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'''BetterDiscord''' (formerly BetterDiscordApp and BandagedBD) is one of the first client mods and the oldest that is still alive today. | '''BetterDiscord''' (formerly BetterDiscordApp and BandagedBD) is one of the first [[client mods]] and the oldest one that is still alive today. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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BetterDiscord was created by [[Jiiks]] in August 2015. | BetterDiscord was created by [[Jiiks]] in August 2015. | ||
Jiiks started a rewrite under the v2 branch | Jiiks started a rewrite under the v2 branch on November 6, 2016, which became dormant on May 17. 2017. On January 10, 2018, another rewrite was started as a fork under the JsSucks organization<ref>{{cite web|title=First commit to JsSucks/BetterDiscordApp|url=https://github.com/JsSucks/BetterDiscordApp/commit/ea8ac32a1c7debacf57dc175d4caca770bc01a78}}</ref>, referred to as BetterDiscordv2. | ||
In October 2018, [[Zerebos]] forked the original repository to keep it maintained while BetterDiscordv2 was in development, rebranding it as BandagedBD on February 5, 2018<ref>{{cite web|title="rebrand as BandagedBD"|url=https://github.com/BetterDiscord/BetterDiscord/commit/d60461023d13775c9b2d2d2fc980bb3e00b1db2d}}</ref>. | In October 2018, [[Zerebos]] forked the original repository to keep it maintained while BetterDiscordv2 was in development, rebranding it as BandagedBD on February 5, 2018<ref>{{cite web|title="rebrand as BandagedBD"|url=https://github.com/BetterDiscord/BetterDiscord/commit/d60461023d13775c9b2d2d2fc980bb3e00b1db2d}}</ref>. | ||
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BetterDiscordv2 goes dormant on March 16, 2019<ref>{{cite web|title=Final JsSucks/BetterDiscordApp commit|url=https://github.com/JsSucks/BetterDiscordApp/commit/835cc3134cbc80408faeec8b6df9608405650a1b}}</ref>. | BetterDiscordv2 goes dormant on March 16, 2019<ref>{{cite web|title=Final JsSucks/BetterDiscordApp commit|url=https://github.com/JsSucks/BetterDiscordApp/commit/835cc3134cbc80408faeec8b6df9608405650a1b}}</ref>. | ||
BandagedBD would begin a rewrite on March 20, 2020<ref>{{cite web|title=First BandagedBD rewrite commit|url=https://github.com/BetterDiscord/BetterDiscord/commit/aa7a1a0966692a319d9a6e0a8a9612bf3a33c0d6}}</ref>, which has become the current code base since. BandagedBD would acquire the BetterDiscord name on July 26, 2020<ref>{{cite web|title="Changes BandagedBD to BetterDiscord"|url=https://github.com/BetterDiscord/BetterDiscord/commit/0f45dc6e22028bbb4ea1dc456d86a455e47d9dc7}}</ref>. | |||
The original BetterDiscordApp repository | The original BetterDiscordApp repository was finally archived on August 2, 2022. | ||
[[Category:Client Mods]] | [[Category:Client Mods]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:04, 13 March 2024
| BetterDiscord | |
|---|---|
 Logo of BetterDiscord | |
| Active | August 2015 - present (9 years) |
| Platform(s) | Desktop |
| Lead developer(s) | Zerebos, (formerly Jiiks) |
| Repository | BetterDiscord/BetterDiscord |
| License(s) | Apache-2.0 |
| Language(s) | Javascript |
BetterDiscord (formerly BetterDiscordApp and BandagedBD) is one of the first client mods and the oldest one that is still alive today.
History
BetterDiscord was created by Jiiks in August 2015.
Jiiks started a rewrite under the v2 branch on November 6, 2016, which became dormant on May 17. 2017. On January 10, 2018, another rewrite was started as a fork under the JsSucks organization[1], referred to as BetterDiscordv2.
In October 2018, Zerebos forked the original repository to keep it maintained while BetterDiscordv2 was in development, rebranding it as BandagedBD on February 5, 2018[2].
BetterDiscordv2 goes dormant on March 16, 2019[3].
BandagedBD would begin a rewrite on March 20, 2020[4], which has become the current code base since. BandagedBD would acquire the BetterDiscord name on July 26, 2020[5].
The original BetterDiscordApp repository was finally archived on August 2, 2022.