Welcome to Plexcord Plugin Development

Plexcord is a powerful, open-source Discord client modification built for extensibility. At its core is a rich plugin API that gives developers full control over Discord's UI and behavior from small quality-of-life tweaks to deeply integrated features.

This documentation covers everything you need to build plugins: concepts, APIs, examples, and best practices.

What is Plexcord?

Plexcord sits between the Discord client and you, intercepting and augmenting Discord's JavaScript bundle at runtime. This means:

No API rate limits or permissions
Access to Discord's internal modules
Full TypeScript support

Plexcord ships with dozens of built-in plugins and an active community of contributors. Your plugin could be next.

Why Develop for Plexcord?

Powerful Plugin API

Add context menus, slash commands, message action buttons, message accessories, and much more with a clean, well-documented API. The plugin system handles loading, settings, and lifecycle management for you.

TypeScript, JSX, CSS, Fully Modular

Plugins support TypeScript, JSX syntax, CSS imports, and multi-file code organization. Plexcord's internal modules and many Discord modules are fully typed, giving you real IDE support as you write.

RegExp Code Patches

Instead of fragile monkey-patches, Plexcord lets you rewrite Discord's source code in-place with RegExp replacements. Target specific functions, inject code, or swap behavior with surgical precision.

Native Capabilities

Need filesystem access, custom IPC, or Node.js APIs? Plugins can define native functions that run in the main process with full system access, without compromising the renderer's security model.

Built-in Internationalization

Discord is a global platform with users across 30+ language regions. A plugin that only speaks English is inaccessible to millions of users. Plexcord's i18n system exists specifically so that any plugin, even one written by a solo developer, works correctly for every user regardless of their language setting.

Plexcord has a first-class, fully typed i18n system. Your plugin's UI strings (labels, notifications, settings descriptions) are automatically displayed in the user's language. Add strings to the shared locale files and t() handles the rest. Plexcord supports all Discord languages including English, Turkish, German, French, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, and 20+ more.