Installation

Prerequisites

1. git - https://git-scm.com/downloads
2. node and npm (v10.0.0 or higher) - https://nodejs.org
3. Discord Canary (support for Stable and PTB release channels are no longer offered!)
   • Windows: https://discordapp.com/api/download/canary?platform=win
   • Linux: https://discordapp.com/api/download/canary?platform=linux
   • macOS: https://discordapp.com/api/download/canary?platform=osx

Installation

Please ensure that you’ve installed ‘Git’ and ‘Node’ and are using ‘Discord Canary’ before proceeding through these steps.

1. Open a command prompt / terminal of your choice (e.g. CMD if you’re on Windows, or Terminal if you’re using Linux/macOS). ^{(Do NOT Run as an Administrator)}
2. In chronological order, type each of these commands using the command prompt / terminal opened in Step 1:
   1. git clone https://github.com/powercord-org/powercord
   2. cd powercord
   3. npm i
   4. npm run plug ^{(Side note: if you're on Linux, you need root perms for this command!)}
3. Completely kill your Discord Client (right-click Discord in the System Tray -> “Quit DiscordCanary”)
4. Start Discord back up and Powercord should be injected!

Uninstallation

1. Open a command prompt / terminal of your choice.
2. Type npm run unplug. ^{(Side note: if you're on Linux, you need root perms for this command!)}
3. Completely kill your Discord Client (right-click Discord in the System Tray -> “Quit DiscordCanary”)
4. Start Discord back up and Powercord should no longer be injected.

IMPORTANT: Make sure to do this BEFORE deleting Powercord files, else you'll end up with a corrupted Discord installation!

Walkthrough

This video was recorded on Windows, but the installation process is similar, if not the same, on all platforms.