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Install discord@ptb with Homebrew Cask

Voice and text chat software. Version 0.0.269 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.

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macOS

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brew install --cask discord@ptb

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overview

Package summary

Voice and text chat software

Commands and aliases

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history

Project history and usage

Discord PTB is the Public Test Build of Discord's voice, video, and text communications desktop client.

Project history

Discord was released in May 2015 by Jason Citron and Stanislav Vishnevskiy after their work at Hammer & Chisel on Fates Forever. It began as a gaming-focused desktop and mobile chat application and expanded through voice calls, custom emoji, video, screen sharing, streaming, console integration, and developer APIs.

Discord PTB represents the Public Test Build branch of the desktop application rather than a separate communications service.

Adoption history

Discord grew from a gaming-focused chat application into a large communications platform spanning desktop, mobile, and consoles. Discord's official company history reports more than 90 million daily active users as of Q4 2025.

PTB is the pre-release desktop channel used to exercise changes before they reach the stable client. It can coexist with other Discord release channels and is packaged separately on macOS as Discord PTB.

How it is used

Users install PTB to try and validate desktop-client changes ahead of stable release while using ordinary Discord servers, direct messages, voice, video, and text features. Developers can also use PTB-specific developer tooling documented by Discord.

Why package nerds care

Discord PTB is significant as a separately packaged pre-release channel: it lets users and developers test upcoming desktop-client behavior without replacing the stable Discord installation. The channel distinction is encoded in its application name, download endpoint, and Homebrew cask token.

Timeline

  • 2015-05: The first Discord application was released.
  • 2016: Discord added an overlay, friends list, direct voice calls, custom emoji, and its official API.
  • 2017: Discord added Nitro, video chat, screen sharing, and Rich Presence.
  • 2023: Discord expanded console voice support and introduced Activities, Soundboard, and voice messages.
  • 2025: Discord reported more than 90 million daily active users; PTB continued as its desktop public-testing channel.

Related projects

  • Related Discord distribution channels include the stable client and Discord Canary. The PTB client connects to the same Discord service and developer ecosystem.

Sources

  • Official Discord developer documentation mentioning PTB: https://docs.discord.com/developers/activities/development-guides/local-development
  • Official Discord history: https://discord.com/company
  • Official Help Center: https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for discord@ptb. 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.

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Version and freshness

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page generated2026-11-04
manager version0.0.269
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://discord.com/

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  • infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://discord.com/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keycask:discord@ptb
Version0.0.269
Package managerHomebrew Cask
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/cask/discord@ptb
Homepagehttps://discord.com/
Upstream docshttps://discord.com/
Source archivehttps://dl-ptb.discordapp.net/apps/osx/0.0.269/DiscordPTB.dmg
SHA-25655e066c3e64f684b351558281165e3b803c5ad4d1f16e56217746185c92b4e6c
Bottlenot recorded
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew cask API
Taphomebrew/cask
Full Tokendiscord@ptb
Names
  • Discord PTB
Depends On
Macos
>=: 13
Artifacts
App
1
Target
1
Zap
1
Auto Updatesyes
Deprecatedno
Disabledno

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Related tools

  • discordPackage names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: chat, discord, text, voice.
  • discord@developmentPackage names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: chat, discord, text, voice.
  • discord@canaryPackage names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: chat, discord, text, voice.

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