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A Guide to Discord/Bots

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Apps (formerly known as Bots) are automated Discord users utilizing the Discord API. They can be identified in a server (or Direct Messages) by the "APP" tag next to their name.

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SPRDZY

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Pronounced sˈuːpə dˈɪzi, SPRDZY is a multi-purpose Discord application. Invite it here.

MEE6's logo

Named after Mr. Meeseeks, a character from the Adult Swim series Rick and Morty, MEE6 is one of the most popular bots on Discord, utilized in over 21,000,000 servers. MEE6 has many functions, including:

  • sending a welcome message to new members who join a server
  • rewarding a user with XP points if they stay consistently active in a server
  • playing music
  • announcement functions for Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, and Reddit

Commands

Command Description
Moderation Commands
/ban To ban a user from the server
/tempban To temporarily ban a user from the server
/clear To delete select messages in a channel
/infractions To display a user's infractions
/kick To kick a user from the server
/mute To mute a user on the server
/tempmute To temporarily mute a user on the server
/role-info To get info about a specific role
/server-info To get info about the server
/slowmode To enable or disable slowmode in a channel
/unban To unban a user from the server
/unmute To unmute a user on the server
/user-info To get info about a specific user
/warn To warn a user
Music Commands[1]
/play To start playing a song from the queue
/stop To stop/pause the current song
/search To search for a song
/record To record the current conversation in a voice channel
/stop-recording To stop recording and get the link to the audio file
/seek To jump to a specific time in the song
/volume To increase or decrease the volume up to 200%
/add To add a song to the queue
/queue To list out all the songs in the queue
/clear-queue To remove all the songs from the queue
/skip To skip the next song in the queue
/vote-skip To start a vote to skip the next song in the queue
/join To add the bot to your voice channel
/leave To remove the bot from your voice channel
/start-quiz To start a music quiz with your friends in Discord
/stop-quiz To stop the music quiz

Criticism

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Carl-bot logo

MEE6 has been heavily criticised for its expensive paid plan and restricted free features.

Carl-bot

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Carl-bot is another popular Discord bot, utilized in over 12,000,000 servers. Carl-bot offers many features, including adding reaction roles, moderation, and logging.

Dyno's logo

Dyno is an all-purpose Discord bot that offers moderation, custom commands, and other features. It currently resides in over 10 million Discord servers.

Commands

  1. Music commands in popular bots may not exist anymore due to copyright issues.