Tips & Tricks

Applying custom arguments

Most of the flags listed below can be applied using one of these three methods:

1. Tray icon: Right-click on the Equibop tray icon > Launch arguments.
2. Desktop entry: Edit the Exec line in /usr/share/applications/equibop.desktop.
3. Config file: Add flags to ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/equibop-flags.conf (see Configuration Details section).

Ozone platform

--ozone-platform <x11 | wayland>

Explicitly sets whether Equibop runs under Wayland or X11 (XWayland). Use --ozone-platform=wayland to force native Wayland, or --ozone-platform=x11 to force XWayland.

GNOME tray icon

To enable the tray icon on GNOME, install the AppIndicator and KStatusNotifierItem Support extension

Sandbox control

--no-sandbox

Disables the Chromium sandbox. This is discouraged for regular use because it weakens security. Only use it if you understand the risks or if you must run the application as root.

GPU selection

--force_high_performance_gpu

Forces the engine to prefer the discrete GPU (if available) over integrated graphics.

Feature flags

--enable-features <feature1,feature2,…>
--disable-features <feature1,feature2,…>

Enable or disable specific Chromium features by name, separated by commas.
For example, --disable-features=WebRtcAllowInputVolumeAdjustment prevents Chromium from adjusting your microphone volume automatically. Refer to the Chromium command-line switches reference for a full list of available feature names.

Middle-click auto scroll

Enable middle-click autoscroll with:

--enable-blink-features=MiddleClickAutoscroll

By default this conflicts with the common Linux behavior where middle-click pastes the primary selection. Fixes by environment:

• If you are running Equibop in Wayland, you might be able to disable it in your Desktop settings. On GNOME, you can disable it in Gnome Tweaks.
• If you are running Equibop in X11, install and run XMousePasteBlock.

Start minimized

-m
--start-minimized

Launches Equibop directly to the system tray without showing the main window.

Windows spoof

--windows-spoof

Spoofs the operating system reported to Discord as Windows. Only available on non-Windows systems. May be useful if you encounter platform-specific issues.

User-Agent customization

--user-agent <ua>
--user-agent-os <windows | linux | darwin>

--user-agent sets a fully custom User-Agent string. --user-agent-os is a shorthand to set only the OS portion of the User-Agent to windows, linux, or darwin. Both options may trigger anti-spam or break voice chat, so use them with caution.

Voice & Call status commands

These commands query or change your voice/call state from the terminal. The application must be running for them to take effect.

Query commands

equibop --get-call-duration      # Shows the current call duration ([hh]:mm:ss)
equibop --get-voice-channel-name # Shows the name of the voice channel you are in
equibop --is-in-call             # Shows whether you are currently on a voice call or not

Toggle commands

equibop --toggle-mic     # Toggle your microphone status
equibop --toggle-deafen  # Toggle your deafen status
equibop --toggle-vad     # Toggle Voice Activity Detection (Voice Activity <-> Push To Talk)

Flatpak equivalents

flatpak run org.equicord.equibop --get-call-duration
flatpak run org.equicord.equibop --get-voice-channel-name
flatpak run org.equicord.equibop --is-in-call
flatpak run org.equicord.equibop --toggle-mic
flatpak run org.equicord.equibop --toggle-deafen
flatpak run org.equicord.equibop --toggle-vad

Important

These are action/query commands, not launch flags.

• Do NOT add these to your launch arguments.
• Do NOT add these to your .desktop file exec line.
• Do NOT add these to your equibop-flags.conf file.

Note

For more information you can always use equibop --help in your terminal!

How to use toggle commands correctly

1. Terminal: Run the command manually while Equibop is open.
2. System Shortcuts (Recommended): Bind them to global keyboard shortcuts in your Desktop Environment (GNOME, KDE, etc.).

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Making command-line flags permanent

You can persist flags either by editing the .desktop file or by creating the flags file described below.

Find the desktop file

locate -ib equibop.desktop

Common location: /usr/share/applications/equibop.desktop (but your distribution may place it elsewhere).

Edit the Exec line

Open the .desktop file with your preferred editor and append the flags after the binary and before %U (if present):

Exec=/usr/bin/equibop --force_high_performance_gpu %U

Configuration details

Create ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/equibop-flags.conf to keep persistent flags across updates and desktop entry resets.

• One flag per line or multiple flags on a single line (shell style) are both acceptable.
• Lines starting with # are ignored (useful for comments).

Example equibop-flags.conf:

# Prefer discrete GPU
--force_high_performance_gpu

# Enable middle-click autoscroll
--enable-blink-features=MiddleClickAutoscroll

# Start minimized to tray
--start-minimized