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Dorion SpikeHD

Use this command to install Dorion:
winget install --id=SpikeHD.Dorion -e

Dorion is an alternative Discord client aimed towards lower-spec or storage-sensitive PCs that supports themes, plugins, and more!

Dorion is an alternative Discord client designed to provide a lightweight and efficient communication experience, particularly suited for lower-spec or storage-sensitive devices. Built with performance in mind, it offers a smaller footprint compared to traditional clients while maintaining essential features.

Key Features:

  • Lightweight Design: Optimized for smooth operation on low-end hardware with reduced resource consumption.
  • Theme and Plugin Support: Customize your experience with themes and plugins, including popular tools like Shelter and Vencord.
  • Cross-Platform Compatibility: Available for Windows, Linux, and macOS, ensuring accessibility across various devices.
  • Push-to-Talk and Custom Keybinds: Enhance productivity with global push-to-talk functionality and customizable shortcuts.
  • Rich Presence Integration: Enjoy full game presence support when enabled in settings.

Audience & Benefit:
Ideal for users seeking a more efficient Discord experience without sacrificing functionality, Dorion is perfect for those with limited hardware resources or storage constraints. It delivers a streamlined interface that balances performance and customization, making it an excellent choice for gamers, streamers, and casual users alike.

Dorion can be installed via winget or used portably, offering flexibility for different usage scenarios.

README

Dorion

Dorion is an alternative Discord client aimed towards lower-spec or storage-sensitive PCs that supports themes, plugins, and more!

https://discord.gg/agQ9mRdHMZ

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Bleeding Edge Builds

These builds are based on the latest GitHub Actions artifacts. They may not work properly, and they probably contain bugs. Use at your own risk!

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> [!TIP] > Dorion can also be used portably or installed via several package managers. > You can find portable builds in the releases page. You can also build Dorion yourself!

> [!NOTE] > MacOS Users: If opening Dorion gives you "Dorion.app is damaged and cannot be opened", MacOS is lying to you and you may just need to run sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Dorion.app. Alternatively, you can open the Privacy & Security settings pane and scroll down to the Security section to remove the quarantine. > > Windows Users: Defender may think Dorion is a virus. This just happens sometimes, and if SmartScreen blocks it from running, click "More Info" and "Run Anyways". Feel free to scan Dorion with Virustotal!

Table of Contents

Package Repositories

I do not maintain any instances of Dorion in any package repositories myself, however some very kind people maintain some in their own spare time:

  • Windows:
    • Shovel/Scoop (Maintained by Small-Ku):
      scoop bucket add turbo 'https://github.com/Small-Ku/turbo-bucket.git'
      scoop install turbo/dorion
      
    • WinGet (Maintained by headquarter8302)
      winget install --id SpikeHD.Dorion
      
  • Linux:
    • Arch AUR (Maintained by Refined7075)
      yay -S dorion-bin
      
    • NixOS
      nix-shell -p dorion
      
  • MacOS:
    • Homebrew (Maintained by psharma04)
      brew tap psharma04/dorion
      brew install --cask dorion
      

> [!NOTE] > Maintaining Dorion in a different package repository that I don't know about? Feel free to open a PR to add it here!

Features

  • Significantly smaller than the original Discord client, as well as other web-based alternatives
  • Theme support
  • Global push-to-talk and custom keybinds
  • Shelter and (optionally) Vencord/Equicord included out of the box
  • Full RPC/game presence support included out of the box. Enable it in "Performance & Extras"!
  • (Hopefully) better low-end system performance.
  • ARM support for ALL platforms
  • Feature flags for picking and choosing features (when building from source)

Plugins

Dorion comes with shelter, so that should cover at least some plugin-related needs. You can also enable client mods like Vencord inside the Dorion settings page. If you want to install plugins not available within the Dorion settings page, ensure you are downloading a browser-compatible version.

> [!NOTE] > Want official support for another client mod? As long as it works on the web, feel free to submit a feature request!

> [!TIP] > Unsure what shelter plugins exist out there? There's more than you think, so try searching shelter plugins on GitHub, or use the Plugin Browser plugin: > > https://spikehd.github.io/shelter-plugins/plugin-browser/

Themes

Dorion supports all themes, BetterDiscord and others, with a couple caveats.

Jump to "Using Plugins and Themes"

Platform Support

FeatureWindows 10/11Windows 71LinuxMacOS
Basics (logging in, navigation, text/DMs etc.)~~2
Voice~3
Themes~
Shelter~
Dorion Plugins~

Building

Prerequisites

Steps

  1. Clone/download the repository

  2. Open a terminal window in the root project folder

  3. Install JS dependencies:

    pnpm install
    
  4. Pull the latest shelter build (this is used as a backup if it cannot be fetched on the fly)

    pnpm shupdate
    
  5. Apply the patches

    cd src-tauri
    cargo patch-crate
    
  6. Build the updater

    pnpm build:updater
    
  7. (Linux-only) Build the WebKitGTK extension

    cd src-tauri/extension_webkit
    cmake .
    cmake --build .
    
