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submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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I don't use Discord much anymore and haven't used this program but this looks like a nice 3rd party Discord flatpak. It supports screensharing on Wayland. Just thought I'd share with the community

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[–] ashaman2007@lemm.ee 48 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Vesktop is great. However, with the Discord IPO looming (https://www.ign.com/articles/discord-is-reportedly-exploring-an-ipo) it is definitely time to abandon ship.

[–] HouseWolf@lemm.ee 42 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I've been wanting to abandon ship for years, but sadly convincing the average gamer is another story.

Which is the main reason most of us are stuck using it if we want to talk to friends.

[–] sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Too bad Mumble went out of fashion

[–] Link@rentadrunk.org 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I love Mumble and in my opinion the only thing it is missing is screen sharing.

[–] 2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 days ago

call.element.io! No account needed, seems to have good FPS from a quick test.

There’s also Parsec and https://getbananas.net/ (the latter of which I haven’t tried)

[–] VerseAndVermin@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I wish it had a solution for text channels and image sharing. Even if it meant paying for a server. My friends wouldn't use it without.

[–] Link@rentadrunk.org 1 points 3 days ago

You can paste images into the mumble chat and it shows for all users.

[–] recklessengagement@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Best alternative I've found is Signal for VoIP and parsec for game streaming

[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago

Same :(

[–] warm@kbin.earth 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They have exploring an IPO for like 4 years now.

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 9 points 3 days ago

They've gotten very serious in the last month, sounds like it's finally happening

[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I was going to say, it seems you're still using Discord with this and that's not a great thing.

[–] sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I only use it online for the occasional (like maybe twice a year) time some open-source or super custom project uses it like Not From Concentrate's SFF PC case community

[–] Burghler@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Wish I didn't have to see the forced loading weeb spinner on startup. Otherwise incredible client and offers many extra configuration options

[–] ohshit604@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago

Equibop which is a fork of Vesktop opted for the troll face. Vesktop stopped working when I swapped desktop environments so I had to use Equibop.

[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Fyi it's Vencord's mascot "shiggy" or her real name kenomimi-chan