Slack organises conversations in your workspace into dedicated spaces called channels. Channels bring the right people and information together for a common purpose – such as a specific project, topic or team. Keep reading to learn how to browse and join the channels in your workspace.
Tip: If you've been invited to work with another company in a channel using Slack Connect, learn how to accept the invitation.
Join channels
All members (but not guests) can browse and join public channels in their workspace. For a private channel, you must be added to it by a member of that channel.
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Mobile
Click on All channels at the top of your left sidebar. If you don't see this option, click More to find it.
Browse the list of public channels in your workspace, or use the search bar to search by channel name or description.
Select a channel from the list to view it.
Click on Join channel.
Tap Search at the bottom of your screen.
Tap Browse channels.
Search for a channel or select one from the list.
Tap Join channel.
Tip: If you know the name of the channel that you want to join, you can type /join followed by # and the channel name in the message field and send the message.
Slack organises conversations in your workspace into dedicated spaces called channels. Channels bring the right people and information together for a common purpose – such as a specific project, topic or team. Keep reading to learn how to browse and join the channels in your workspace.
Tip: If you've been invited to work with another company in a channel using Slack Connect, learn how to accept the invitation.
Join channels
All members (but not guests) can browse and join public channels in their workspace. For a private channel, you must be added to it by a member of that channel.
Desktop
Mobile
Hover over More.
Click Channels.
Browse the list of public channels in your workspace, or use the search bar to search by channel name or description.
Select a channel from the list to view it.
Click on Join channel.
Tap the search bar.
Tap Channels.
Search for a channel and tap the channel name to open it.
Tap Join Channel.
Tip: If you know the name of the channel that you want to join, you can type /join followed by # and the channel name in the message field and send the message.
