pypresence vs lanyard

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pypresence		lanyard
	Project
6	Mentions	4
612	Stars	874
-	Growth	-
6.3	Activity	5.4
19 days ago	Latest Commit	2 months ago
Python	Language	Elixir
MIT License	License	MIT License

The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

pypresence

Posts with mentions or reviews of pypresence. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-09-15.

Python Script
1 project | /r/learnprogramming | 29 Sep 2022

I have access to info here: Addon which leads to a gitlab with limited info within its description. It mentions its use of Discord's Rich Presence API & pypresence API.
Real-time glucose updates on Discord
2 projects | /r/Python | 15 Sep 2022

This script uses the API of the external LibreLinkUp app and sents some HTTP requests to retreive glucose data. It also uses qwertyquerty's Pypresence to update Discord's 'Currently playing status' in which the glucose level and other data is shown.
Integration with Discord? (not as bot)
1 project | /r/rust | 1 Oct 2021

https://github.com/qwertyquerty/pypresence you could try to integrate with this.
Hosting RPC on Raspberry Pi
1 project | /r/discordapp | 8 Aug 2021

I have installed pypresence with pip3 install https://github.com/qwertyquerty/pypresence/archive/master.zip, as doing it through pip install pypresence only installs 3.0.0
How to catch an active window title as it changes dynamically?
1 project | /r/learnpython | 8 Aug 2021

We are using this python library for Discord RPC: https://github.com/qwertyquerty/pypresence
how was this done?
1 project | /r/discordapp | 26 Apr 2021

lanyard

Posts with mentions or reviews of lanyard. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-12-07.

Lanyard
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 16 Jan 2024
Simple Links - Now with Icons!
1 project | /r/selfhosted | 12 Jul 2023

Added Discord Status' using Lanyard
oh thank god i'm not the only one
6 projects | /r/MechanicalKeyboards | 7 Dec 2022

maybe 20 or 25 servers are support (or simillar) servers like shutoko revival, sick codes, project unite, openkemove, revanced, lanyard, phyOS, tandoor, truecharts, wii mini hacking etc etc
My first non-wordpress portfolio
1 project | /r/webdev | 23 Aug 2021

It updates using my discord status using Lanyard A box will also appear if you hover over it and I'm playing a game, listening to spotify etc.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing pypresence and lanyard you can also consider the following projects:

notion-discord-rpc - Discord Rich Presence Client (RPC) for Notion

DiscordRPCMaker - The best way to make and manage custom Discord Rich Presences with buttons!

discord-rich-presence-plex - Displays your Plex status on Discord using Rich Presence

phyOS-iso - phyOS iso image, click for details

mangadex - A python wrapper for the mangadex API V5. Work in progress

is-this-good - https://wiki.keyboard.gay

CustomRP - Simple custom Rich Presence manager (Playing status) for Discord. Only supports Windows 7 and above. Features running on startup and minimizing to tray. Translated to multiple languages.

PowAssent - Multi-provider authentication for your Pow enabled app

discord-rpc - Java Wrapper of the Discord-RPC Library for Discord Rich Presence.

charts - Community Helm Chart Repository

iTunesRichPresence - Bring iTunes now playing information to Discord using Rich Presence

revanced-manager - 💊 Application to use ReVanced on Android