Dec 15, 2016 01:51 PM
(This post was last modified: May 1, 2017 11:45 AM by Fυcĸleѕѕ.)
Download Discord
You can use Discord as an application, or use it in your browser. Discord is available on Windows, Mac, Linux (Beta), iOS, and Android. Below are the direct links to download Discord from the official website.
What is Discord?
Discord is a free VoIP (Voice Over IP) application similar to Skype and TeamSpeak. It is an easy-to-use, streamlined, and secure application with over 25 million users worldwide.
Basic features include the following:
- Group & Private Messaging
- Group & Private Voice Chat
- Video Chat (Coming Soon)
Safe & Secure.
- TLS server-to-client connection protects your IP.
- TLS server-to-client connection encrypts your text and voice messages.
- Built in DDoS Protection and automatic server failover gives your servers reliable uptime.
Fast, Easy & Convenient.
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Share With Ease.
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Packed With Features.
Discord comes with a complete set of features that far outweighs other services.
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Third-Party Plugins.
Take your customization even further with an ever-growing list of plugins. To use plugins, download the program Better Discord, which is an add-on to the regular Discord client. After you download Better Discord, you can find a list of plugins HERE.
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Bots, Bots, Bots.
Similar to plugins, these chat bots perform a wide variety of tasks. The list of available bots is constantly growing, and can be made by anyone. Just a few examples of cool things bots can do are:
- Play music in your channel
- Stream videos in sync with other users
- Perform web searches in the chat
- Roll dice for gambling
There are many places to find bots, but just to list a few:
- https://www.carbonitex.net/Discord/bots
- http://discord.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Bot_List
- https://bots.discord.pw/
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Custom CSS.
Don't like how Discord looks? It can be fully customized, allowing you to make changes to CSS to make a look that is entirely your own.
To use your own .css stylesheet, download the program Better Discord, which is an add-on to the regular Discord client. You'll then be able to change the stylesheet in App Data > Better Discord > Themes.Don't like how Discord looks? It can be fully customized, allowing you to make changes to CSS to make a look that is entirely your own.
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Intuitive Search
It's easy to search by server, channel, or user to quickly find anything you're looking for.
It's easy to search by server, channel, or user to quickly find anything you're looking for.
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Coming Soon.
Lots of great features are currently in development, however two upcoming features stand out among the rest. These should be here early 2017:
Lots of great features are currently in development, however two upcoming features stand out among the rest. These should be here early 2017:
- Screen Sharing & Video Chat
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