Install BetterDiscord on Linux

This article provide simple instructions on how to install, update, and uninstall BetterDiscord on Linux.

For more thorough documentation, take a look at betterdiscordctl's README.

Install betterdiscordctl

curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bb010g/betterdiscordctl/master/betterdiscordctl
chmod +x betterdiscordctl
sudo mv betterdiscordctl /usr/local/bin

You can then keep betterdiscordctl up to date with this command:

sudo betterdiscordctl self-upgrade

Install BetterDiscord

Replace [COMMAND] with install to install BD for the first time, reinstall to reinstall BD after a Discord update, or uninstall to uninstall an existing installation.

For Stable

betterdiscordctl [COMMAND]

For PTB

betterdiscordctl --flavor PTB [COMMAND]

For Canary

betterdiscordctl --flavor Canary [COMMAND]

For Snap

betterdiscordctl --d-install snap [COMMAND]

For Flatpak

betterdiscordctl --d-install flatpak [COMMAND]