diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 189c247..870a435 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ Bug reports, feature requests & contributions are highly appreciated!!
 
 ### Windows
 
-Download and run Vencord-Desktop-Setup-VERSION.exe from [releases](https://github.com/Vencord/Vesktop/releases/latest)
+Download and run Vesktop-Setup-VERSION.exe from [releases](https://github.com/Vencord/Vesktop/releases/latest)
 
 ### Mac
 
-Download and run Vencord-Desktop-VERSION.dmg from [releases](https://github.com/Vencord/Vesktop/releases/latest)
+Download and run Vesktop-VERSION.dmg from [releases](https://github.com/Vencord/Vesktop/releases/latest)
 
 ### Linux
 
@@ -27,15 +27,15 @@ Install [vencord-desktop-git](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/vencord-desktop
 
 #### Ubuntu/Debian based
 
-Download Vencord-Desktop-VERSION.deb from [releases](https://github.com/Vencord/Vesktop/releases/latest)
+Download Vesktop-VERSION.deb from [releases](https://github.com/Vencord/Vesktop/releases/latest)
 
 #### Fedora/RHEL based
 
-Download Vencord-Desktop-VERSION.rpm from [releases](https://github.com/Vencord/Vesktop/releases/latest)
+Download Vesktop-VERSION.rpm from [releases](https://github.com/Vencord/Vesktop/releases/latest)
 
 #### Other
 
-Either download Vencord-Desktop-VERSION.AppImage and just run it directly or grab Vencord-Desktop-VERSION.tar.gz, extract it somewhere and run `vencorddesktop`.
+Either download Vesktop-VERSION.AppImage and just run it directly or grab Vesktop-VERSION.tar.gz, extract it somewhere and run `vencorddesktop`.
 
 A flatpak is planned, if you want packages for other repos, feel free to create them and they can be linked as unofficial here
 
diff --git a/scripts/build/build.mts b/scripts/build/build.mts
index 7b2b81e..f210919 100644
--- a/scripts/build/build.mts
+++ b/scripts/build/build.mts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ await Promise.all([
     }),
     createContext({
         ...CommonOpts,
-        globalName: "VencordDesktop",
+        globalName: "Vesktop",
         entryPoints: ["src/renderer/index.ts"],
         outfile: "dist/js/renderer.js",
         format: "iife",
@@ -65,7 +65,11 @@ await Promise.all([
         tsconfig: "./scripts/build/tsconfig.esbuild.json",
         external: ["@vencord/types/*"],
         plugins: [vencordDep],
-        footer: { js: "//# sourceURL=VCDRenderer" }
+        // TODO: remove legacy name once main Vencord codebase has migrated and some time has passed.
+        // this 0 is very important. we run this script via webFrame.executeJavaScript and the last
+        // expression will be the return value. Without the 0, the return value would be Vesktop which
+        // leads to "An object could not be cloned"
+        footer: { js: ";window.VencordDesktop=Vesktop;0 \n//# sourceURL=VCDRenderer" }
     })
 ]);
 
diff --git a/src/globals.d.ts b/src/globals.d.ts
index dc1abd0..4d39c4c 100644
--- a/src/globals.d.ts
+++ b/src/globals.d.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
  */
 
 declare global {
-    export var VencordDesktopNative: typeof import("preload/VencordDesktopNative").VencordDesktopNative;
-    export var VencordDesktop: typeof import("renderer/index");
+    export var VesktopNative: typeof import("preload/VesktopNative").VesktopNative;
+    export var Vesktop: typeof import("renderer/index");
     export var VCDP: any;
 
     export var IS_DEV: boolean;
diff --git a/src/main/arrpc.ts b/src/main/arrpc.ts
index 6c461fe..e0fd023 100644
--- a/src/main/arrpc.ts
+++ b/src/main/arrpc.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export async function initArRPC() {
             mainWin.webContents
                 // Safety: Result of JSON.stringify should always be safe to equal
                 // Also, just to be super super safe, invite is regex validated above
-                .executeJavaScript(`VencordDesktop.openInviteModal(${JSON.stringify(invite)})`)
+                .executeJavaScript(`Vesktop.openInviteModal(${JSON.stringify(invite)})`)
                 .then(callback);
         });
     } catch (e) {
diff --git a/src/main/constants.ts b/src/main/constants.ts
index 1cc967f..8c30b03 100644
--- a/src/main/constants.ts
+++ b/src/main/constants.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export const VENCORD_SETTINGS_FILE = join(VENCORD_SETTINGS_DIR, "settings.json")
 export const VENCORD_FILES_DIR =
     (require("./settings") as typeof import("./settings")).Settings.store.vencordDir || join(DATA_DIR, "vencordDist");
 
