Discord

Your place to talk — voice, video, and text communication for communities and teams.

Category: collaborationFirst released: 2015Created by: Jason Citron, Stan VishnevskiyLicense: ProprietaryPlatforms: Web, macOS, Linux, Windows, Mobile

Discord is a voice, video, and text communication platform that has evolved beyond its gaming roots to become a primary collaboration tool for developer communities, open-source projects, and remote teams. Discord servers provide structured spaces organized into text and voice channels with granular role-based permissions, making it easy to manage large communities with diverse subgroups. Features like screen sharing with audio, video calls, threaded conversations, and file sharing support ad-hoc collaboration. Developer-specific features include code block syntax highlighting, webhook integrations for CI/CD notifications and GitHub events, bot APIs for automation and moderation, and Stage channels for structured presentations and Q&A sessions. Discord's lightweight client, low-latency voice communication, and active developer community ecosystem make it a popular complement to traditional workplace communication tools.

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Voice and video channelsText channels with threadsScreen sharingRole-based permissionsWebhook integrationsBot API for automationStage channels for events