Discord · Chat & calls · Freemium
Discord
Servers, voice, and chat for communities that are not “work.”
What it is
Discord is chat plus persistent voice rooms, built for games and now used for every kind of community. Free is generous. Nitro is cosmetics and bigger uploads. It is a poor fit for a client services firm; it is a good fit for a class, a club, or an open-source project.
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