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# BetterDiscord
[BetterDiscord](https://betterdiscord.app) is an unofficial extension to
[Discord](/wiki/discord.md) which allows to add various functionality through plugins and new
themes.
## Setup
BetterDiscord can be downloaded from [the official website](https://betterdiscord.app).
For [Linux-based systems](/wiki/linux.md) the tool
[betterdiscordctl](https://github.com/bb010g/betterdiscordctl) can be used.
After installing it the following commands have to be run for the stable version of Discord to be
converted to BetterDiscord.
```sh
betterdiscordctl install
```
Afterwards BetterDiscord can be kept up to date with the following command.
```sh
betterdiscordctl self-upgrade
```
## Usage
This section addresses the usage of BetterDiscord.
### Recommended Themes
The following themes are recommended by the author of this wiki.
- `midnight` is a dark, customizable discord theme.
- `system24` is a tui-like discord theme.
### Recommended Plugins
The following plugins are recommended by the author of this wiki.
- `BetterChatNames` improves chat names by removing dashes in chat channels.
- `BetterFriendList` adds extra controls to the friend page.
- `BetterVolume` allows to set user volume manually and higher than 200%.
- `ChatCounter` adds a character counter to most inputs.
- `DoNotTrack` stops Discord from tracking many things.
- `GameActivityToggle` adds a quick-toggle game activity button.
- `HideDisabledEmojis` hides disabled emojis form the emoji picker.
- `ImageUtilities` adds several utilities for images/videos.
- `InterTimestamps` allows you to insert timestamp markdown.
- `InvisibleTyping` is an enhanced version of silent typing.
- `MoreRoleColors` adds role colors to usernames.
- `OnlineFriendCount` adds the old online friend count.
- `PermissionViewer` allows to view a users permissions.
- `PinDMs` allows to pin DMs.
- `QuickMention` adds a mention button to the message 3-dot menu.
- `ServerDetails` shows server details in the server list tooltip.
- `SplitLargeMessages` allows you to enter larger messages, which will automatically split into
several smaller messages.
- `StaffTag` adds a crown to server owners (or admins/management).
- `Uncompressed Images` will improve image quality of previews.

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- [Sinusbot](/wiki/sinusbot.md) is a self-hosted bot for Discord that can play music and sounds.
It's closed-source and free of charge.
It also features [Teamspeak](/wiki/teamspeak.md) support.
### Themes and Plugins
By default Discord has no option to use themes or plugins.
This however can be changed by using [BetterDiscord](/wiki/betterdiscord.md).