# Equibop [
](https://github.com/Equicord/Equibop)
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Equibop is a fork of [Vesktop](https://github.com/Vencord/Vesktop).
You can join our [discord server](https://equicord.org/discord) for commits, changes, chat or even support.
**Main features**:
- Equicord preinstalled
- Much more lightweight and faster than the official Discord app
- Linux Screenshare with sound & wayland
- Much better privacy, since Discord has no access to your system
**Extra included changes**
- Tray Customization with voice detection and notification badges
- Command-line flags to toggle microphone and deafen status (Linux)
- Custom Arguments from [this PR](https://github.com/Equicord/Equibop/pull/46)
- arRPC-bun with debug logging support https://github.com/Creationsss/arrpc-bun
**Not fully Supported**:
- Global Keybinds (Windows/macOS - use command-line flags on Linux instead)
## Equibop Arguments
> [!NOTE]
> For the full list of supported flags and how to apply them, see the
[Tips & Tricks](https://equibop.org/wiki/linux/tips/) page on the wiki!
### Quick reference
| Flag | Description |
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| `--ozone-platform=wayland` | Force native Wayland |
| `--ozone-platform=x11` | Force XWayland |
| `--no-sandbox` | Disable Chromium sandbox (use with caution) |
| `--force_high_performance_gpu` | Prefer discrete GPU |
| `--start-minimized` | Launch minimized to tray |
| `--toggle-mic` | Toggle mic (bind to shortcuts) |
| `--toggle-deafen` | Toggle deafen (bind to shortcuts) |
| `--toggle-vad` | Toggle Voice Activity Detection (Voice Activity <-> Push To Talk) |
### Persistent flags
Add flags to `${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/equibop-flags.conf` — one per line, lines starting with `#` are comments.
## Installing
Check the [Releases](https://github.com/Equicord/Equibop/releases) page
OR
Check The Downloads from the [website](https://equibop.org/install)
### Linux
[](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages?O=0&K=equibop)
#### Community packages
Below you can find unofficial packages created by the community. They are not officially supported by us, so before reporting issues, please first confirm the issue also happens on official builds. When in doubt, consult with their packager first. The AppImage should work on any distro that supports them, so I recommend you just use that instead!
- Arch Linux: [Equibop on the Arch user repository](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages?K=equibop)
- Void Linux: [Equibop on the Void repository](https://void.creations.works/)
- NixOS: `nix-shell -p equibop`
## Building from Source
You need to have the following dependencies installed:
- [Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads)
- [Bun](https://bun.sh)
Packaging will create builds in the dist/ folder
```sh
git clone https://github.com/Equicord/Equibop
cd Equibop
# Install Dependencies
bun install
# Either run it without packaging
bun start
# Or package (will build packages for your OS)
bun package
# Or only build the Linux Pacman package
bun package --linux pacman
# Or package to a directory only
bun package:dir
```
## Building LibVesktop from Source
This is a small C++ helper library Equibop uses on Linux to emit D-Bus events. By default, prebuilt binaries for x64 and arm64 are used.
If you want to build it from source:
1. Install build dependencies:
- Debian/Ubuntu: `apt install build-essential python3 curl pkg-config libglib2.0-dev`
- Fedora: `dnf install @c-development @development-tools python3 curl pkgconf-pkg-config glib2-devel`
2. Run `bun buildLibVesktop`
3. From now on, building Equibop will use your own build