-export const USER_AGENT = `VencordDesktop/${app.getVersion()} (https://github.com/Vencord/Desktop)`;
+export const USER_AGENT = `Vesktop/${app.getVersion()} (https://github.com/Vencord/Vesktop)`;
 
 // dimensions shamelessly stolen from Discord Desktop :3
 export const MIN_WIDTH = 940;
diff --git a/src/main/screenShare.ts b/src/main/screenShare.ts
index 6eb4932..37ce4cd 100644
--- a/src/main/screenShare.ts
+++ b/src/main/screenShare.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export function registerScreenShareHandler() {
         }));
 
         const choice = await request.frame
-            .executeJavaScript(`VencordDesktop.Components.ScreenShare.openScreenSharePicker(${JSON.stringify(data)})`)
+            .executeJavaScript(`Vesktop.Components.ScreenShare.openScreenSharePicker(${JSON.stringify(data)})`)
             .then(e => e as StreamPick)
             .catch(() => null);
 
diff --git a/src/preload/VencordDesktopNative.ts b/src/preload/VesktopNative.ts
similarity index 98%
rename from src/preload/VencordDesktopNative.ts
rename to src/preload/VesktopNative.ts
index a8204ae..6a4415a 100644
--- a/src/preload/VencordDesktopNative.ts
+++ b/src/preload/VesktopNative.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ ipcRenderer.on(IpcEvents.SPELLCHECK_RESULT, (_, w: string, s: string[]) => {
     spellCheckCallbacks.forEach(cb => cb(w, s));
 });
 
-export const VencordDesktopNative = {
+export const VesktopNative = {
     app: {
         relaunch: () => invoke<void>(IpcEvents.RELAUNCH),
         getVersion: () => sendSync<void>(IpcEvents.GET_VERSION),
diff --git a/src/preload/index.ts b/src/preload/index.ts
index 71d6e1c..1c5f45f 100644
--- a/src/preload/index.ts
+++ b/src/preload/index.ts
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ import { contextBridge, ipcRenderer, webFrame } from "electron";
 import { readFileSync, watch } from "fs";
 
 import { IpcEvents } from "../shared/IpcEvents";
-import { VencordDesktopNative } from "./VencordDesktopNative";
+import { VesktopNative } from "./VesktopNative";
 
-contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld("VencordDesktopNative", VencordDesktopNative);
+contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld("VesktopNative", VesktopNative);
+// TODO: remove once main Vencord codebase has migrated and some time has passed
+// contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld("VencordDesktopNative", VesktopNative);
 
 require(ipcRenderer.sendSync(IpcEvents.GET_VENCORD_PRELOAD_FILE));
 
@@ -41,4 +43,4 @@ if (IS_DEV) {
 }
 // #endregion
 
-VencordDesktopNative.spellcheck.setLanguages(window.navigator.languages);
+VesktopNative.spellcheck.setLanguages(window.navigator.languages);
diff --git a/src/renderer/appBadge.ts b/src/renderer/appBadge.ts
index 31a9678..de46701 100644
--- a/src/renderer/appBadge.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/appBadge.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export function setBadge() {
     let totalCount = mentionCount + pendingRequests;
     if (!totalCount && hasUnread && !disableUnreadBadge) totalCount = -1;
 
-    VencordDesktopNative.app.setBadgeCount(totalCount);
+    VesktopNative.app.setBadgeCount(totalCount);
 }
 
 let toFind = 3;
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/ScreenSharePicker.tsx b/src/renderer/components/ScreenSharePicker.tsx
index a462dac..bd7083c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/ScreenSharePicker.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/ScreenSharePicker.tsx
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ function StreamSettings({
     settings: StreamSettings;
     setSettings: Dispatch<SetStateAction<StreamSettings>>;
 }) {
-    const [thumb] = useAwaiter(() => VencordDesktopNative.capturer.getLargeThumbnail(source.id), {
+    const [thumb] = useAwaiter(() => VesktopNative.capturer.getLargeThumbnail(source.id), {
         fallbackValue: source.url,
         deps: [source.id]
     });
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/Settings.tsx b/src/renderer/components/Settings.tsx
index 529e0ea..dcb2a64 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/Settings.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/Settings.tsx
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ import { useSettings } from "renderer/settings";
 
 export default function SettingsUi() {
     const Settings = useSettings();
-    const supportsWindowsTransparency = VencordDesktopNative.app.supportsWindowsTransparency();
+    const supportsWindowsTransparency = VesktopNative.app.supportsWindowsTransparency();
 
