Questly
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Questly 1.4.0 · free for Windows

Quests, done
quietly.

Questly makes Discord see a game running, so your quest timer ticks while you do anything else. Add the game, press Play, done. No game install, no Discord login.

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Open source (MIT) · Windows 10 & 11 · 20.1 MB · installs without admin rights

Questly's library: a list of games on the left, the selected game with a Play button, and what's playing now Spotlight search finding Rocket League among Discord's detectable games A timed run with four games, each counting down after Discord detected it Settings with a blue accent re-tinting the whole app
How it works

Three steps.
No game needed.

Discord knows you're playing by spotting a game's program running on your PC. Questly starts a tiny stand-in with the same file name, so Discord spots it the same way.

  1. 1

    Find the game

    Press Ctrl+K and search Discord's list of over 20,000 detectable games for the one your quest asks for.

  2. 2

    Press Play

    Questly starts the stand-in program. It doesn't need the real game, doesn't use your Discord login, and doesn't change anything inside Discord.

  3. 3

    Discord sees you playing

    Your quest starts counting. Stop whenever you like, or let a timer stop it for you.

    Playing
    VALORANT
    12:04

Works for quests that ask you to play a game for a while on desktop. Quests that need streaming, a console or in-game achievements aren't covered.

Timed runs

Time that actually counts.

Discord can take a minute to notice a game. Questly waits for it: each countdown only starts once Discord reports the game, so a 15-minute timer means 15 minutes of quest progress. Run everything at once, or one after another (up to 10 at a time) in a fixed or random order, and it all stops by itself.

All at once One after another Up to 10 at a time Random order Timers in seconds
14:32
left
Discord detected it
Features

Everything a quest needs. Nothing it doesn't.

Search every detectable game

Spotlight search over Discord's whole list, with fuzzy matching that stays smooth while you type. Games you already have are hidden.

One click, or all of them

Play one game, check a few, or Launch all. Every action has a keyboard shortcut; press ? in the app to see them.

Game windows your way

Each game gets a small square window in Questly's style that you can drag anywhere. Keep it on screen, park it off-screen or hide it. It never steals focus.

Performance Guard

During timed runs it watches CPU, memory and stutter. If your PC struggles, it closes a few games for a while and brings them back with their time left.

Panic Abort

One button or Ctrl+Shift+X stops every game, the timer and anything running in the background, then tells you exactly what it stopped.

Legitimate Buddy

While you're away, it opens a few games from your library like you would, within the hours, days and limits you set, and stops the moment you're back.

Make it yours

Six themes, any accent color, or a fully custom theme with a color for every part. Even the taskbar icon follows your accent.

Your library is a file

Your games live in a plain library.json you can edit by hand, export, or swap with friends. Import merges with yours or replaces it.

One file that installs itself

The same Questly.exe installs, launches and uninstalls. Everything is per-user, so no admin rights, and removing it leaves nothing behind.

Try it first

Take it for a spin, right here.

The real Questly interface runs in your browser on a pretend PC. Add games, press Play, start a timed run, switch on heavy CPU load to watch Performance Guard step in, or step away and let Buddy play. Nothing talks to Discord.

Open the live demo

Works best on a computer. Liked it? Download it.

Your account, your responsibility.

Making Discord believe you're playing a game you aren't goes against Discord's Terms of Service. Discord can take quest rewards back, warn you, or suspend or ban your account. Questly isn't made by or affiliated with Discord, and nobody behind Questly is responsible for what happens to your account. The app asks you to accept this before you can use it.

What Questly never does: ask for your Discord login, read your token or saved sign-in, or change Discord's files. It's open source, so you can check.

Read the Terms of Use Privacy Policy
Download

Questly for Windows.

One file. Open it, click Install, accept the notice, and you're set. It adds a Start menu entry and a desktop shortcut, and appears in Apps & features for a clean uninstall.

Download Questly.exe View the source

Windows may warn you ("Windows protected your PC") because Questly isn't code-signed yet. Click More info, then Run anyway. If you'd rather check first, the source is on GitHub and you can build it yourself.

Version
1.4.0 · 2026-09-30
Size
20.1 MB
Needs
Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit) and the Discord desktop app
Installs to
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Questly
SHA-256
43186de89e2bc32b15d6cd34336cf895e19884ac045c7cc67dbb9fb7d63b2aab
By downloading you agree to the Terms of Service and Terms of Use. All releases
FAQ

Good questions.

Is it free?
Yes. Questly is free and open source under the MIT License. There are no accounts, ads or paid features.
Can it get my Discord account banned?
It can. Pretending to play a game breaks Discord's Terms of Service, and Discord may remove rewards, warn, suspend or ban accounts that do it. Questly can't prevent that, and makes no promise that it won't happen. Only use it if you accept that risk.
Does Questly need my Discord login or token?
No. It never asks for your account and never reads Discord's saved sign-in data. To know when Discord has picked up a game, it reads one kind of line from Discord's own log file on your PC, and nothing from that file leaves your computer.
Which quests does it work for?
Quests that ask you to play a desktop game for some time. Quests that require streaming to friends, playing on a console, or doing something inside the game aren't covered, and Discord can change how quests work at any time.
Why does Windows warn me when I open it?
Questly isn't code-signed yet, and Windows SmartScreen warns about unsigned apps it hasn't seen much. Click More info → Run anyway. You can compare the file's SHA-256 with the one on this page, or build Questly yourself from the source.
Does it work on Mac or Linux?
Not yet. Questly is built for Windows 10 and 11. The live demo works in any modern browser.
Where is my data kept?
Only on your PC: your games in %APPDATA%\Questly\library.json, the stand-in programs in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Questly, and your settings inside the app. See the Privacy Policy for everything it reads and connects to.
How do I uninstall it?
In Questly, go to Settings → Installation → Uninstall, or use Windows Settings → Apps → Installed apps → Questly. You can choose to remove your library and settings too.