Slack Layer

Slack keyboard shortcutsSlack Help Center

A slack layer is another application layer. The slack layer can help navigate to different slack channels, view latest unread messages and arrange text by with edits, code blocks or emojis.

compose new message	cmd + n	i
browse DMs	cmd + shift + k	u
open all unread messages	cmd + shift + a	o
jump to conversation	cmd + k	k
go back to last group	cmd + [	j
go forward to last group	cmd + ]	l
start a search	cmd + g	c
search in the current conversation	cmd + f	v
edit a message	cmd + e	e
add emoji	cmd + r	r
hyperlink selected text	cmd + shift + u	d
code selected text	cmd + shift + c	s
code block selected text	cmd + shift + option + c	a

                    {
                        "manipulators": [
                            {
                                "conditions": [
                                    {
                                        "bundle_identifiers": [
                                            "^com\\.tinyspeck\\.slackmacgap"
                                        ],
                                        "type": "frontmost_application_if"
                                    }
                                ],
                                "description": "slack compose a new message",
                                "from": {
                                    "key_code": "i",
                                    "modifiers": {
                                        "mandatory": [
                                            "shift",
                                            "command",
                                            "option",
                                            "control"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                },
                                "to": [
                                    {
                                        "key_code": "n",
                                        "modifiers": [
                                            "command"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                ],
                                "type": "basic"
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    {
                        "manipulators": [
                            {
                                "conditions": [
                                    {
                                        "bundle_identifiers": [
                                            "^com\\.tinyspeck\\.slackmacgap"
                                        ],
                                        "type": "frontmost_application_if"
                                    }
                                ],
                                "description": "slack browse DMs",
                                "from": {
                                    "key_code": "u",
                                    "modifiers": {
                                        "mandatory": [
                                            "shift",
                                            "command",
                                            "option",
                                            "control"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                },
                                "to": [
                                    {
                                        "key_code": "k",
                                        "modifiers": [
                                            "command",
                                            "shift"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                ],
                                "type": "basic"
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    {
                        "manipulators": [
                            {
                                "conditions": [
                                    {
                                        "bundle_identifiers": [
                                            "^com\\.tinyspeck\\.slackmacgap"
                                        ],
                                        "type": "frontmost_application_if"
                                    }
                                ],
                                "description": "slack open all unread messages",
                                "from": {
                                    "key_code": "o",
                                    "modifiers": {
                                        "mandatory": [
                                            "shift",
                                            "command",
                                            "option",
                                            "control"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                },
                                "to": [
                                    {
                                        "key_code": "a",
                                        "modifiers": [
                                            "command",
                                            "shift"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                ],
                                "type": "basic"
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    {
                        "manipulators": [
                            {
                                "conditions": [
                                    {
                                        "bundle_identifiers": [
                                            "^com\\.tinyspeck\\.slackmacgap"
                                        ],
                                        "type": "frontmost_application_if"
                                    }
                                ],
                                "description": "slack jump to a conversation",
                                "from": {
                                    "key_code": "k",
                                    "modifiers": {
                                        "mandatory": [
                                            "shift",
                                            "command",
                                            "option",
                                            "control"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                },
                                "to": [
                                    {
                                        "key_code": "k",
                                        "modifiers": [
                                            "command"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                ],
                                "type": "basic"
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    {
                        "manipulators": [
                            {
                                "conditions": [
                                    {
                                        "bundle_identifiers": [
                                            "^com\\.tinyspeck\\.slackmacgap"
                                        ],
                                        "type": "frontmost_application_if"
                                    }
                                ],
                                "description": "slack go back to last group",
                                "from": {
                                    "key_code": "j",
                                    "modifiers": {
                                        "mandatory": [
                                            "shift",
                                            "command",
                                            "option",
                                            "control"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                },
                                "to": [
                                    {
                                        "key_code": "open_bracket",
                                        "modifiers": [
                                            "command"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                ],
                                "type": "basic"
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    {
                        "manipulators": [
                            {
                                "conditions": [
                                    {
                                        "bundle_identifiers": [
                                            "^com\\.tinyspeck\\.slackmacgap"
                                        ],
                                        "type": "frontmost_application_if"
                                    }
                                ],
                                "description": "slack go forward in history",
                                "from": {
                                    "key_code": "l",
                                    "modifiers": {
                                        "mandatory": [
                                            "shift",
                                            "command",
                                            "option",
                                            "control"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                },
                                "to": [
                                    {
                                        "key_code": "close_bracket",
                                        "modifiers": [
                                            "command"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                ],
                                "type": "basic"
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    {
                        "manipulators": [
                            {
                                "conditions": [
                                    {
                                        "bundle_identifiers": [
                                            "^com\\.tinyspeck\\.slackmacgap"
                                        ],
