Kudos

✦ Free for every Slack team

Kudos for the late-night fix, the first PR, the perfect demo, the covered shift and the quiet save.

Thank a teammate in ten seconds, right in Slack. Type /kudos, tag them, say what they did. A GIF does the cheering.

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Example kudos posts

# eng-platform
KudosAPP4:58 PM
From @Jordan Lee
🏆 Kudos to @Maya Chen
@Maya Chen found the timezone bug at 4:58 on a Friday and still made it to dinner. Legend.
Man in a suit by a vintage car, captioned legend
# general
KudosAPP11:03 AM
From @Dev Patel
🏆 Kudos to @Alex Moreau
@Alex Moreau covered my on-call so I could make my kid's recital. I owe you a coffee. Several.
Bill Murray pointing: you're awesome
# welcome
KudosAPP2:41 PM
From @Sam Okafor
🏆 Kudos to @Priya Raman
@Priya Raman first PR merged on day two. Tests included. Who raised you?
Ron Swanson: I'm really proud of you
# incidents
KudosAPP2:14 AM
From @Maya Chen
🏆 Kudos to @Jordan Lee
@Jordan Lee ran the 2am incident call like a calm air traffic controller. Nobody panicked. Mostly.
Handwritten text: you're awesome
# docs
KudosAPP3:30 PM
From @Priya Raman
🏆 Kudos to @Kai Nakamura
@Kai Nakamura rewrote the onboarding docs so well that new hires stopped asking me questions. I almost miss it.
Mr. Miyagi: proud of you
# sales
KudosAPP6:05 PM
From @Omar Farouk
🏆 Kudos to @Rosa Mendes
@Rosa Mendes closed the biggest deal of the quarter and still remembered to bring donuts.
Winking smiley giving a thumbs up
# leadership
KudosAPP5:20 PM
From @Lena Fischer
🏆 Kudos to @Nora Haddad
@Nora Haddad turned a 40-slide board deck into 6. They actually asked questions this time.
Excited toddler giving a thumbs up
# product
KudosAPP9:12 AM
From @Priya Raman
🏆 Kudos to @Sam Okafor, @Lena Fischer
@Sam Okafor @Lena Fischer Best. Sprint. Ever. Onboarding v2 shipped with zero rollbacks.
The Office: high five
# ops
KudosAPP8:47 AM
From @Alex Moreau
🏆 Kudos to @Dev Patel
@Dev Patel restocked the good coffee before anyone noticed it was gone. Unsung hero.
The Office: fist bump
# eng-platform
KudosAPP10:40 AM
From @Jordan Lee
🏆 Kudos to @Ben Carter, @Ami Shah
@Ben Carter @Ami Shah two weeks, one database migration, zero downtime. Witchcraft.
Top Gun: pilots high-fiving on the runway
# people
KudosAPP9:01 AM
From @Sam Okafor
🏆 Kudos to @Lia Romero
@Lia Romero remembered everyone's birthday this year without a single calendar reminder.
New Girl: Schmidt and Nick fist bump
# support
KudosAPP7:48 PM
From @Rosa Mendes
🏆 Kudos to @Omar Farouk
@Omar Farouk answered 40 support tickets on launch day with the patience of a saint.
Man in a patterned shirt pointing at the camera
Example posts. GIFs powered by GIPHY.

Try it

Go on, pick a GIF.

This is the private preview you see after typing the command. Nobody else sees it until you hit Post.

  1. Type /kudos @maya and what she did
  2. Shuffle until the GIF feels right
  3. Post. Maya gets a DM, the channel gets the cheer
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KudosAPP4:58 PM
👀 Only you can see this preview. Shuffle for another GIF, then post it.
From @you
🏆 Kudos to @Maya Chen
@Maya Chen found the timezone bug at 4:58 on a Friday and still made it to dinner. Legend.
Man in a suit by a vintage car, captioned legend

How it works

No setup. No forms.
Just a slash command.

  1. Type it

    /kudos in any channel, public or private. Tag one person or the whole squad.

  2. Shuffle it

    A private preview with a celebration GIF. Shuffle for another, post, or cancel. Nothing is saved until you post.

  3. Ship it

    The kudos goes up in the channel, every person you tagged gets a DM, and it counts toward the leaderboard.

Leaderboard

Friendly competition,
zero spreadsheets.

/kudos leaderboard shows your workspace's top five by kudos received. Only you see it.

  1. @Maya Chen
    First place,14kudos
  2. @Sam Okafor
    Second place,11kudos
  3. @Priya Raman
    Third place,9kudos

Ranked by kudos received. Tag three people, and each of them gets one.

FAQ

Common questions

Something else? Get in touch.

Is Kudos free?
Yes — completely free. No plans, no trials, no usage limits. Install it and start celebrating your team right away.
I'm getting an error when trying to install the app. What do I do?
If you see a "Permission denied" or "This app requires admin approval" message, your Slack workspace restricts app installations to admins. Ask your Slack administrator to approve Kudos, or request that they grant you permission to install apps. Once approved, the install link will work straight away.
What permissions does Kudos need, and why?
Kudos requests only what it needs: permission to post messages (chat:write), handle the /kudos command (commands), and look up display names (users:read). No message history is ever read, and no files are accessed.
Can I give kudos to multiple people at once?
Absolutely. Just mention everyone in one command — /kudos @alice @bob @carol Great sprint, team! — and each person will get their own notification.
How does the leaderboard work?
Type /kudos leaderboard in any channel to see the five most-recognized teammates in your workspace. Rankings are based on kudos received — the more teammates celebrate someone, the higher they climb.