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OpenAsar FAQ
What is an asar?
An asar is a format for Electron, commonly used for the first part of apps as app.asar. Discord's app.asar includes various parts like:
- Updater
- Bootstrapping main part of the app
- Some crash and error reporting
- Splash screen
OpenAsar is an open-source alternative / rewrite / etc of Discord's app.asar which hopes to bring the various features outlined in the readme.
How is this so fast?
The main speed increase (default options) is mostly accidental / coincidental (not intended) as is mostly a side effect of rewriting it.
What is Quickstart?
Quickstart skips a few Discord features like the splash screen and waiting for updates in favour of speed. It is currently experimental and not fully recommended for normal use.
This didn't speed up Discord that much for me?
If OpenAsar wasn't that much faster (in term of startup time) you likely already have a good PC. OpenAsar speeds up most for lower-end PCs, especially those without an SSD. You might still notice a subtle (~1.25x) difference.
Is this 100% original?
No, and depends on your definition. By original if you mean all of this is rewritten, not containing any original Discord code - not yet but we hope for v2.0. If you mean original by design, etc. - no, as we have to follow Discord APIs to maintain compatibility.