  8. Build!

    # Build Dorion...
    pnpm tauri build
    
    # ...or to debug/open in dev mode
    pnpm dev
    

All built files will be in src-tauri/target/(release|debug)/. Installation files (eg. .msi, .deb) are located in bundle/.

Known Issues

  • (non-Windows) External images (UserBG, Decor, UserPFP, etc.) will not load
  • (non-Windows) Fonts/font-faces will not load

Troubleshooting

Things you Might be Asked to Provide

If you submit an issue or ask a question in the Discord, it's likely you will be asked for the following, so please provide them if you can:

  • Devtools console output (Ctrl + Shift i, then click "Console")
  • latest.log output
    • Windows: %appdata%\dorion\logs
    • Linux: ~/.config/dorion/logs
    • MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/dorion/logs

General

I can't see Dorion Settings!

  • Check if https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ URLs are being blocked by any system-wide adblockers/firewalls
  • Check the devtools console to see if there are any relevant errors

"Oops! Something went wrong."

(or a similar client crash)

  • Disable non-vital client mods/plugins/extensions and try again.
  • If you cannot get to the settings menu, you can delete the following items:
    • Windows: %appdata%\dorion\webdata & %appdata%\dorion\config.json
    • Linux: ~/.config/dorion/webdata & ~/.config/dorion/config.json
    • MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/dorion/webdata & ~/Library/Application Support/dorion/config.json

Windows

Dorion not opening

  • Try installing via MSI instead of the .zip file
  • Try using the .zip file instead of the MSI
  • (If using the .zip file) make sure all files were extracted properly. Ensure you are extracting Dorion and it's contents into it's own folder.
  • Reinstall WebView2
    • Fully uninstall and reinstall.
    • If you are having trouble uninstalling it, or the installer says its already installed even though you uninstalled, try deleting this registry folder and uninstalling again Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Clients\{F3017226-FE2A-4295-8BDF-00C3A9A7E4C5}

Linux

White/blank/frozen screen

  • Run Dorion with either, or both, of the following environment variables:
    WEBKIT_DISABLE_COMPOSITING_MODE=1
    WEBKIT_DISABLE_DMABUF_RENDERER=1
    

TODO

  • Multi-thread CSS processing
  • Use resource files from within the binary itself instead of the filesystem
  • Desktop notifications
    • AND displaying the number of notifs in the desktop icon
  • Webpack stuff
  • Global push-to-talk
  • Rich presence(?)
    • FULL rich presence
  • Custom keybinds
  • Helper API methods and events for plugins
  • Backup localized themes
  • Localization timeout
  • Safemode key (disable themes and plugins)
  • New release notifications
  • Logging system
  • Move from device_query to rdev or inputbot (supports more keys. May also just attempt to contribute to device_query)
  • API abstractions

Using Plugins, Extensions, and Themes

> [!TIP] > See the examples directory for examples of plugins, including how to include external code and themes.

Plugins, extensions, and themes are relatively simple to use, the file structure looks like so on Windows:

C:/Users/%USERNAME%/dorion/
    ├── plugins/
    |   └── plugin.js
    ├── extensions/
    |   └── some_unpacked_extension/
    └── themes/
        └── theme.css

and like so on Linux:

~/.config/dorion/
    ├── plugins/
    |   └── plugin.js
    └── themes/
        └── theme.css

so if you download a plugin, extension, or theme, just pop it into the plugins/extensions/themes folder. If you need help finding them, there are buttons in Dorion settings that'll take you where you need!

> [!NOTE] > Themes can also be installed by clicking Install Theme from Link in Theme settings, if you prefer

Contributing

Issues, PRs, etc. are all welcome! For guidelines and tips, see CONTRIBUTING.md

Contributors

Screenshots

Installer Size Comparison (Windows)

Full Installed Size Comparison (Windows)

Loading screen

Settings Menu

Theme: Catpuccin - Frappe

Theme: Fluent

Footnotes

  1. Windows 7 support is possible by installing API extensions, such as VxKex. It could break at any point, and if this happens, I probably won't put much effort into fixing it (PRs always welcome of course!). You may also need to manually install WebView2 if Dorion doesn't open after installing!

  2. Some people report Dorion freezing on Linux, particularly when GIFs are playing. This is, as far as I can tell, a bug in WebkitGTK.

  3. Support for WebRTC is hidden behind a build-time flag that is not used in almost every distro. This will be available when WebkitGTK ships with WebRTC support, or if you compile your own WebkitGTK.

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