How do I turn a Slack message into a task?
Send the message to Tiny Inbox while you are still in Slack. Decide what it means later, without leaving the request buried in a channel or DM.
Short answer
Capture now. Decide later.
Connect Slack to Tiny Inbox once. Then open a message's actions, choose the Tiny Inbox message shortcut, and save it. The message text and permalink arrive in your Inbox, ready to triage.
Slack capture is included on Free. Connect your Slack identity from Tiny Inbox before using the message shortcut.
Step by step
From source to inbox
Open the message actions
In Slack, open the actions menu on the message that contains the request or commitment.
Send it to Tiny Inbox
Choose the Tiny Inbox message shortcut. The message text is captured and the original Slack permalink is preserved.
Triage when you are ready
Open Tiny Inbox later to clarify the title, add context or a due date, and decide whether it belongs in Today, Later, or Waiting.
Keep it or send it onward
Work from Tiny Inbox, or use Pro to send the clarified item to Todoist or Google Tasks.
At the source
Can you review the Q3 budget before Friday?
In Tiny Inbox
Review the Q3 budget before Friday
The capture keeps a link back to the Slack message, so the surrounding conversation is still one click away.
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