4 ms·

The Discord web app is nearly identical to the desktop app. The main things you are missing are global push-to-talk and rich presence (i.e. dicord spies on your

The Discord web app is nearly identical to the desktop app. The main things you are missing are global push-to-talk and rich presence (i.e. dicord spies on your process list and tells other people what games you are playing). I'm always surprised more people don't use it.

jayd16 1y ago
Is that how it works? Don't you need to call into it with the Social SDK?
- Tmpod 1y ago
  Nope. Games can do that to provide richer information, but Discord Desktop does scan your process list and even let's you chose which software to show or add a custom new one from the process list.
- creatonez 1y ago
  It uses both methods, so that not every game needs integration to show up. If I recall correctly, you can just add arbitrary executables to the list. Set it to some system daemon like ntpd and it might say "has been playing ntpd for 49 hours" on your status.
Uvix 1y ago
I also lose the ability to keep my place in my browser when I switch to it. (Yes, in theory, I could open another browser window for it instead of another tab. In practice, Chromium will pick the wrong window to remember the tabs from when it’s restarted, so I try to stick to one window.)
- wizzwizz4 1y ago
  It remembers all the tabs: it just doesn't open them all. Ctrl+Shift+T should bring the rest back.
  - aspenmayer 1y ago
    > Ctrl+Shift+T should bring the rest back. This is the shortcut for “undo close tab” on most non-macOS web browsers. Command-Shift-T for macOS, W instead of T for undo close window.
    - wizzwizz4 1y ago
      New Microsoft Edge has a weird key combination mapping; I assumed that was a Chromium thing.
  - Uvix 1y ago
    Hmm. They don't show as "recently closed tabs" in the history, but I haven't tried the key combination. I'll have to give that a try if it happens again.
vunderba 1y ago
Another advantage to using the Discord website is that it's easier to style/modify using extensions such as tampermonkey.
Tmpod 1y ago
I agree, I always use Discord web over the Electron app. Beyond what you said, using it in the browser also has better backward/forward behaviour and it's easier to handle media and links. Also, being inspectable is quite nice.
bramhaag 1y ago
I use the web app on my phone as well, and it's... usable. The mobile app is quite slow, probably because React Native apps are far from being native, so in that regard the experience is the same. Being able to block all enshittified features is quite nice.

jayd16 1y ago

Is that how it works? Don't you need to call into it with the Social SDK?

Tmpod 1y ago
Nope. Games can do that to provide richer information, but Discord Desktop does scan your process list and even let's you chose which software to show or add a custom new one from the process list.
creatonez 1y ago
It uses both methods, so that not every game needs integration to show up. If I recall correctly, you can just add arbitrary executables to the list. Set it to some system daemon like ntpd and it might say "has been playing ntpd for 49 hours" on your status.

Uvix 1y ago

I also lose the ability to keep my place in my browser when I switch to it. (Yes, in theory, I could open another browser window for it instead of another tab. In practice, Chromium will pick the wrong window to remember the tabs from when it’s restarted, so I try to stick to one window.)

wizzwizz4 1y ago
It remembers all the tabs: it just doesn't open them all. Ctrl+Shift+T should bring the rest back.
- aspenmayer 1y ago
  > Ctrl+Shift+T should bring the rest back. This is the shortcut for “undo close tab” on most non-macOS web browsers. Command-Shift-T for macOS, W instead of T for undo close window.
  - wizzwizz4 1y ago
    New Microsoft Edge has a weird key combination mapping; I assumed that was a Chromium thing.
- Uvix 1y ago
  Hmm. They don't show as "recently closed tabs" in the history, but I haven't tried the key combination. I'll have to give that a try if it happens again.

vunderba 1y ago

Another advantage to using the Discord website is that it's easier to style/modify using extensions such as tampermonkey.

Tmpod 1y ago

I agree, I always use Discord web over the Electron app. Beyond what you said, using it in the browser also has better backward/forward behaviour and it's easier to handle media and links. Also, being inspectable is quite nice.

bramhaag 1y ago

I use the web app on my phone as well, and it's... usable. The mobile app is quite slow, probably because React Native apps are far from being native, so in that regard the experience is the same. Being able to block all enshittified features is quite nice.