Discord is ditching Electron and its new app uses less RAM
Discord is abandoning Electron, the cross-platform framework used for building resource-heavy desktop apps with web technologies, in favor of Rust. The company has been using Rust since 2018 in infrastructure and voice tech components, and is now completing a full migration of its client. Discord's CTO cited Rust's speed and memory efficiency as key advantages, eliminating the need for both Electron and React Native in the new implementation.
Key points
- Discord shifts desktop app from Electron to Rust for better resource efficiency
- Rust has been used in Discord infrastructure since 2018
- Migration eliminates Electron and React Native dependencies
- Expected to reduce RAM consumption and improve performance
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