Record audio and video clips in Slack to communicate easily with your team, regardless of their time zone or location. You can use clips to share ideas and updates, or just say hello. Anyone in a channel or direct message (DM) can play clips, and reply in thread with a clip of their own.
You can record video and audio clips up to five minutes long from Slack on your desktop or mobile device.
Record a video clip
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Android
From a channel or DM, click on the camera icon in the message field. See the instructions below for tips to enhance your video clip.
Click on Record.
When you’ve finished, click Stop Recording and select a thumbnail.
Click on Done and add a message, if you like.
Click on the paper plane icon to send your clip.
Enhance your video clip
Click the camera icon to turn your camera on or off.
Click Mute to mute yourself.
Click Effects to blur your background or upload a background image.
Click Settings to select a different camera or microphone.
Select a screen to share in your clip from the options below your video.
Click Upload Video to upload an existing video as a clip.
Open a channel or DM and tap the message field.
Tap the plus icon and select Record a Video Clip.
Tap the Record button.
When you’ve finished recording, tap the Record button again, then tap Use Video.
Add a message if you like, and then tap the paper plane icon to send your clip.
Open a channel or DM and tap the message field.
Tap the plus icon and select Record a Video Clip.
Tap the Record button.
When you’ve finished recording, tap the Record button again, then tap Attach.
Add a message if you like, and then tap the paper plane icon to send your clip.
Record an audio clip
Desktop
iOS
Android
From a channel or DM, click on the microphone icon in the message field to start recording automatically.
When you’ve finished, click on the tick button to stop recording.
Add a message if you like, and then click on the paper plane icon to send your clip.
Open a channel or DM and tap the message field.
Tap themicrophone icon to start recording automatically.
When you’ve finished, tap the tick button to stop recording.
Add a message if you like, and then tap the paper plane icon to send your clip.
Open a channel or DM and tap the message field.
Tap themicrophone icon to start recording automatically.
When you’ve finished, tap the tick button to stop recording.
Add a message if you like, and then tap the paper plane icon to send your clip.
Note: All clips are automatically transcribed and anyone playing a clip can select the three lines iconto read a transcript. Closed captions are also available for video clips.
Delete a clip
If you have permission to edit or delete messages, you can delete clips that you’ve recorded.
Desktop
iOS
Android
Hover over a clip and click on the three dots icon.
Click on Delete clip.
Click on Yes, delete this clip.
Delete a video clip
Tap the clip, then tap the three dots icon.
Tap Delete.
Tap Yes, delete clip.
Delete an audio clip
Tap and hold the clip.
Tap Delete, then tap Yes, delete clip.
Delete a video clip
Tap the clip, then tap the three dots icon.
Tap Delete.
Tap Delete again.
Delete an audio clip
Tap and hold the clip.
Tap Delete, then tap Delete again.
Note: Clips follow the same retention policy as other messages in Slack.
