HogTTV

Use your custom Slack emotes in Google Meet.

What it does

• Adds a smiley button next to the Google Meet chat input
• Lets you search and insert custom Slack emojis as :emoji_name: shortcodes
• Renders incoming :emoji_name: shortcodes in chat messages as images
• Inline autocomplete: type :bufo and hit Enter to complete

Install

1. Download the latest zip
2. Unzip it
3. Open chrome://extensions in Chrome
4. Enable Developer mode (top-right toggle)
5. Click Load unpacked → select the unzipped HogTTV-main folder
6. The HogTTV icon appears in your toolbar

Connect to Slack

1. Click the HogTTV icon in your toolbar
2. Click Connect to Slack and authorize it in your workspace
3. Your emojis sync automatically — done!

Usage

• Open Google Meet chat and click the smiley button next to the send button to browse emojis
• Or type :emoji_name in the chat input for inline autocomplete — press Enter or Tab to insert
• Emoji list is cached for 4 hours; re-sync from the popup if needed

Self-hosting / contributing

The extension uses a Slack OAuth app to fetch your workspace's custom emojis. If you want to run your own fork with a separate Slack app:

1. Create a Slack app at api.slack.com/apps with the emoji:read scope
2. Replace CLIENT_ID in popup.js:1 with your app's Client ID
3. Deploy server/ to Vercel (or any host) and set the env vars from server/.env.example
4. Update SERVER_CALLBACK in popup.js:2 to point to your deployed server

The Client ID in this repo belongs to the canonical HogTTV Slack app and is safe to keep for personal installs, but forks should use their own app.

Privacy

HogTTV stores the following data locally on your device using Chrome's built-in storage API:

• Slack OAuth token — used to fetch your custom emoji list from the Slack API. Never sent anywhere other than Slack.
• Workspace name — displayed in the popup so you know which workspace is connected.
• Emoji cache — a local copy of emoji names and image URLs, refreshed every 4 hours.

We do not collect names, email addresses, message content, browsing history, or any other personal information. No data is sold or shared with any third party.

OAuth server: Completing the Slack OAuth flow requires a server-side code exchange (doing it in the extension would expose the client secret). HogTTV uses a minimal stateless server at hogttv-server.vercel.app solely for this — it receives the authorization code, exchanges it for a token, and redirects to a short-lived result page carrying the token, which the extension reads before closing the tab. It does not log or store anything.

Deletion: Click Disconnect in the popup to clear all stored tokens and cached emojis. Uninstalling the extension removes all local data automatically.

Questions? Open an issue.

Notes

• Google Meet's DOM changes frequently — if the button doesn't appear, reload the extension at chrome://extensions
• Only works in standard Google Meet calls (not the new embedded 1:1 chat UI)