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Install discord@canary with Homebrew Cask
Voice and text chat software. Version 0.0.1472 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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overview
Package summary
Voice and text chat software
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Commands and aliases
No executable aliases were found in the local package database.
history
Project history and usage
Discord Canary is Discord's rapidly updated alpha desktop client for testing changes before they reach more stable channels.
Project history
Discord Canary is the alpha channel of Discord's desktop client rather than a separate communication platform. Discord's official documentation describes it as the most unstable channel and notes that it receives many updates.
Adoption history
Canary is intended for early adopters, testers, and users willing to trade stability for rapid access to Discord changes. Discord distributes Canary for browsers and major desktop operating systems alongside its stable and PTB channels.
How it is used
Users sign in with a Discord account and use the normal voice, video, text-chat, community, and direct-message features while receiving alpha-channel updates.
Discord warns that bugs are expected and recommends using Canary at the user's own risk. The client is also useful when Discord support asks users to inspect developer-console logs.
Why package nerds care
Canary is a classic release-channel package: it lets package-manager users keep an alpha build distinct from the stable Discord application. The channel's frequent updates and instability are central to its identity.
Timeline
- Discord's current channel model distributes Stable, PTB, and Canary clients, with Canary serving as the alpha tier.
Related projects
- Discord Stable
- Discord PTB
Sources
- Discord Help Center: https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us
- Discord Testing Clients: https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/360035675191-Discord-Testing-Clients
- Package provenance: source_facts.package-manager
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for discord@canary. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
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| No executable data was present. | |||
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version0.0.1472
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://canary.discord.com/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:discord@canary |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1472 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/discord@canary |
| Homepage | https://canary.discord.com/ |
| Upstream docs | https://canary.discord.com/ |
| Source archive | https://canary.dl2.discordapp.net/distro/app/canary/osx/universal/0.0.1472/DiscordCanary.dmg |
| SHA-256 | 608350e27c68aa97e55309d8d4cf2767021b335cd0db559da5f4d69c94eff410 |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | discord@canary |
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| Artifacts | |
| Auto Updates | yes |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment