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BetterDiscord is the oldest | '''BetterDiscord''' (formerly BetterDiscordApp and BandagedBD) is one of the first client mods and the oldest that is still alive today. | ||
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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 was started 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>. | |||
BetterDiscordv2 goes dormant on March 16, 2019<ref>{{cite web|title=Final JsSucks/BetterDiscordApp commit|url=https://github.com/JsSucks/BetterDiscordApp/commit/835cc3134cbc80408faeec8b6df9608405650a1b}}</ref>. | |||
BandageBD 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. BandageBD 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 is finally archived on August 2, 2022. | |||
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Revision as of 23:36, 12 March 2024
| BetterDiscord | |
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 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 that is still alive today.
History
BetterDiscord was created by Jiiks in August 2015.
Jiiks started a rewrite under the v2 branch was started 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].
BandageBD would begin a rewrite on March 20, 2020[4], which has become the current code base since. BandageBD would acquire the BetterDiscord name on July 26, 2020[5].
The original BetterDiscordApp repository is finally archived on August 2, 2022.