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Manage your addons from the Unbound section at the top of Discord’s settings. Addons change how Discord works or looks.

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Plugins, themes, and icon packs

A plugin adds a feature to Discord or changes how part of it behaves. You can run as many plugins as you want at the same time, and you turn each one on or off with its own switch. A theme changes Discord’s colors, and some themes also add a background image. Only one theme can be applied at a time. An icon pack replaces Discord’s icons with a different set of images. Only one icon pack can be applied at a time. Any icon the pack doesn’t include keeps its normal look.

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Where to find your addons

Plugins are on the Plugins page. Themes and icon packs are on the Design page, under the Themes and Icons tabs. Each addon shows up as a card with its name, version, author, and description. The bottom row of the card has these controls:
  • On the left, a ⋯ button that opens a menu with Delete. Plugin cards also have a settings button (a gear) here.
  • On the right, a switch for plugins, or a check mark on the theme or icon pack that’s applied.
If a page has no addons, it says so, for example “You have no plugins installed.”

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Install an addon

You need a link from the addon’s author. The link points to the addon’s manifest, a small file that describes it.
The Marketplace page shows “Coming Soon” and doesn’t list addons yet.
1

Open the Page for the Addon Kind

Go to Plugins for a plugin. For a theme or icon pack, go to Design and pick the Themes or Icons tab.
2

Tap the + Button

It’s in the bottom right corner of the page. The Install dialog opens.
3

Paste the Link

Paste the manifest link into the text field.
4

Tap Install

The dialog closes when the install finishes, and the addon appears as a new card.
A new addon starts turned off. Turn on a plugin with its switch, or apply a theme or icon pack as described below.
Install from the page or tab that matches the addon. The + button installs into the page or tab you’re on, so a theme link pasted on the Plugins page won’t install.If an install fails, the dialog closes and no new card appears. Check that the link points to the manifest and that you’re on the right page, then try again.
The Fonts tab on the Design page has no + button.

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Turn a plugin on or off

Tap the switch on the right side of the plugin’s card. The change takes effect right away, and you don’t need to restart Discord.

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Change a plugin’s settings

Tap the gear button at the bottom left of the plugin’s card. The button is grayed out if the plugin has no settings, or if the plugin is turned off.

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Apply a theme

1

Open the Themes Tab

Go to Design and pick Themes.
2

Select the Theme

Tap the right end of the theme’s card, across from the ⋯ button. A check mark appears there, and any theme that was applied before is unselected.
3

Restart Discord

Go to General, tap Restart, then tap Restart again to confirm.
Selecting, switching, or removing a theme only changes what you see after a restart. Unbound sets a theme’s colors when Discord starts.
To go back to Discord’s own colors, tap the check mark on the applied theme to unselect it, then restart Discord.

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Apply an icon pack

1

Open the Icons Tab

Go to Design and pick Icons.
2

Select the Icon Pack

Tap the right end of the pack’s card, across from the ⋯ button. A check mark appears there, and the pack that was applied before is unselected.
An icon pack applies without a restart. To go back to Discord’s icons, select the Default card, or tap the check mark on the applied pack to unselect it. The Icons tab always has a Default card, which is Discord’s own icon set.

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Update an addon

Install the addon again from the same link, then restart Discord so the new version loads. Unbound has no update button.

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Remove an addon

1

Open the Menu

Tap the ⋯ button on the addon’s card.
2

Tap Delete

Unbound removes the addon and its files right away. There is no confirmation.
What happens next depends on the kind of addon:
  • A deleted plugin stops running immediately.
  • If you delete the applied icon pack, Discord’s own icons come back.
  • If you delete the applied theme, its colors stay until you restart Discord.

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When an addon breaks

If an addon fails to start, its card is dimmed and shows the error in red. Its switch or check mark and its settings button stop responding, but you can still delete it from the ⋯ menu. If a plugin stops Discord from working properly, use Recovery Mode. Its description on the General page reads “Prevents all addons from loading while enabled.”
1

Turn On Recovery Mode

Go to General and turn on Recovery Mode.
2

Restart Discord

Unbound asks you to restart so the change takes effect.
3

Delete the Broken Addon

Delete it from the ⋯ menu on its card. While Recovery Mode is on, you can’t turn addons on or off, but you can still delete them.
4

Turn Off Recovery Mode

Turn it off when you’re done, then restart again.