BetterDiscord / Installer

A simple standalone program which automates the installation, removal and maintenance of BetterDiscord.
https://betterdiscord.app
MIT License
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Manual launch #357

Open iqnite opened 11 months ago

iqnite commented 11 months ago

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. When Discord e. g. gets an update, BetterDiscord is not launched, and you have to reinstall it.

Describe the solution you'd like An "Inject" option in the installer that starts BetterDiscord.

Describe alternatives you've considered A BetterDiscordStartup.exe file that you can double-click to start BetterDiscord if it hasn't already started.

Riddim-GLiTCH commented 11 months ago

Due to the way betterdiscord is installed onto the client, this is not entirely possible. Host updates tend to overwrite the files Betterdiscord modifies to achieve its functionality. This is the case with most, if not all client mods.

I personally found that setting one of Knewest BetterDiscord Install Scripts to run on startup of the system is a good way to insure better discord stays active, is a great way to achieve just that.

I also wanna point out that using third party installers is not always 100% safe. Especially when packed as exe, as it makes it hard to see what its exactly doing. It could be installing malware on your machine. The install script linked above are stored in plaintext, making it easy to see what exactly is happening.