Viscord

WARNING: USING 3RD-PARTY DISCORD CLIENTS IS A BANNABLE OFFENSE BY THE TOS, AND I CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT YOUR ACCOUNT WILL NOT BE BANNED IF YOU USE THIS!

FAQ

What is the goal of this project?

To create an ncurses based Discord client with vim-like keybindings in Python.

What is the progress?

Usable now, not a complete replacement or a daily driver yet.

How can I get my token?

1. Open the default discord client.
2. Press Ctrl+Shift+i
3. Go to the networking tab.
4. Type in the search bar: "/api"
5. Click on one of the options that you got.
6. Search for a property called authorization.
7. Profit!

Development

Setting your token

See the FAQ section to get your token.

export VISCORD_TOKEN="token"

You can run the above snippet in your shell to set your token temporarily. You can also create a file like set_token.sh to save your token. You will need to run source set_token.sh so it will apply to your current shell. Be sure not to commit your token.

Using a virtual environment

To create a virtual environment and install dependencies:

$ python3 -m venv ./virtenv # create the virtual env
$ source ./virtenv/bin/activate # use the right variant for your shell {,.fish,.csh}
$ pip3 install -r requirements.txt # install dependencies

to deactivate the virtual environment use the deactivate function like so:

$ deactivate

You can always use $ source ./virtenv/bin/activate to activate your virtual environment.