install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install dissent

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add dissent

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dissent · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#dissent

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/di/dissent/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id diamondburned.Dissent -e

Windows Package Manager source index · diamondburned.Dissent · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

GTK4 Discord client in Go

Project links

Commands and aliases

dissent

history

Project history and usage

Dissent is a third-party Discord client built in Go with GTK4 and libadwaita, aimed at a native desktop experience rather than full parity with Discord's official client. It is a GUI application packaged like a developer-friendly desktop tool, with prebuilt releases, Flatpak distribution, and source installation.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created in April 2022. The README says the project was previously named gtkcord4, and early tagged releases began with v0.0.1 later that month.

Adoption history

The upstream README points users to Flathub, GitHub release binaries, and distribution packages, and the input package metadata records Homebrew, Alpine, Nix, and Windows winget entries. This makes Dissent part of the modern unofficial-client packaging ecosystem: desktop app first, but still discoverable through command-line package managers.

How it is used

The README emphasizes text chat, Markdown and emoji support, guild and channel navigation, image and file handling, user CSS, and partial support for threads, forums, reactions, and summaries. It also warns that unofficial Discord clients carry account risk and recommends token-based login over username and password login.

Why package nerds care

Dissent is significant to package nerds because it shows how a Linux-native desktop app can move through several distribution channels at once: Flatpak for desktop users, GitHub releases for direct downloads, language-toolchain installation for builders, and package-manager formulas for people who expect everything installable from one index.

Timeline

2022-04: GitHub repository created
2022-04: v0.0.1 release published
2025-09: v0.0.37 release published

Related projects

Related projects and platforms include Discord, gtkcord4 as the former project name, GTK4, libadwaita, Flathub, and distribution package indexes.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:client

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 13 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`dissent`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version0.0.37

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.0.37

https://github.com/diamondburned/dissent

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:dissent
Version	0.0.37
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dissent
Homepage	https://github.com/diamondburned/dissent
Repository	https://github.com/diamondburned/dissent
Upstream docs	https://github.com/diamondburned/dissent#readme
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Source archive	https://github.com/diamondburned/dissent/archive/refs/tags/v0.0.37.tar.gz
Dependencies	cairo, gdk-pixbuf, gettext, glib, gobject-introspection, graphene, gtk4, gtksourceview5, harfbuzz, libadwaita, libcanberra, libspelling, pango
Build dependencies	go, pkgconf
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	dissent
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

dissent

nix profile install nixpkgs#dissent

normalized package name match
Matched by: Dissent

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/di/dissent/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

apk95%

dissent 0.0.37-r5

Lightweight and modern Discord client

https://libdb.so/dissent

sudo apk add dissent

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: dissent
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Dissent

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dissent from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

winget95%

diamondburned.Dissent

winget install --id diamondburned.Dissent -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Dissent

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: diamondburned.Dissent from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/dissent.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install dissent with Homebrew, apk, Nix, winget