Alternatives to Vesktop

A custom Discord desktop app with Vencord built in, lighter than the official client. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Vesktop.

  • Legcord

    A lightweight, standalone third-party Discord desktop client with built-in mods, themes and tracker blocking.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Legcord is a lightweight OSL-3.0 Discord client with Vencord, Equicord and Shelter mods built in and ARM Linux support, though still Electron-based.

  • Discord

    A voice, video and text chat app for communities and friends, organised into servers and channels.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsiOSWeb

    Discord's official app drops the built-in Vencord mods and uses more resources, but is the supported proprietary client with Nitro features and browser access.

  • Vencord

    A Discord client mod that adds preinstalled plugins, themes and blocking of Discord analytics.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinuxBrowser extension

    Vencord is the client mod Vesktop builds in, installed into the official Discord app or browser rather than shipped as a separate desktop app.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Vesktop as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • TeamSpeak

    Low-latency voice chat server platform long favored by competitive gamers.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOS

    Vesktop is an open-source, lighter Discord client for Windows, macOS and Linux, still requiring a Discord account on the proprietary service.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.