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In browsers you can install extensions that can help to navigate efficiently, but Slack App is not extensible that way. The purpose of the app is to allow an efficient exchange of textual information. Not being able to quickly jump to any thread using keyboard - defeats the sole purpose of the app.

Can you imagine to have a code editor that doesn't allow you to change its color scheme? Some may say: "it's not important", but for many people something like that would be a deal breaker. Fortunately we have many IDEs or editors to choose from, but we can't opt out of the Slack app - if the company is using it, you stuck with it.



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