Take your Discord image-viewing experience to another level with the Embed More Images plugin. By automatically detecting and embedding a wider range of image formats this plugin dramatically enhances the user experience for the regular person and especially for developers.
IMPORTANT: Files will only embed locally. Users without the plugin will not see the preview.
The GFX in this example is by me (Knew). You can get the source here.
This plugin is compatible with BetterDiscord only. I do not plan to make a console friendly version.
Here is a table listing all the image formats Discord currently supports and that the Embed More Images plugin enhances or adds support for:
| Image Codec: | Supported Extensions by Discord: | Support with Embed More Images: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|
| PNG | *.png |
*.png |
Nothing noteworthy. |
| JPEG 1 | *.jpg, *.jpeg |
*.jpg, *.jpeg, *.jpe, *.jfif, *.jif, *.jfi |
Discord can but will not support these very common extentions of JPEG 1. I don't know why. |
| WebP | *.webp |
*.webp |
Although Discord will embed WebP, they will only embed static WebP-- for whatever reason, Discord can but won't support sequenced WebP. My guess is their concern for CPU usage. Regardless, Embed More Images will embed sequenced WebP. |
| APNG | None. | *.apng, *.png |
Discord used to embed the first frame of APNG files in a *.png extention without stripping all APNG data, but Discord completely disabled and broke APNG support when they addressed the infamous 'aCropalypse' vulnerbility.Embed More Images will embed these formats, but with limited functionality because of Discord. Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACropalypse |
| BMP | None. | *.bmp, *.dib, *.rle |
Discord can but will not support this format. I don't know why. |
| ICO | None. | *.ico |
Discord can but will not support this format. It's based off of BMP. |
| CUR | None. | *.cur |
Discord can but will not support this format. It's based off of BMP. |
| AVIF | None. | *.avif |
Discord can but will not support this format, including the sequenced variant. I don't know why. |
| JPEG XL | None. | None. | Because Discord runs on Electron - which is Chromium based - we unfortunately lack JPEG XL support because Google backed out in supporting JPEG XL. Learn more: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1178058#c406 |
| SVG | None. | *.svg |
Discord can but doesn't support the embedding of SVG, most likely due to believed security risks. SVG support will be added in a future version on this plugin as an option. |
| HEIF | None. | None. | Currently, if you attempt to post a *.heic on mobile, it will be automatically converted to a JPEG 1 in a *.jpg container. HEIF is not supported at all. |
I hope I can deprecate this plugin one day, but I have a feeling it will be a very long time till Discord decides to support these formats.
Need help? Join the support server (NqqqzajfK4).
For a guide on making BetterDiscord easier to install and use, check out this link: https://gist.github.com/Knewest/ee59d3960e18e6d813c9221b54b36ab1
If you find this challenging, please follow the regular installation procedure: https://betterdiscord.app/