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BetterDiscord is the oldest client mod 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.


October 2018, [[Zerebos]] forked it as "BandagedBD". [why?]
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.


Eventually, Jiiks discontinued his version, and BanagedBD became the official BetterDiscord. It was subsequently renamed back to BetterDiscord.  
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>.
 
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 was finally archived on August 2, 2022.


[[Category:Client Mods]]
[[Category:Client Mods]]

Latest revision as of 15:04, 13 March 2024

BetterDiscord (formerly BetterDiscordApp and BandagedBD) is one of the first client mods and the oldest one that is still alive today.

BetterDiscord
Logo of BetterDiscord
ActiveAugust 2015 - present (9 years)
Platform(s)Desktop
Lead developer(s)Zerebos, (formerly Jiiks)
RepositoryBetterDiscord/BetterDiscord
License(s)Apache-2.0
Language(s)Javascript

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.

  1. "First commit to JsSucks/BetterDiscordApp".
  2. ""rebrand as BandagedBD"".
  3. "Final JsSucks/BetterDiscordApp commit".
  4. "First BandagedBD rewrite commit".
  5. ""Changes BandagedBD to BetterDiscord"".