diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/default.nix b/hosts/common/programs/default.nix
index 09dbeef4..6da9c4d1 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/default.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     ./deadd-notification-center
     ./dialect.nix
     ./dino.nix
+    ./dissent.nix
     ./element-desktop.nix
     ./epiphany.nix
     ./evince.nix
@@ -50,7 +51,6 @@
     ./gpodder.nix
     ./grimshot.nix
     ./gthumb.nix
-    ./gtkcord4.nix
     ./handbrake.nix
     ./helix.nix
     ./imagemagick.nix
diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/gtkcord4.nix b/hosts/common/programs/dissent.nix
similarity index 75%
rename from hosts/common/programs/gtkcord4.nix
rename to hosts/common/programs/dissent.nix
index b965f84e..ce3f0c6a 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/gtkcord4.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/dissent.nix
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 #   - notification sounds can be handled by swaync
 { config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
 let
-  cfg = config.sane.programs.gtkcord4;
+  cfg = config.sane.programs.dissent;
 in
 {
-  sane.programs.gtkcord4 = {
+  sane.programs.dissent = {
     configOption = with lib; mkOption {
       default = {};
       type = types.submodule {
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@ in
       };
     };
 
-    packageUnwrapped = pkgs.gtkcord4.overrideAttrs (upstream: {
+    packageUnwrapped = pkgs.dissent.overrideAttrs (upstream: {
       postConfigure = (upstream.postConfigure or "") + ''
-        # gtkcord4 uses go-keyring to interface with the org.freedesktop.secrets provider (i.e. gnome-keyring).
+        # dissent uses go-keyring to interface with the org.freedesktop.secrets provider (i.e. gnome-keyring).
         # go-keyring hardcodes `login.keyring` as the keyring to store secrets in, instead of reading `~/.local/share/keyring/default`.
         # `login.keyring` seems to be a special keyring preconfigured (by gnome-keyring) to encrypt everything to the user's password.
         # that's redundant with my fs-level encryption and makes the keyring less inspectable,
-        # so patch gtkcord4 to use Default_keyring instead.
+        # so patch dissent to use Default_keyring instead.
         # see:
-        # - <https://github.com/diamondburned/gtkcord4/issues/139>
+        # - <https://github.com/diamondburned/dissent/issues/139>
         # - <https://github.com/zalando/go-keyring/issues/46>
         substituteInPlace vendor/github.com/zalando/go-keyring/secret_service/secret_service.go \
           --replace '"login"' '"Default_keyring"'
@@ -51,18 +51,17 @@ in
     ];
 
     persist.byStore.private = [
-      ".cache/gtkcord4"
-      ".config/gtkcord4"  # empty?
+      ".cache/dissent"
+      ".config/dissent"  # empty?
     ];
 
-    services.gtkcord4 = {
-      description = "gtkcord4 Discord client";
+    services.dissent = {
+      description = "dissent Discord client";
       after = [ "graphical-session.target" ];
-      # partOf = [ "graphical-session.target" ];
       wantedBy = lib.mkIf cfg.config.autostart [ "graphical-session.target" ];
 
       serviceConfig = {
-        ExecStart = "${cfg.package}/bin/gtkcord4";
+        ExecStart = "${cfg.package}/bin/dissent";
         Type = "simple";
         Restart = "always";
         RestartSec = "20s";
diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/sway/sway-config b/hosts/common/programs/sway/sway-config
index b825ee9b..7c4ded70 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/sway/sway-config
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/sway/sway-config
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ assign [app_id="im.dino.Dino"] workspace number 1
 assign [app_id="org.gnome.Fractal"] workspace number 1
 assign [app_id="geary"] workspace number 1
 assign [app_id="signal"] workspace number 1
-assign [app_id="so.libdb.gtkcord4"]  workspace number 1
+assign [app_id="so.libdb.dissent"]  workspace number 1
 assign [app_id="abaddon"] workspace number 1
 
 # window display settings
diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/swaynotificationcenter/default.nix b/hosts/common/programs/swaynotificationcenter/default.nix
index 11d9bf83..945e6808 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/swaynotificationcenter/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/swaynotificationcenter/default.nix
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ in
 
         incoming-im-known-app-name = {
           # trigger notification sound on behalf of these IM clients.
-          app-name = "(Chats|Dino|discord|Element|Fractal|gtkcord4)";
+          app-name = "(Chats|Dino|discord|dissent|Element|Fractal)";
           body = "^(?!Incoming call).*$";  #< don't match Dino Incoming calls
           exec = "${fbcli} --event proxied-message-new-instant";
         };
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ in
               active = true;
             }
           # ] ++ lib.optionals config.sane.programs.abaddon.enabled [
-          #   # XXX: disabled in favor of gtkcord4: abaddon has troubles auto-connecting at start
+          #   # XXX: disabled in favor of dissent: abaddon has troubles auto-connecting at start
           #   {
           #     type = "toggle";
           #     label = "󰊴";  # Discord chat client; icons: 󰊴, 🎮
@@ -411,12 +411,12 @@ in
           #     update-command = "${printIsActive}/bin/print-is-active --user abaddon";
           #     active = true;
           #   }
-          ] ++ lib.optionals config.sane.programs.gtkcord4.enabled [
+          ] ++ lib.optionals config.sane.programs.dissent.enabled [
             {
               type = "toggle";
               label = "󰊴";  # Discord chat client; icons: 󰊴, 🎮
-              command = "${systemctl-toggle}/bin/systemctl-toggle --user gtkcord4";
-              update-command = "${printIsActive}/bin/print-is-active --user gtkcord4";
+              command = "${systemctl-toggle}/bin/systemctl-toggle --user dissent";
+              update-command = "${printIsActive}/bin/print-is-active --user dissent";
               active = true;
             }
           ] ++ lib.optionals config.sane.programs.signal-desktop.enabled [
diff --git a/hosts/modules/gui/default.nix b/hosts/modules/gui/default.nix
index 47f5dfa3..561b0c61 100644
--- a/hosts/modules/gui/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/modules/gui/default.nix
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ in
     "delfin"  # Jellyfin client
     "dialect"  # language translation
     "dino"  # XMPP client
+    "dissent"  # Discord client (formerly known as: gtkcord4)
     # "emote"
     # "evince"  # PDF viewer
     # "flare-signal"  # gtk4 signal client
@@ -82,7 +83,6 @@ in
     "gnome-frog"  # OCR/QR decoder
     "gpodder"
     # "gthumb"
-    "gtkcord4"  # Discord client. 2023/11/21: disabled because v0.0.12 leaks memory
     # "lemoa"  # lemmy app
     "libnotify"  # for notify-send; debugging
     # "lollypop"