Setup Guide

Get Rimo working in your Slack workspace in minutes.

01

Install Rimo

Search for Rimo Translator in the Slack App Directory, or click "Add to Slack" from this page.
02

Authorize the app

Select your Slack workspace and click 'Allow' to grant Rimo the permissions it needs to read and post messages. You'll be redirected back automatically.

⚠️ Installing alone doesn't translate anything yet

Two more steps are required: invite the bot to the channel you want translated (step 3), then switch auto-translation on for that channel (step 4).

03

Open channel settings

In the Slack channel you want to configure, type @Rimo Translator and send the message. Rimo will reply with the channel settings panel directly in the conversation.
A Slack channel where a user has typed '@Rimo Translator' and Rimo has replied with an interactive settings panel
04

Enable auto-translate for a channel

In the settings panel, turn on Auto Translation and choose target languages from the dropdown.
Rimo's channel settings panel in Slack with Auto Translation toggle ON and a language dropdown
05

See auto-translate in action

Post a message in any language in the configured channel. Rimo will automatically detect the language and post a translation in your chosen target language.
Slack channel showing a message posted by a user with Rimo Translator immediately posting a translation below it
06

Use reaction translate

React to any Slack message with a country flag emoji — e.g. 🇺🇸 for English, 🇯🇵 for Japanese. Rimo will post a translation in that language as a reply.
A Slack message with a flag emoji reaction added, and Rimo Translator posting a translation reply in the thread
07

Link your account to add translations to your messages

Optional
By default, translations appear as thread replies. Link your personal Slack account to enable adding the translation inside your original message instead.

How to link your account:

1.Type @Rimo Translator in any channel to open the settings panel. Choose either Workspace Settings or Channel Settings.
Rimo Translator settings panel showing Workspace Settings and Channel Settings options
2.Set Translation Mode to Add translation to message.
Settings panel with Translation Mode set to Add translation to message
3.Send any message — Rimo will prompt you to click “Start Account Integration”.
Rimo bot posting a prompt in Slack to start account integration
4.You’ll be taken to the Rimo website — click “Authenticate with Slack”.
Rimo website showing the Authenticate with Slack button
5.On the Slack authorization screen that opens, click “Allow”.
Slack authorization screen requesting permissions for Rimo Translator
6.Done — translations will now be added directly inside your messages.
Slack message with the translation added inside the original message

Translations not appearing?

Did you invite the bot to the channel?

Type @Rimo Translator in the channel and choose “Add to channel” (or use /invite @Rimo Translator). Rimo only works in channels it has been invited to — public and private alike.

Is auto-translation switched on for that channel?

Auto-translation is configured per channel. Send @Rimo Translator in the channel to open the settings panel, enable Auto Translation, and pick target languages.

Have you hit the monthly character limit?

The Free plan includes 20,000 characters per month. Check your usage in the Rimo app’s Home tab in Slack — when the limit is reached, auto-translation pauses until the next month.

Still stuck?

Email translator-support@rimo.app — including your workspace name and the channel you’re configuring speeds things up.