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Discord has begun to implement a Redessed desktop application That adds more customization to the client. To begin, the new application increases the number of free topics to four. Where he could previously choose between two skins, light and dark, if he was not a nitro subscriber, now his options are clear, ashes, dark and ónice. In short, everyone has access to more dark issues. Discord has also added three new OI density options: predetermined, spacious and compact. These are separated from the existing message design options, so it is another way to modify the aspect of the interface.
With this redesign, the company is also giving users the option to change the size of the channel list. Discord has also redesigned the controls that appear when you are in a voice or video call. Now, more of the buttons you want to press during a call will appear in the central bar along the bottom of the screen. At the same time, the microphone and the camera buttons have more color, so it has a better indicator if it is off or its camera is active.
"All these updates are intended to improve readability, reduce the feeling of feeling overwhelmed by visual noise and maintaining consistency in desktop and mobile devices," Discord explains.
Separately, redesigned applications are sent with a new overlap that Discord says it is faster and will not affect game performance. Taking the recent steam redesign of a page valve, Discord has reworked the interface around the widgets, which means that it can move around each individual element as you want. The company has also redesigned the overlap so that "hook" himself in the games. As a result, it is less likely that it triggers anti -cycle systems such as Battleeye. In turn, that means that the new overlap is compatible with "A larger part of the most played games in Discord." It is even possible to see the transmission of a friend directly from the new overlap.
The redesigned application and the overlap arrive after the CEO of Discord Jason Citron announced Last May, the company would be forwarded in the construction of the best possible communication tool for players. In 2020, Discord was briefly renamed as a general -purpose chat application after many young people turned to the platform to keep in touch with their friends during the blockade.
"After taking stock of the world now that pandemic is largely behind us, and learning directly from you about how discord can be even more useful, we have recognized the need to reduce our approach to be widely a chat application centered on the community to be a place that helps people to deepen their friendships around the games and interests shared," Citron wrote last year.
The update also reaches what could be a crucial moment for Discord. According to a recent one <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/technology/discord-ipo.html”>New York Times reportThe company could be made public at the end of this year. With 72 percent of Discord users who regularly play on the PC, ensuring that these people are treated before a possible outpost acquires a sense of urgency.
This article originally appeared in Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/pc/discords-redesigned-pc-app-has-multiple-dark-modes-a–Wowoverlay-and-more-160019822.html?src=rsssssssss
