BetterDiscord
BetterDiscord is a third-party modification layer that injects customization features into the official Discord desktop application without replacing it. It adds support for community-made plugins and custom themes, allowing users to alter Discord's appearance with different colors, fonts, layouts and animations, and to add quality-of-life functionality like improved notifications, custom keybinds, and server sorting tools. BetterDiscord runs locally on Windows and macOS alongside the Discord client and does not affect Discord in web browsers or mobile devices. It is widely used by power users, moderators, and users who spend extended time in Discord and want more control over the client's appearance and behavior.
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1 suggestionBetterDiscord is actively maintained and the recent search results explicitly confirm that it works on both Intel-based Macs and Apple Silicon Macs running recent versions of macOS. BetterDiscord is not a standalone application but a modification layer that runs alongside Discord, so its architecture (Intel or native) mirrors whichever Discord build is installed on your Mac. If you are running the native Apple Silicon version of Discord, BetterDiscord will run natively as well. To ensure you have the native version of Discord, visit discord.com and download the latest Discord client for macOS — Discord has shipped native Apple Silicon builds since late 2020. After installing or updating Discord to the native build, reinstall or update BetterDiscord from betterdiscord.app to ensure compatibility with your current Discord version. No special setup or beta channel is required — both the official Discord installer and BetterDiscord automatically detect your Mac's architecture and serve the appropriate build.
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