About

Lightcord is a simple and customizable client for Discord. It includes BandagedBD, Glasstron and a discord.js-like api.

Features

• Standalone client - Lightcord is built to be standalone i.e. it will not break on Discord updates!
• BetterDiscord built in - Use almost any BetterDiscord plugin or theme!
• Easy custom rich presence - Our method of doing this ensures you won't get banned!
• Made for Privacy - Lightcord automatically blocks Discord's trackers and blurs your email, keeping your data safe!
• Free Emotes - Send any emote to other Lightcord users!
• Token Login - (user/bot) [Make server calls with bots]
• AdBlock - Automatically block bots and ads in your DMs!
• Always On Top - Lightcord will always be shown in front of any other windows!
• Experiments - Access Discord's hidden experiments with a single click!
• Tabs - Have multiple tabs open to do more!
• HypeSquad Housing - Easily change your HypeSquad house, no test required!
• Badges - Important people like the developers have special badges to make sure you know who is who!

Planned Features

• Username History - Keep track of your past usernames!
• New Plugin Directory - Easily install or edit themes and plugins!

Installing

Windows

You can install Lightcord with scoop.

scoop bucket add extras
scoop install lightcord

Alternatively, download the installer from the releases tab.

Linux

Arch Linux (or Arch-based)

You need to install the base-devel and git packages first

Latest git version

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/lightcord-git.git && cd lightcord-git && makepkg -si

Precompiled binaries

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/lightcord-bin.git && cd lightcord-bin && makepkg -si

AUR helper such as yay and pacaur can also be used

Other Linux Distributions

Warning: This installation method bypasses the package manager! You should use this script to uninstall Lightcord!

To install, paste sh -c "$(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Lightcord/Lightcord/master/LULI.sh)" in terminal and press enter. The installer will guide you through the rest.

Running From Source

Prerequisites: Node.js and NPM To run from source, follow these instructions:

git clone https://github.com/Lightcord/Lightcord
cd Lightcord
npm run devInstall
npm test

You will have to do that every time you pull/clone

Lightcord will then launch. If you see the Lightcord icon, you're good to go!

Any time you want to launch, just run:

npm start