Discord plans Rust desktop app to replace Electron

The rewrite moves Discord away from a framework that builds desktop apps with web technologies. An early Windows 11 version reportedly uses 290 MB of RAM, according to Wccftech, which says the current client can sometimes consume several gigabytes. Rust is designed for speed and memory safety.

Covered by 5 publishers within 5 hours of the first report.

• Wccftech: Discord Is Ditching Electron For Rust, With Early Windows Build Using Just 290MB Of RAM

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VG The Verge Discord is ditching Electron and its new app uses less RAM · Tom Warren 6:39 AM

RTW RuntimeWire Discord is rebuilding its client in Rust and dropping Electron · RuntimeWire Staff 7:58 AM

WCF Wccftech Discord Is Ditching Electron For Rust, With Early Windows Build Using Just 290MB Of RAM · Sebastian Castellanos 10:15 AM

TT Thurrott Discord is Ditching Electron for Rust · Paul Thurrott 10:48 AM

NW Neowin New Windows Discord app shown consuming way less RAM than Chrome, Steam, Spotify · Pulasthi Ariyasinghe 11:24 AM

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