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BetterDiscord

BetterDiscord is an unofficial extension to Discord which allows to add various functionality through plugins and new themes.

Setup

BetterDiscord can be downloaded from the official website.

For Linux-based systems the tool 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.

betterdiscordctl install

Afterwards BetterDiscord can be kept up to date with the following command.

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.