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Pinboard Power

A shared board for messages worth keeping

Slack’s native pins are per-channel and forgotten in a week. The Pinboard power gives your team one shared board for the messages that matter — each pin with a deliberate lifespan, so the board curates itself instead of growing stale.

Pin a message in three taps

Both 📌 and 📍 trigger the pinboard, and you can also use the Pin to pinboard message shortcut. A confirmation step means an accidental reaction never clutters the board.
Step 1

React with 📌

Add the pushpin (📌 or 📍) reaction to any message. Viably posts a confirmation prompt in the thread — the pin doesn't land until you confirm.

Step 2

Pick a lifespan

Confirm from the prompt to open a short modal where you choose how long the pin should live and, optionally, tag it.

Step 3

It's on the board

The message lands on your team's shared Pinboard, viewable from the dashboard, until its lifespan ends.

Lifespan & auto-archiving

Every pin has an expiry. When its lifespan ends, the pin is auto-archived — it leaves the active board but is never deleted, so the board always reflects what’s currently relevant. The default is 14 days; the maximum is 365.
LifespanWhen to reach for it
7 daysShort-lived notices and time-boxed reminders.
14 daysThe default — a sensible two-week window.
30 daysMonth-long initiatives and references.
90 daysQuarter-scoped pins.
365 daysThe hard maximum; longer pins aren't offered.

Tags, images & tasks

A pin carries more than text — it keeps context and can become actionable work.

Tags

Add a tag when you pin so the board stays filterable — group pins by project, topic, or team without a separate folder system.

Images come along

Images in the pinned message are saved to the board too, so screenshots and diagrams stay attached. Videos are skipped.

Convert to a task

A pin that turns out to be real work can be converted into an assignable task in place — the board feeds directly into your backlog.

Browse on the dashboard

The /pinboard page shows every active pin for the workspace, with its tag, author, and remaining lifespan.