# raelgc/scudcloud

ScudCloud - Slack for Linux

Repository: https://github.com/raelgc/scudcloud
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/scudcloud
Homepage: https://launchpad.net/~rael-gc/+archive/ubuntu/scudcloud
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2018-07-24T00:44:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4223, "days_push": 2963, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1214, forks 90 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:00.967942+00:00)

## What it is
ScudCloud is an unofficial open-source Linux desktop client for Slack built with Python and Qt, offering native notifications, tray integration, and multi-team support. It packages for Debian/Ubuntu, Arch, Fedora, and openSUSE.

## Use cases
- use slack on linux desktop
- slack client with native linux notifications
- manage multiple slack teams on linux
- slack tray icon with unread mention count
- close slack to system tray on ubuntu

## When to choose
- you want a native-feeling Slack app on Linux with tray and notification integration
- you need multi-team Slack support on older Ubuntu/Debian systems

## When to avoid
- you need an actively maintained client - the last release was 2018 and Slack's web app has changed since
- you are on macOS or Windows
- you need official Slack features like huddles or workflow builder

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: gui, developer-tools
- domain: messaging-platforms, desktop-applications, developer-tools
- platform: python
- tags: slack-client, qt, desktop-integration, unofficial-client, team-communication, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- raelgc/scudcloud (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:00.967942+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:17:30.441827+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/raelgc/scudcloud (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:00.967942+00:00, sha b7d03dc4426d)
  - homepage: https://launchpad.net/~rael-gc/+archive/ubuntu/scudcloud (fetched 2026-08-29T12:25:35.979255+00:00, sha 51d7a5f96dbe)
  - site_page: https://launchpad.net/+help-soyuz/ppa-sources-list.html (fetched 2026-08-29T12:25:35.988698+00:00, sha 459fa385d659)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.