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How to Mute Slack Notifications

Tap each step to see how to mute Slack notifications.

  1. Click your workspace name at the top left

    Click your workspace name in the top-left corner of Slack to open the menu.

  2. Click "Preferences"

    Select "Preferences" from the menu.

  3. Go to the "Notifications" tab

    Click the "Notifications" tab in the Preferences window.

  4. Set a schedule, or mute a channel individually

    Set a schedule to automatically turn off notifications outside working hours, or click the bell icon next to a specific channel to mute it individually.

  5. Why is this useful?

    You can stop work messages from constantly pinging you after hours or during focus time, and get notified only when it actually matters.

A Schedule Beats Manually Muting Every Evening

Rather than remembering to mute notifications by hand at the end of every workday, setting a recurring schedule once means Slack quietly handles the boundary for you from then on.

Mute Noisy Channels, Not Everything

Turning off all notifications is a blunt tool. Muting just the handful of high-traffic channels you follow for reference β€” while leaving direct messages and channels you actually need alone β€” keeps you reachable without the constant noise.

Frequently Asked Questions

If I set a notification schedule, will I still get urgent mentions?

Yes, if you turn on an option like "Allow urgent notifications" in the schedule settings, direct mentions of you will still come through even during your quiet hours.

How do I mute just one specific channel?

Right-click the channel name and choose "Mute Channel" (or "Turn off notifications for this channel"), and that channel goes quiet while notifications for every other channel stay the same.