crabchat
The premium Open Source alternative to Slack (Desktop App)
🎯 Best for:Developers frustrated with Electron bloat
What is crabchat?
A resource-efficient desktop client replacing the official memory-heavy Slack Electron app. Built with Tauri and Rust to minimize RAM usage and improve startup time while maintaining protocol compatibility.
Tech Stack
RustTeam Collaboration
Why crabchat?
- • Extremely low memory footprint
- • Fast startup time
- • Native OS integration
Limitations
- • Limited feature parity with official client
- • Setup requires technical knowledge
- • May break if Slack changes API
9/11/2025
Last Update
0
Forks
0
Issues
Unknown
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,050
/ year (est. based on Slack (Desktop App))
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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