Accessibility in Slack
A pleasant Slack experience is a ‘need to have’, not a ‘nice to have’. That’s why we’re making sure everyone can use Slack, in whatever ways fit them best.
Keyboard accessibility
A little tap can do a lot of things
Animation preferences
Customise how GIFs and emoji animate in Slack
Visual controls
Choose your zoom level, contrast setting and more.
Frequently asked questions
Slack wants to make work more accessible to everyone, which we do by supporting:
- Keyboard-only navigation on web/desktop
- Many keyboard shortcuts for efficient navigation and operation
- Up to 200% zoom on all platforms
- Captions and transcripts for clips and huddles
- Customisable message readouts for screen-reader users on desktop and iOS
- Adding and reading alt text, and the ability to opt in to reminders to add alt text
- Native dictation and voice control/voice access on Android and iOS devices
- Text size preferences on Android and iOS devices
- Reduced motion preferences
- Simplified layout mode, a fully featured alternative view of Slack that can be beneficial for people using eye tracking, head mouse or screen readers, as well as for people seeking to minimise distraction and visual overwhelm
Designed to be used with screen readers on all platforms
Yes. Slack supports major screen readers on desktop (NVDA, JAWS and VoiceOver) and mobile (VoiceOver, Talkback). We offer dedicated help documentation and audio/video tutorials for screen-reader users, as well as features such as:
- Customisable message readouts for desktop and iOS
- Screen reader-specific commands for replaying the last messages in a conversation (Command+Option+0 to 9 on Mac, Control+Alt+0 to 9 on Windows) and summarising workspace activity (Command+Option+S on Mac, Control+Alt+S on Windows)
- Customisable audio notifications for incoming and outgoing messages
- Opt-in reminders to add alt text
Please visit the Help Centre or submit a help request