Embed Generator vs Discohook (2026)
Embed Generator and Discohook are both free, open source editors for Discord messages. You design a message in the browser, watch a live preview, and send it through a webhook or a bot. We build Embed Generator, so keep that in mind while reading. We checked every claim about Discohook against its current version.
TLDR: Both send webhook messages without an account. Pick Embed Generator if you want role buttons, recurring schedules, custom slash commands or an AI assistant, all set up on one website. Pick Discohook if you need welcome messages or roles on emoji reactions. Already using Discohook? Embed Generator opens your messages as they are.
Discohook was rewritten from scratch in 2024 under a new maintainer. Older comparisons, including an earlier version of this post, describe the original site and are out of date.
Why pick Embed Generator
Send to a channel without a webhook URL. Webhook mode works like Discohook: paste the URL and send, without logging in. In Channel mode you log in, pick a server and channel, and the Embed Generator bot sends the message with the name and avatar you set. See Webhook or Channel?
Role buttons set up on the website. Add a button or select menu and pick what it does: add, remove or toggle roles, reply with text, or reply with a saved message. Replies can use variables like the member's name. You never configure anything through commands in Discord.
Scheduled messages with a calendar. A message can go out once, repeat every few hours, days, weeks or months, or go out on a list of dates. A calendar shows what's coming up. Up to 5 scheduled messages per server are free, and one of them can be recurring. See scheduled messages.
Custom slash commands and your own bot. With Premium you can add slash commands that reply with your messages, and connect your own bot so replies carry its name and avatar.
An AI assistant. Describe the message you want and the AI assistant builds it in the editor. Every server gets a few free prompts each month.
Embeds from inside Discord. The /embed command builds an embed message right in Discord, without opening the website.
When Discohook is the better pick
Discohook can post a message when someone joins or leaves the server. Embed Generator can't, because its bot doesn't receive member events. Discohook can also hand out roles when members react with an emoji. Embed Generator does roles with buttons and select menus only.
Discohook's flows can check conditions and wait between steps, which helps with multi-step logic.
Discohook has no paid plan. In Embed Generator the editor, webhooks, role buttons and up to 5 scheduled messages, one of them recurring, are free. More recurring schedules, custom commands and replies from your own bot need Premium, $4.99 a month per server.
Side by side
| Embed Generator | Discohook | |
|---|---|---|
| Send through a webhook without login | Yes | Yes |
| Self-assignable roles | Buttons and select menus | Buttons, select menus, emoji reactions |
| Scheduled messages | Yes, with a calendar view. One recurring free, more with Premium | Yes, also recurring |
| Components V2 | Yes | Yes |
| Custom slash commands | Premium | No |
| AI assistant | Yes | No |
| Create embeds with a Discord command | Yes, /embed | No |
| Welcome and goodbye messages | No | Yes |
| Price | Free, Premium $4.99/month/server | Free, optional donor perks |
Switching from Discohook
You don't have to rebuild anything:
- One message: copy its JSON from Discohook and paste it into the JSON editor.
- All backups: export them in Discohook and import the file under saved messages. The migration guide walks through it.
- Message links: a Discohook link that carries the message in
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