discord-multiinstance-launcher

Easily launch multiple instances of Discord for multiple accounts, without the hassle of creating a new shortcut each time Discord updates.

Based off of this reddit thread.

The reddit thread suggests creating a shortcut and editing the Target to launch Discord as multi-client. However, this shortcut gets removed each time Discord updates, after which you have to follow the process all over again. This repo contains the PowerShell script (and exe) used for launching the latest Discord client in multi-instance mode, automatically targetting the latest Discord update on your device. No more messing around with shortcuts.

How to use:

Windows:

1. Go to the releases page and download the .exe
2. Move it somewhere you won't delete, for example on your desktop
3. Start the .exe by double-clicking on it.
4. Optional: Pin it to your taskbar for easy access.

Linux, MacOS

It doesn't work out of the box. I didn't create this for Linux or MacOS. However, assuming the Discord Installation folder structure is the same on Linux and MacOS as on Windows, this is how you'd adapt my script to (maybe) work:

1. Install Powershell on Linux or on MacOS
2. Edit the contents of discord-multiinstance.ps1. On line 9, replace $env:LOCALAPPDATA with the path to your equivalent of the Discord folder in Windows' DISKLETTER:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Discord. The Discord folder should have sub-folders like app-VERSION, for example app-1.0.9045, or app-1.0.9157, etc.
3. Run the script

Auto-login

If you have two discord accounts and want to automatically log into both, do the following:

1. Main account: For this account, launch discord normally (without multiinstance.exe) and login. Each time you open discord normally, your main account should automatically be logged in.
2. Alt account: Log into discord web with your alt account. Afterwards, launch multiinstance.exe. This opens a tab in your browser and automatically logs into the discord client launched by multiinstance.exe