-    const { autostart } = VencordDesktopNative;
+    const { autostart } = VesktopNative;
     const [autoStartEnabled, setAutoStartEnabled] = useState(autostart.isEnabled());
 
     const switches: [keyof typeof Settings, string, string, boolean?, (() => boolean)?][] = [
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export default function SettingsUi() {
                 onChange={v => {
                     Settings.appBadge = v;
                     if (v) setBadge();
-                    else VencordDesktopNative.app.setBadgeCount(0);
+                    else VesktopNative.app.setBadgeCount(0);
                 }}
                 note="Show mention badge on the app icon"
             >
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export default function SettingsUi() {
                         href="about:blank"
                         onClick={e => {
                             e.preventDefault();
-                            VencordDesktopNative.fileManager.showItemInFolder(Settings.vencordDir!);
+                            VesktopNative.fileManager.showItemInFolder(Settings.vencordDir!);
                         }}
                     >
                         {Settings.vencordDir}
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ export default function SettingsUi() {
                 <Button
                     size={Button.Sizes.SMALL}
                     onClick={async () => {
-                        const choice = await VencordDesktopNative.fileManager.selectVencordDir();
+                        const choice = await VesktopNative.fileManager.selectVencordDir();
                         switch (choice) {
                             case "cancelled":
                             case "invalid":
diff --git a/src/renderer/fixes.ts b/src/renderer/fixes.ts
index d8c9e97..4e1b1cd 100644
--- a/src/renderer/fixes.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/fixes.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Object.defineProperty(Notification.prototype, "onclick", {
     set(onClick) {
         originalSetOnClick.call(this, function (this: unknown) {
             onClick.apply(this, arguments);
-            VencordDesktopNative.win.focus();
+            VesktopNative.win.focus();
         });
     },
     configurable: true
diff --git a/src/renderer/index.ts b/src/renderer/index.ts
index 48860cd..7817dda 100644
--- a/src/renderer/index.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/index.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export async function openInviteModal(code: string) {
     const { invite } = await InviteActions.resolveInvite(code, "Desktop Modal");
     if (!invite) return false;
 
-    VencordDesktopNative.win.focus();
+    VesktopNative.win.focus();
 
     FluxDispatcher.dispatch({
         type: "INVITE_MODAL_OPEN",
diff --git a/src/renderer/patches/shared.ts b/src/renderer/patches/shared.ts
index 564ae4d..3cd370a 100644
--- a/src/renderer/patches/shared.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/patches/shared.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export function addPatch<P extends PatchData>(p: P) {
             if (typeof r.replace === "string") r.replace = r.replace.replaceAll("$self", "VCDP");
         }
 
-        patch.plugin = "VencordDesktop";
+        patch.plugin = "Vesktop";
         Vencord.Plugins.patches.push(patch);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/patches/spellCheck.tsx b/src/renderer/patches/spellCheck.tsx
index 69b66c3..b77f8f3 100644
--- a/src/renderer/patches/spellCheck.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/patches/spellCheck.tsx
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ addPatch({
         }
 
         const cb = (w: string, c: string[]) => {
-            VencordDesktopNative.spellcheck.offSpellcheckResult(cb);
+            VesktopNative.spellcheck.offSpellcheckResult(cb);
             word = w;
             corrections = c;
             openMenu();
         };
-        VencordDesktopNative.spellcheck.onSpellcheckResult(cb);
+        VesktopNative.spellcheck.onSpellcheckResult(cb);
     }
 });
 
@@ -57,14 +57,14 @@ addContextMenuPatch("textarea-context", children => () => {
                         <Menu.MenuItem
                             id={"vcd-spellcheck-suggestion-" + c}
                             label={c}
-                            action={() => VencordDesktopNative.spellcheck.replaceMisspelling(c)}
+                            action={() => VesktopNative.spellcheck.replaceMisspelling(c)}
                         />
                     ))}
                     <Menu.MenuSeparator />
                     <Menu.MenuItem
                         id="vcd-spellcheck-learn"
                         label={`Add ${word} to dictionary`}
-                        action={() => VencordDesktopNative.spellcheck.addToDictionary(word)}
+                        action={() => VesktopNative.spellcheck.addToDictionary(word)}
                     />
                 </>
             )}
diff --git a/src/renderer/settings.ts b/src/renderer/settings.ts
index 244fc8c..ed6bb10 100644
--- a/src/renderer/settings.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/settings.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 import { useEffect, useReducer } from "@vencord/types/webpack/common";
 import { SettingsStore } from "shared/utils/SettingsStore";
 
-export const Settings = new SettingsStore(VencordDesktopNative.settings.get());
-Settings.addGlobalChangeListener((o, p) => VencordDesktopNative.settings.set(o, p));
+export const Settings = new SettingsStore(VesktopNative.settings.get());
+Settings.addGlobalChangeListener((o, p) => VesktopNative.settings.set(o, p));
 
 export function useSettings() {
     const [, update] = useReducer(x => x + 1, 0);