Discord Canary has M1 support as of 2021-11-26

[erhudy]

Just thought I'd leave this here for anyone else - Discord Canary (https://discord.com/api/download/canary?platform=osx) has proper M1 support as of 2021-11-26. Thanks for all your hard work on this app!

[frozenpandaman]

How does it seem to run compared with this project? (Also, just a technicality, but its as of the 11-24 build.)

[asportnoy]

I'm not exactly sure how it compares to this project, but there is a large performance improvement from the intel version.

Performance wise, the renderer is the most variable part which can go up to 50% CPU but usually hovers around 20-30% while actively using Discord. When Discord is not active (other app is focused), it usually hovers around ~5%. Regular Discord (which still uses Intel) usually hovers around 50-60% CPU but can peak much higher.

I originally had some trouble with the app freezing but after updating to a later version that seems to have cleared up. Besides that, I haven't experienced any other issues.

Overall I'm fairly satisfied with the update, besides the time it took for it to be made.

I'm using a 2020 M1 MacBook Air (Base Model)