Company
About Us
NightCord is an independent, open-source Discord client mod built for people who actually care about how Discord runs. No bloat, no obfuscation, no nonsense : just a faster, more capable client, maintained by a small team and a growing community of contributors.
Where it started
NightCord was founded on February 22, 2026 as a fork of Equicord, which itself builds on top of Vencord. We stripped out the obfuscation, cleaned things up, added our own improvements, and kept what already worked well. NightCord is fully open source and self-hosted at source.nightcord.st, licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later : anyone can read it, fork it, contribute, or build it themselves.
What we build
The core client focuses on a handful of things, done properly.
Faster startup
No obfuscation means the client loads noticeably quicker and sits lighter on your CPU and RAM.
Auto-updates
Checks for updates in the background on launch and applies them silently : no manual reinstalls.
Plugin ecosystem
Compatible with the existing plugin ecosystem : install community plugins straight from Git links.
Better audio
Hardware-optimized voice modules for cleaner, louder audio out of the box.
Beyond the client
NightCord isn't just one app : it's a small ecosystem of tools we build and maintain ourselves.
NightCord
TypeScriptA Discord client packed with powerful features Discord never gave you. Plugins, themes, tweaks : all built-in.
NightCord Louder
C++An unprecedented audio experience for Discord voice chat, with innovative and premium options.
Soundcord
JavaScriptStream every track you love : no ads, no limits, no skips. SoundCloud's full catalog directly inside Discord.
QxChat
RustRealtime rooms for private chat, voice, reactions, previews, and lightweight backups.
Team & community
NightCord is led by a small team of developers and kept alive by everyone who contributes plugins, themes, bug reports, and translations. See who's building on the Owner and Community pages.
NightCord wouldn't exist without Equicord and Vencord : a huge part of what makes this work comes from their projects, and we're grateful for it. Thanks to everyone who has contributed to both.
NightCord is not affiliated with Discord Inc. in any way. Using third-party clients is technically against Discord's Terms of Service : use at your own risk.