{"id":212228,"date":"2021-03-26T16:30:32","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T13:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-use-custom-sounds-for-slack-notifications\/"},"modified":"2021-03-26T16:30:32","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T13:30:32","slug":"how-to-use-custom-sounds-for-slack-notifications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-use-custom-sounds-for-slack-notifications\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Use Custom Sounds for Slack Notifications"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a297df4dbe44\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a297df4dbe44\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-use-custom-sounds-for-slack-notifications\/#Finding_the_Sound_Files_in_Mac\" >Finding the Sound Files in Mac<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-use-custom-sounds-for-slack-notifications\/#Finding_the_Sound_Files_in_Windows\" >Finding the Sound Files in Windows<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-use-custom-sounds-for-slack-notifications\/#Change_the_Sound_File\" >Change the Sound File<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Use Custom Sounds for Slack Notifications&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<!-- UNCACHED CONTENT --><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-440696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/slack-logo-with-purple-background.jpg?width=1200&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Slack Logo with Purple Background\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Slack lets you choose from a small variety of notification sounds when you get a direct message or mention. But, by default, you can\u2019t add your own sounds. Fortunately, there\u2019s a way to use custom notification sounds in Slack.<\/p>\n<p>When you install the Slack app on your Windows 10 PC or Mac, it <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download<\/a>s its notification sound files to your computer. You can\u2019t add new notification sounds, but you can replace the existing sound files with exactly named duplicates that play a different sound.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"admonishment_note\"><p><strong>Note:<\/strong> When you upgrade your Slack client to a new version, the sound files will be overwritten with the defaults, so you\u2019ll have to replace them again. You might want to create a shortcut to the folder for quick access when this happens.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This method works identically on Windows and Mac, except that the sound file location is different.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Finding_the_Sound_Files_in_Mac\"><\/span>Finding the Sound Files in Mac<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After opening a Finder window, select \u201cApplications\u201d from the sidebar and scroll down to \u201cSlack.\u201d Next, right-click the Slack icon and choose \u201cShow Package Contents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-718598 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1-Contents.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The &quot;Show Package Contents&quot; menu option.\" width=\"544\" height=\"307\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Now open Contents &gt; Resources to see the sound files.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-718599 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2-Resources.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The Contents &gt; Resources file location in Finder.\" width=\"453\" height=\"154\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Finding_the_Sound_Files_in_Windows\"><\/span>Finding the Sound Files in Windows<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Open Windows Explorer and navigate to C:Users[user name]AppDataLocalslackapp-[versio number]resources.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-718600 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-URI.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The Resources location in Windows Explorer.\" width=\"438\" height=\"183\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Change_the_Sound_File\"><\/span>Change the Sound File<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To change the sound file, your new file needs to have the exact same filename as the file it\u2019s replacing. The default sound for notifications is \u201cKnock brush,\u201d so to change that to a different sound, you need to replace \u201cknock_brush.mp3\u201d with a <em>different<\/em> file that is also called \u201cknock_brush.mp3.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Replace the sound file in the \u201cResources\u201d folder with your chosen replacement file.<\/p>\n<p>For Windows:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-718601 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4-Knock-brush.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"263\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>For Mac:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-718602 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4a-knock-brush.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"454\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You can now go through and replace as many of the default sound files as you want.<\/p>\n<p>Restart the Slack application on your computer, and your new sound will be used instead of the one it replaced.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Remember Important Messages in Slack<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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