rdircd (Reliable Discord-client IRC Daemon) lets you access a personal Discord account using a conventional IRC client. It creates a local IRC server and translates Discord private conversations, servers, channels, threads and forums into IRC channels.
The software focuses on reliable message delivery, deterministic name translation and compatibility with standard IRC clients. It is implemented as a single Python script and requires Python 3.9 or later with aiohttp.
The developer warns that Discord may classify rdircd as an unauthorised third-party client. Using it may violate Discord’s rules and could result in account termination.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Supports Discord private conversations, public channels, threads and forums.
- Provides ordered outgoing messages with delivery confirmation and error notifications.
- Translates mentions, replies, attachments, stickers, emojis and selected embedded content.
- Offers per-server and global catch-all channels for monitoring activity.
- Provides access to channel history through IRC topic commands.
- Supports configurable name aliases, message replacements and regular expression filtering.
- Relays messages sent through other Discord clients back to IRC.
- Includes limited runtime configuration through a dedicated control channel.
- Supports Unicode throughout and optional TLS connections.
- Provides extensive protocol and debugging logs.
- Uses a lightweight single-script Python implementation.
Website: github.com/mk-fg/reliable-discord-client-irc-daemon
Support:
Developer: Mike Kazantsev
License: WTFPL
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