Wonder how soon Discord decides third party apps like this one are bad and does a reddit by either turning off API access completely or charging extortionate prices for it...
These are not working with the API directly. It's just Discord's web client trapped in Electron, with JS/CSS injection and tracking stripped. The reason for this is that if you touch some API endpoints of Discord in an uncharacteristic for a normal client ways, your account gets banned immediately. Of course it's still detectable, but Discord does not really care. It's a measure against user bots, not against those who put in a CSS snippet to make the background pink.
That said, if you want to try living on the edge, give Discordo a shot.
The last time I used Discord, I thought all of these third party apps are against terms of service and have your account liable for deletion if they want. I'm not sure how common that actually is though.
I never understood how it replaced TeamSpeak in the first place. At the same time, they were stagnating and not making it better... But still odd.
Discord STILL has no sound notification when you are talking muted. Such an absolutely basic feature. Not to mention their laughably bad sounds for (un)muting that sound almost alike.
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teft@piefed.social · 36 pts · 325d
Time to go back to IRC and Ventrilo.
Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 325d
sunzu2@thebrainbin.org · 1 pts · 325d
RedStrider@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 325d
Reminder to
Nexoflexo@lemmy.ml · 24 pts · 325d
And to install vencord to disable as much bullshiy as possible
TwilightKiddy@programming.dev · 11 pts · 325d
GoofCord also exists if you want some variety.
doctortofu@piefed.social · 11 pts · 325d
Wonder how soon Discord decides third party apps like this one are bad and does a reddit by either turning off API access completely or charging extortionate prices for it...
TwilightKiddy@programming.dev · 10 pts · 325d
These are not working with the API directly. It's just Discord's web client trapped in Electron, with JS/CSS injection and tracking stripped. The reason for this is that if you touch some API endpoints of Discord in an uncharacteristic for a normal client ways, your account gets banned immediately. Of course it's still detectable, but Discord does not really care. It's a measure against user bots, not against those who put in a CSS snippet to make the background pink.
That said, if you want to try living on the edge, give Discordo a shot.
doctortofu@piefed.social · 2 pts · 325d
Ahh, I wasn't aware of that, thanks! The more you know.
drive_desaster@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 325d
Tbf those third party clients and clientmods are already against their ToS just just aren't baning anyone for using them (yet)
als@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 325d
The last time I used Discord, I thought all of these third party apps are against terms of service and have your account liable for deletion if they want. I'm not sure how common that actually is though.
ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 325d
I think they used to allow them outright before, or at least were very lax.
RIP that one CLI Discord client. That had all I wanted out of Discord for 90% of the time I have the app open.
Mikina@programming.dev · 2 pts · 325d
Nice, didn't know about that one. Looks good!
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz · 16 pts · 325d
Fuck Discord
PP_BOY_@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 325d
Genuinely cant fathom why people are still using Discord in 2025
otacon239@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 325d
Probably because all their friends are on there
artyom@piefed.social · 7 pts · 325d
Same as every other platform
superglue@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 15 pts · 325d
If you can convince my friends to leave then I'll leave too
chickenf622@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 325d
Is there an alternative that has voice chat and streaming capabilities? That's the main hang up I'm having in migrating to something like Revolt.
Eheran@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 325d
I never understood how it replaced TeamSpeak in the first place. At the same time, they were stagnating and not making it better... But still odd.
Discord STILL has no sound notification when you are talking muted. Such an absolutely basic feature. Not to mention their laughably bad sounds for (un)muting that sound almost alike.
Mwa@thelemmy.club · 2 pts · 325d
Cause none of my friends will leave discord so you can say "vendor-lock in"
JandroDelSol@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 323d
can't get my friends to migrate elsewhere
solrize@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 325d
They fall for it every single time.
jjjalljs@ttrpg.network · 6 pts · 325d
I don't know why anyone would be surprised that discord is getting shittier. It's a private for profit org. Not getting shitty is an exception.
heavyboots@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 325d
Never use the app when there is a website version available?