Vesktop
A custom Discord desktop app with Vencord built in, lighter than the official client.
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Package managers
- Flathub
flatpak install flathub dev.vencord.Vesktop
About Vesktop
Vesktop is an alternative desktop app for Discord that comes with the Vencord client mod preinstalled. It aims to be lighter and faster than the official app and gives Discord less access to your system.
It is especially useful on Linux, where it supports screen sharing with sound and works under Wayland. Global keybinds are not supported yet. It suits Discord users who want a leaner client or reliable screen sharing on Linux.
Strengths
- Vencord preinstalled
- Lighter than the official Discord app
- Linux screen sharing with sound and Wayland support
- Limits Discord's access to your system
Limitations
- No global keybinds yet
- Unofficial client for a proprietary service
- Needs a Discord account
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Developer
- Vencord
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Required
- Works offline
- No
- Best suited for
- Discord users on Linux who need screen sharing with audio
- Categories
- Messaging
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 2 sources on file.
Alternatives to Vesktop
Compare allSoftware that can replace Vesktop for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Legcord
A lightweight, standalone third-party Discord desktop client with built-in mods, themes and tracker blocking.
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.
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.
Vencord is the client mod Vesktop builds in, installed into the official Discord app or browser rather than shipped as a separate desktop app.
Vesktop as an alternative
Listings that name Vesktop as an alternative.
TeamSpeak
Low-latency voice chat server platform long favored by competitive gamers.
Vesktop is an open-source, lighter Discord client for Windows, macOS and Linux, still requiring a Discord account on the proprietary service.
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