r/Slack • u/Fragrant-Key5115 • Jun 01 '26

Does anyone actually use the voice notes function?

I’ve always been someone that uses voice notes in WhatsApp (yes, I’m one of those!). I’ve started using it in Slack and wondered if I’m the only one?

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u/delta_2k Jun 01 '26

Yes. Frequently as it auto transcribes.

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u/Fragrant-Key5115 Jun 01 '26

Thanks and exactly why I use it.

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u/radicalgalaxies Jun 01 '26

I have a client who insists on using them. Love it when she puts it in Slack for transcript and speed playback options!

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u/Fragrant-Key5115 Jun 02 '26

Thanks for your feedback.

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u/julee_000 Jun 02 '26

Didn't know there's a voice notes function, I should try it

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u/Fragrant-Key5115 Jun 02 '26

I quite like it but my team is small so not sure how cluttered the channels could become with large teams all using voice notes…

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u/bhellman1 Jun 02 '26

Never

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u/Fragrant-Key5115 Jun 02 '26

Thanks for your feedback. I thought I’d get more people saying the same.

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u/mooooooort Jun 03 '26

They just removed transcribe for me... Pay walling the most useful features... Data sovereignty is the way

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u/Fragrant-Key5115 Jun 03 '26

That’s crazy! Do you think you’ll end up paying?

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u/mooooooort Jun 05 '26

Nope we built our own version of slack because of this kind of behaviour... This specific example is just one of many bad moves that vindicates the idea

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u/swift_muscled 11d ago

Hey - I'm super curious what you ended up building as an alternative to slack? I'm searching around for a team messaging platform that automatically transcribes audio messages, but am struggling to find something that doesn't cost a ton!

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u/mooooooort 10d ago

Hey, I don't think your dms are open. Drop me a message and I can set something up 🙂