button.

2. The [Add Bookmark to This Channel] and [Create Folder] buttons will appear.

• Click [Add Bookmark to This Channel].

3. Enter the link in the link input field.

4. Enter the name.

The icon is initially saved using the favicon of that link and can be changed to a different icon.

Other Notes

• You can edit or delete folders and bookmarks by right-clicking.

• Drag & drop is possible.
• Therefore, you can create a folder and then move already created links into it.
• Or, you can move a bookmark to a different location to change its order. (Very convenient for reordering)