![GoofCord logo](assetsDev/gf_logo_full.png)
Take control of your Discord experience with GoofCord – the highly configurable and privacy-focused Discord client.
Based on ArmCord.
![Screenshot of GoofCord](assetsDev/screenshot1_rounded.png)
- 🔒 With Privacy in mind: GoofCord blocks all tracking and uses multiple techniques like message encryption to improve your privacy and security. Learn more
- ⚙️ Your Way, Your Client: Set up GoofCord to your liking with an array of customization options.
- 📈 Fast and Performant: Glide through your chats with GoofCord's superior speed and responsiveness compared to the official client.
- 🔖 Standalone: GoofCord is a standalone client, not reliant on the original Discord client in any way.
- 🔌 Plugins & Themes support: Easily use client mods like Vencord or Shelter for a world of plugins and themes.
- ☁️ Cloud Sync: Sync your settings across devices with GoofCord's cloud sync feature.
- 🐧 Linux support: Seamless screensharing with audio and native Wayland support on Linux. See FAQ for details.
- Windows 7/8: Use this fork. (could be outdated)
- Install with prebuilt binaries from the releases page.
ChooseGoofCord-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
- 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
toenvironment.systemPackages
Testing in a temporary shell can also be done usingnix shell nixpkgs#goofcord
- Install with prebuilt binaries from the releases page.
Choose the file ending withmac-arm64.dmg
if your computer uses an Apple Silicon processor. Mac computers with Apple Silicon
Otherwise, choose the file that ends withmac-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:
- Install Node.js and pnpm
- Grab the source code from the latest release. Getting it from the main branch is not recommended for a stable experience.
- Open a command line in the directory of the source code
- Install the dependencies with
pnpm install
- Package GoofCord with
pnpm run packageWindows
orpnpm run packageLinux
- Find your freshly compiled app in the
dist
folder.
- While using GoofCord goes against Discord ToS, no one has ever been banned from using it or any client mods.
- 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.
- Right-click on the tray icon and click
- 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
- 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
- You can find our source code on GitHub.