Awesome

Features :sparkles:

• :lock: With Privacy in mind: GoofCord blocks all tracking and uses multiple techniques like message encryption to improve your privacy and security. Learn more
• :gear: Your Way, Your Client: Set up GoofCord to your liking with an array of customization options.
• :chart_with_upwards_trend: Fast and Performant: Glide through your chats with GoofCord's superior speed and responsiveness compared to the official client.
• :bookmark: Standalone: GoofCord is a standalone client, not reliant on the original Discord client in any way.
• :electric_plug: Plugins & Themes support: Easily use client mods like Vencord or Shelter for a world of plugins and themes.
• 🐧 Linux support: Seamless screensharing with audio and native Wayland support on Linux. See FAQ for details.

Ready to Dive In?

Windows 🪟

• Windows 7/8: Use this fork. (could be outdated)
• Install with prebuilt binaries from the releases page.
  Choose GoofCord-Setup-<YOUR ARCHITECTURE>.exe for an installer, or
  GoofCord-<VERSION>-win-<YOUR ARCHITECTURE>.zip to manually unpack into a directory of your choice.
• Install using winget: winget install GoofCord

Linux 🐧

• Install with prebuilt binaries from the releases page.
• Install from Flathub
• Install from AUR if you run an Arch-based OS. Here's an example using pacman:
  sudo pacman -S goofcord-bin
  Keep in mind that the AUR package is not maintained by the developers of GoofCord.
• Install in NixOS system-wide by adding pkgs.goofcord to environment.systemPackages
  Testing in a temporary shell can also be done using nix shell nixpkgs#goofcord

macOS 🍏

• Install with prebuilt binaries from the releases page.
  Choose the file ending with mac-arm64.dmg if your computer uses an Apple Silicon processor. Mac computers with Apple Silicon
  Otherwise, choose the file that ends with mac-x64.dmg
• If you get an error like "GoofCord is damaged and can't be opened" see this issue

See FAQ for ways to open GoofCord's settings.
To explore plugins and themes, head over to the Vencord category in the Discord settings.
Have fun!

And if you want to compile it yourself, here's how:

1. Install Node.js and Bun for package management and bundling.
2. Grab the source code from the latest release. Getting it from the main branch is not recommended for a stable experience.
3. Open a command line in the directory of the source code
4. Install the dependencies with bun install
5. Package GoofCord with either bun run packageWindows, bun run packageLinux or bun run packageMac
6. Find your freshly compiled app in the dist folder.

Short FAQ

Where is the long FAQ?

• On the Wiki

Need Support? Join Our Discord!

Can I get banned from using GoofCord? 🤔

• While using GoofCord goes against Discord ToS, no one has ever been banned from using it or any client mods.

How can I access the settings? ⚙️

• Multiple ways:
  • Right-click on the tray icon and click Open Settings
  • Click the "Settings" button in the "GoofCord" category in the Discord settings
  • Press Ctrl+Shift+' shortcut.

How do I run GoofCord natively on Wayland?

• GoofCord should run natively out of the box, but if it doesn't, run with these flags:
  --enable-features=UseOzonePlatform,WaylandWindowDecorations --ozone-platform-hint=auto
  If GoofCord shows a black screen, also include this flag: --disable-gpu-sandbox

How do I stream with audio on Linux?

• If you use PulseAudio it should work out of the box. For PipeWire you will need to install pipewire-pulse if it's not already installed

Seeking the Source Code? 🕵️‍♂️

• You can find our source code on GitHub.

Check out our wiki if you've got questions left

Credits 🙌

GoofCord Cloud Server
LegCord
Discord Sandboxed
Vencord
Vesktop
WebCord