Swiftcord is back — native Mac Discord app adds voice, video, and Liquid Glass
Swiftcord, a Discord client built entirely for Mac using Apple's Swift language, has returned after a long hiatus. The new version adds voice and video calling, plus Apple's fresh visual style called Liquid Glass. It's aimed at Mac users who find the official Discord app slow or out of place on their system.
The official Discord app is built with a technology called Electron, which wraps web code inside a desktop window. This makes it heavier and less Mac-like than apps designed specifically for Apple's operating system. Swiftcord takes a different approach — it's written entirely in Swift, Apple's own programming language, so it feels lighter and fits naturally into macOS.
After going quiet for a while, the project is back with two big additions: voice and video calls now work, bringing it closer to full feature parity with the official app. It also adopts Liquid Glass, Apple's newest visual design style, giving it a polished look that matches the latest macOS. This isn't directly related to AI agents or cost savings, but it's a notable moment for the open-source Swift community.
Key points
- Swiftcord is a 100% native Mac Discord client — not based on web technology.
- Voice and video calling are now supported for the first time.
- The app uses Apple's new Liquid Glass visual style, matching the latest macOS look.
- It aims to be lighter and more Mac-friendly than the official Discord app.
Quick term guide
- Liquid Glass
- Apple's latest visual design style, featuring transparent, glass-like UI elements introduced in recent macOS updates.
- Electron
- A framework that lets developers build desktop apps using web technologies; the official Discord app uses it, which can make it feel heavier on Mac.
- programming language
- A set of rules people use to tell computers what to do.
- AI agents
- AI agents are AI tools that can carry out steps toward a goal, not just answer once.
- AI agent
- An AI program that can inspect information and suggest what to do next.
- agents
- AI helpers that follow your instructions and make changes for you.
- open-source
- Software whose code is shared publicly so others can inspect, use, or change it.
- native
- Built using the operating system's own built-in tools, so the app feels at home on that platform and runs efficiently