Slackdump User Guide

Installation

Installing is simple — download the latest Slackdump from the Releases page, extract and run it:

Download the archive from the Releases page for your operating system.

macOS users can use brew install slackdump to install the latest version.
Unpack the archive.
Change directory to where you unpacked it.
Run ./slackdump (or slackdump.exe on Windows) to start the wizard.

For compiling from sources, see Compiling from Sources.

See Automatic Login for the recommended browser-based login methods (Interactive, User Browser, Headless, and QR Code / Sign in on Mobile).

For manual token/cookie authentication (headless/CI environments), see Manual Authentication.

To import a saved token/cookie file:

slackdump workspace import <filename>

There are several modes of operation:

Command	Description
`slackdump archive`	Archive the whole workspace (or specific channels) to a SQLite database
`slackdump export`	Export to Slack-compatible ZIP (Standard or Mattermost format)
`slackdump dump`	Dump individual conversations or threads to JSON
`slackdump list users`	List all workspace users
`slackdump list channels`	List all visible channels
`slackdump emoji`	Download all workspace custom emojis
`slackdump resume`	Resume a previously interrupted archive
`slackdump convert`	Convert an archive to another format
`slackdump view`	View a dump, export or archive in the browser
`slackdump search`	Dump Slack search results
`slackdump mcp`	Start a local MCP server for AI agent access

Run slackdump help to see all available commands, or slackdump help <command> for detailed help on a specific command.

If you have no experience with the Linux/macOS Terminal or Windows Command Prompt, the Unix Shell Guide is a good starting point.