Discord is ditching Electron and its new app uses less RAM

Discord is abandoning Electron and rewriting its desktop app entirely in Rust, a programming language designed for speed and memory efficiency. The new Rust-based client uses significantly less RAM—approximately 290MB compared to over 1GB with the current app—while maintaining shared code between desktop and mobile through native UI. Discord plans to begin user testing soon, though an exact timeline for the full transition has not been announced.