Save messages and files
You can save messages and files in Slack to easily come back to them later. Your saved items are only visible to you and can be viewed in one place from your desktop or mobile device.
Save a message or file
Desktop
Mobile
Save a message
- Hover over the message that you'd like to save.
- Click the save icon.
Save a file
- Hover over the file that you'd like to save.
- Click the More actions icon.
- Select Save for later.
Save a message
- Tap the message that you’d like to save.
- Tap the save icon.
Save a file
- Tap the file that you’d like to save.
- Tap the three dots icon in the bottom right.
- Choose Save for later.
Note: Saving a file keeps it accessible in Slack, but you can also download a file to your device to keep a copy elsewhere.
View your saved items
Your saved items will be organised into three separate tabs within the Later view:
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In progress
The In progress tab is where you’ll find your reminders and newly saved items. From here, you can jump to the messages and files in their original conversations, archive them, mark them as complete or set a date and time to receive a reminder. -
Archived
Think of the Archived tab as a place to store a message or file that you’ll need further down the road. It could be something that you reference often, or something that doesn’t have a task associated with it but is still handy to keep around. -
Completed
When you’ve finished with a saved message or file, you can mark it as complete to tick it off your to-do list. Anything that you mark as complete will be moved to the Completed tab, in case you need to come back to it later.
Tip: You can move items in Completed back to the In progress tab by clicking the three dots icon and selecting Move to In progress.
To view your saved items, follow the steps below:
Desktop
Mobile
- Select Later from your left sidebar. If you can’t see this option, click More to find it.
- Switch between the In progress, Archived and Completed tabs to see all your saved items.
- Tap Home at the bottom of the screen.
- Tap Saved.
Jump to a saved item
Desktop
Mobile
- From the In progress, Archived or Completed tab, find the item that you’d like to open.
- In the top-right corner of the message or file, click the Open in channel icon.
From the In progress, Archived or Completed tab, tap a message or file to open it.
Archive a saved item
Desktop
Mobile
From the In progress tab, click the three dots icon in the top-right corner of the message or file that you’d like to move, and then choose Archive.
- From the In progress tab, long press the message or file that you’d like to archive.
- Tap Archive.
Mark a saved item as complete
Desktop
Mobile
From the In progress tab, click the Complete button in the top-right corner of the message or file that you’d like to mark as complete.
- From the In progress tab, long press the message or file that you’d like to mark as complete.
- Tap Complete.
Set or edit a reminder
You can set a reminder for messages or files that you’ve saved so that you’ll be notified to review them at a time that makes more sense for you.
Desktop
Mobile
- From the In progress tab, click the Reminder button at the top-right of the message or file that you’d like to be reminded about.
- Select a time from the list, or set a custom date and time and click Update.
- From the In progress tab, find the item that you’d like to set a reminder for, then long press it.
- On the menu that appears, tap Set reminder.
Any reminder that you set from the More actions menu on a message will also appear in In progress, where you’ll be able to mark them as complete or edit the time frame by following the steps above.
Remove a message or file from Later
Desktop
Mobile
- Click Later near the top of your left sidebar. If you can’t see this option, click More to find it.
- Hover over the message or file that you’d like to remove from your saved items.
- Click the save icon.
- Tap Home at the bottom of the screen.
- Tap Saved.
- Press and hold the message or file that you’d like to remove from your saved items.
- Select Remove from saved items.