If you live in a pure X11 environment and hate browser tabs, the desktop app is a 5/5 experience. It is responsive, has global hotkeys (Ctrl+K works everywhere), and finally separates your work anxiety from your personal browsing.
Let’s be honest: Slack in a browser tab is the digital equivalent of a leaky boat. You have 47 tabs open, you accidentally close the wrong one, and suddenly, you’ve lost your draft to your boss. So, you turn to the native desktop app. slack desktop app ubuntu
One bizarre quirk: If you install the Snap version, your microphone works perfectly for huddles. If you install the .deb directly from Slack’s website, you might have to install pipewire-pulse or fiddle with pavucontrol to get the mic recognized. The Snap version solves this because it bundles its own audio drivers. Snap wins again, much to the chagrin of the "Snap bad" crowd. If you live in a pure X11 environment