Show HN: Debloat Slack – Get rid of Slackbot, AI upsells and other annoyances

Category: devtools

Tags: slack, electron, css-injection, js-injection, debloat

Score: 6.0/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 6, Documentation: 7, Utility: 6)

This project is a tool that injects custom CSS and JavaScript into the native Slack macOS app (an Electron app) via Chrome DevTools Protocol, allowing users to hide UI elements like Slackbot, upsell banners, and other annoyances. It's interesting because it provides a non-invasive, live-reloading way to debloat a widely-used desktop app without modifying its code, similar to using uBlock Origin or Tampermonkey but for desktop applications.

Target audience: desktop app users, productivity enthusiasts, slack power users

Repository: https://github.com/benri-ai/slack-debloat · JavaScript · MIT

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