Name: SlackVault
Author: Ahsan Mahmood

What SlackVault actually doesSlackVault archives Slack conversations, files and user records into your own Firebase project, then makes that archive searchable and exportable. This page lists the capabilities that ship today, and the boundaries of each. Coverage always depends on the OAuth scopes you grant your own Slack app, so a workspace where you only approve public channel scopes will only ever archive public channels.What this covers

Messages from public channels, private channels, direct messages and group messages, subject to your granted scopes.

Threaded replies and emoji reactions preserved alongside the parent message.

File and attachment records, with contents stored through FilesHub.

User directory and workspace metadata for resolving who said what.

Full-text search across synced messages, filterable by channel, user and date.

Export to JSON for developers, CSV for spreadsheets and PDF for reading.

Import of official Slack workspace export archives and earlier SlackVault exports.

Use casesKeeping history past a plan limitSlack plans that cap accessible history make older discussion unreachable. Syncing regularly keeps a copy in your own storage of what the API still returns, so decisions and context stay readable after Slack stops showing them.Leaving or consolidating a workspaceBefore a workspace is retired or merged, an archive preserves the channels and threads that would otherwise disappear with it. The export formats make that archive readable outside SlackVault too.Keeping a community recordVolunteer and hobby communities rarely have a budget for retention tooling. Running on free tiers with your own storage keeps a searchable record without a recurring bill.What SlackVault does not do

It never writes to Slack. The granted scopes are read-only, so it cannot edit or delete anything in your workspace.

It cannot archive a conversation your Slack app has no scope for.

Search covers what you have already synced, not the live Slack workspace.

Deleted Slack messages that were never synced cannot be recovered afterwards.

Back up Slack to storage you own

Pricing: nothing to pay us, storage is yours

Install the SlackVault extension

Using the browser extension

Frequently asked questions

Written by Ahsan Mahmood. Last updated 2026-07-21.https://slackvault.aoneahsan.com/features