What is OpenAsar?
OpenAsar is a rewrite of part of Discord's desktop code, making it snappier and include more features like further customization and theming.
Fast
Speeds up Discord's startup time by ~2x (up to ~4x with experimental options)
Snappy
Makes your client feel snappier for scrolling, switching channels, and more
Small
Less than 0.5% of the size of Discord's original (~9MB > ~40KB)
Snazzy
Themes your splash screen to match your client's theme automatically
Customizable
Many config options to choose from, with small tweaks to experimental options
Drop-in
You can easily swap out OpenAsar with the original by just replacing the file
Filesize
Original
8944 KB
OpenAsar
~40 KB
Total External (NPM) Dependencies
Original
79
OpenAsar
0
Time Spent Updating on a Low-end Linux PC
Original
55s
OpenAsar
13s
Total Starting Time for a Fresh Install on a Low-end Linux PC
Original
1:34
OpenAsar
28s