Discord is ditching Electron and its new app uses less RAM
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#3Peak rank
1Days on list
150Score · 7d
Nov 5, 2026First seen
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On Hacker News
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- 23
- Comments
- 5
- Submitted by
- archb
- Posted
- Nov 5, 2026
- Site
- theverge.com
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Trending history
Discord is ditching Electron and its new app uses less RAM was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 5, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 26 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #3 of 30, reached on Nov 5, 20:52 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 5, 23:52 UTC. The same link also trended on Lobsters, which raises its cross-platform score.
Rank history
Position on Hacker News · Front page at every check (lower is better).
Last 14 days
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3
Oct 26today
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Where it trended
| List | Best | Days | Checks | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hacker News · Front page | #3 | 1 | 26 | |
| LLobsters · Hottest Discord is ditching Electron and its new app uses less RAM | same link | |||
From the discussion
A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.
Maybe the good thing to come out of the RAM crisis is that engineers will care about memory usage again lol.
The Linux desktop client was using a bit more memory than I expected. 1326 MB from a cold start, and I'm only in 11 servers.
That's a direct benefit from AI. If all products ditch Electron, it satisfies the NSA requirements of having AI-generated backdoors on your computer, while allowing you to reduce your RAM consumption and letting this precious silicon for Sam Altman (He's quoted saying RAM is better spent in data centers than in…
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Is Discord is ditching Electron and its new app uses less RAM trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 5, 23:52 UTC, after 1 day of trending.
What is the highest rank Discord is ditching Electron and its new app uses less RAM reached?
#3 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 5, 20:52 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Discord is ditching Electron and its new app uses less RAM been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 5, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (26 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
23 points and 5 comments; submitted by archb on Nov 5, 2026.