#ThursdayTool - Discord

Music Service Profile: Discord

Name: Discord

Synopsis

Discord is a VoIP and instant messaging social platform. Users have the ability to communicate with voice calls, video calls, text messaging, media and files in private chats or as part of communities called "servers". A server is a collection of persistent chat rooms and voice channels which can be accessed via invite links. Discord runs on Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, iPadOS, Linux, and in web browsers. As of 2021, the service has over 350 million registered users and over 150 million monthly active users.

Developer(s)

Discord Inc.

Initial release

May 13, 2015

Repository

discord on GitHub

Written in

Client: JavaScript (with React)

Server: Elixir, Python, Rust, C++

Engine

Electron

Operating system

Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, iPadOS, Android, Web browsers

Available in

30 languages

Type

VoIP communications, instant messaging, videoconferences, content delivery, and social media

License

Proprietary

Website

www.discord.com