OSlash was founded in 2020 when Ankit Pansari and Shoaib Khan came together to build an enterprise productivity and collaboration software that allows teams to find the information they need to be successful and productive instantly. Its browser extension allows users to internally name all their important links such as o/standup or o/roadmap.
They decided to call this way of accessing URLs OSlash (o/) where o denotes open. It provides a way for everyone to bring the same organization to their URLs that we’re accustomed to with files and folders, making information easily searchable and accessible company-wide.
The duo came up with the idea when they realized how the proliferation of cloud-based SaaS applications has resulted in a shift in where we work—from files & folders in devices to links in the browser.
Without a dedicated link management solution, it is incredibly difficult, frustrating, and time-consuming to find, share, and access links in a company. We scour for a link through Slack threads, email inboxes, notes, or wait for eons for someone to share it. Everyone grapples with the same problem in their daily workday. They did too which is why they decided to find a solution for it.
OSlash helps users convert their long URLs into simple shortcuts, for the company, just their team, or only for themselves. OSlash plans to make the browser itself multiplayer by providing a common layer across applications which acts as a well-collaborative functionality across them.
Naming all the important files in an organization also helps in getting everyone in the team on the same page, quite literally. It sets the context, fosters collaboration, and builds on a single source of truth for everything that’s important.
Browser extension: allows users to create shortcuts with a single click for their whole company, their team, or just for themselves
OSlash autocomplete: allows users to easily/instantly reference links without copy-pasting URLs simply by typing out the shortcut in any text editor
Collection: helps users create folders for links that can be accessed as a shortcut in itself. Provides custom sharing options
Dashboard: an organization-wide rundown of shortcuts & collections. Helps users discover shortcuts, make edits, and stay in the loop with what’s happening in the company
Slack integration: allows users to reference links on Slack by typing the shortcut. Also notifies the team when a new shortcut is created in the Slack channel of their choice
Universal search: allows users to pull together information from disparate applications used within a workplace. It allows employees to search for information within their workplace as easily as typing a query in Google
OSlash launcher: allows power users to navigate OSlash shortcuts, history, and tabs using keyboard shortcuts