                                        "type": "frontmost_application_if"
                                    }
                                ],
                                "description": "slack start a search",
                                "from": {
                                    "key_code": "c",
                                    "modifiers": {
                                        "mandatory": [
                                            "shift",
                                            "command",
                                            "option",
                                            "control"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                },
                                "to": [
                                    {
                                        "key_code": "g",
                                        "modifiers": [
                                            "command"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                ],
                                "type": "basic"
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    {
                        "manipulators": [
                            {
                                "conditions": [
                                    {
                                        "bundle_identifiers": [
                                            "^com\\.tinyspeck\\.slackmacgap"
                                        ],
                                        "type": "frontmost_application_if"
                                    }
                                ],
                                "description": "slack search in the current conversation",
                                "from": {
                                    "key_code": "v",
                                    "modifiers": {
                                        "mandatory": [
                                            "shift",
                                            "command",
                                            "option",
                                            "control"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                },
                                "to": [
                                    {
                                        "key_code": "f",
                                        "modifiers": [
                                            "command"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                ],
                                "type": "basic"
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    {
                        "manipulators": [
                            {
                                "conditions": [
                                    {
                                        "bundle_identifiers": [
                                            "^com\\.tinyspeck\\.slackmacgap"
                                        ],
                                        "type": "frontmost_application_if"
                                    }
                                ],
                                "description": "slack edit a message you sent",
                                "from": {
                                    "key_code": "e",
                                    "modifiers": {
                                        "mandatory": [
                                            "shift",
                                            "command",
                                            "option",
                                            "control"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                },
                                "to": [
                                    {
                                        "key_code": "e"
                                    }
                                ],
                                "type": "basic"
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    {
                        "manipulators": [
                            {
                                "conditions": [
                                    {
                                        "bundle_identifiers": [
                                            "^com\\.tinyspeck\\.slackmacgap"
                                        ],
                                        "type": "frontmost_application_if"
                                    }
                                ],
                                "description": "slack add an emoji reaction to a message",
                                "from": {
                                    "key_code": "r",
                                    "modifiers": {
                                        "mandatory": [
                                            "shift",
                                            "command",
                                            "option",
                                            "control"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                },
                                "to": [
                                    {
                                        "key_code": "r"
                                    }
                                ],
                                "type": "basic"
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    {
                        "manipulators": [
                            {
                                "conditions": [
                                    {
                                        "bundle_identifiers": [
                                            "^com\\.tinyspeck\\.slackmacgap"
                                        ],
                                        "type": "frontmost_application_if"
                                    }
                                ],
                                "description": "slack hyperlink selected text",
                                "from": {
                                    "key_code": "d",
                                    "modifiers": {
                                        "mandatory": [
                                            "shift",
                                            "command",
                                            "option",
                                            "control"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                },
                                "to": [
                                    {
                                        "key_code": "u",
                                        "modifiers": [
                                            "command",
                                            "shift"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                ],
                                "type": "basic"
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    {
                        "manipulators": [
                            {
                                "conditions": [
                                    {
                                        "bundle_identifiers": [
                                            "^com\\.tinyspeck\\.slackmacgap"
                                        ],
                                        "type": "frontmost_application_if"
                                    }
                                ],
                                "description": "slack code selected text",
                                "from": {
                                    "key_code": "s",
                                    "modifiers": {
                                        "mandatory": [
                                            "shift",
                                            "command",
                                            "option",
                                            "control"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                },
                                "to": [
                                    {
                                        "key_code": "c",
                                        "modifiers": [
                                            "command",
                                            "shift"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                ],
                                "type": "basic"
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    {
                        "manipulators": [
                            {
                                "conditions": [
                                    {
                                        "bundle_identifiers": [
                                            "^com\\.tinyspeck\\.slackmacgap"
                                        ],
                                        "type": "frontmost_application_if"
                                    }
                                ],
                                "description": "slack codeblock selected text",
                                "from": {
                                    "key_code": "a",
                                    "modifiers": {
                                        "mandatory": [
                                            "shift",
                                            "command",
                                            "option",
                                            "control"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                },
                                "to": [
                                    {
                                        "key_code": "c",
                                        "modifiers": [
                                            "command",
                                            "shift",
                                            "option"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                ],
                                "type": "basic"
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                ]
            },