diff --git a/scripts/generatePluginList.ts b/scripts/generatePluginList.ts
index 9bf54961d..09c715bd4 100644
--- a/scripts/generatePluginList.ts
+++ b/scripts/generatePluginList.ts
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ function isTranslationExpression(node: Node): node is CallExpression {
 
     const literal = node.expression as LiteralExpression;
 
-    if (literal.text !== "$t") return false;
+    if (literal.text !== "t") return false;
 
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/Vencord.ts b/src/Vencord.ts
index d2fd47c92..42c231181 100644
--- a/src/Vencord.ts
+++ b/src/Vencord.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import { patches, PMLogger, startAllPlugins } from "./plugins";
 import { localStorage } from "./utils/localStorage";
 import { relaunch } from "./utils/native";
 import { getCloudSettings, putCloudSettings } from "./utils/settingsSync";
-import { $t } from "./utils/translation";
+import { t } from "./utils/translation";
 import { checkForUpdates, update, UpdateLogger } from "./utils/updater";
 import { onceReady } from "./webpack";
 import { SettingsRouter } from "./webpack/common";
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ async function syncSettings() {
     ) {
         // show a notification letting them know and tell them how to fix it
         showNotification({
-            title: $t("vencord.cloudIntegrations"),
-            body: $t("vencord.cloud.integrations.reauthenticate"),
+            title: t("vencord.cloudIntegrations"),
+            body: t("vencord.cloud.integrations.reauthenticate"),
             color: "var(--yellow-360)",
             onClick: () => SettingsRouter.open("VencordCloud")
         });
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ async function syncSettings() {
             // there was an error to notify the user, but besides that we only want to show one notification instead of all
             // of the possible ones it has (such as when your settings are newer).
             showNotification({
-                title: $t("vencord.cloudSettings"),
-                body: $t("vencord.cloud.settings.updated"),
+                title: t("vencord.cloudSettings"),
+                body: t("vencord.cloud.settings.updated"),
                 color: "var(--green-360)",
                 onClick: relaunch
             });
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ async function init() {
                 await update();
                 if (Settings.autoUpdateNotification)
                     setTimeout(() => showNotification({
-                        title: $t("vencord.update.updated"),
-                        body: $t("vencord.update.clickToRestart"),
+                        title: t("vencord.update.updated"),
+                        body: t("vencord.update.clickToRestart"),
                         permanent: true,
                         noPersist: true,
                         onClick: relaunch
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ async function init() {
             }
 
             setTimeout(() => showNotification({
-                title: $t("vencord.update.available"),
-                body: $t("vencord.update.clickToView"),
+                title: t("vencord.update.available"),
+                body: t("vencord.update.clickToView"),
                 permanent: true,
                 noPersist: true,
                 onClick: openUpdaterModal!
diff --git a/src/components/ErrorBoundary.tsx b/src/components/ErrorBoundary.tsx
index 445a303a3..2241ae2ec 100644
--- a/src/components/ErrorBoundary.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ErrorBoundary.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 import { Logger } from "@utils/Logger";
 import { Margins } from "@utils/margins";
 import { LazyComponent } from "@utils/react";
-import { $t } from "@utils/translation";
+import { t } from "@utils/translation";
 import { React } from "@webpack/common";
 
 import { ErrorCard } from "./ErrorCard";
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ const ErrorBoundary = LazyComponent(() => {
                     {...this.state}
                 />;
 
-            const msg = this.props.message || $t("vencord.errorBoundaryDescription");
+            const msg = this.props.message || t("vencord.errorBoundaryDescription");
 
             return (
                 <ErrorCard style={{ overflow: "hidden" }}>
-                    <h1>{$t("vencord.ohNo")}</h1>
+                    <h1>{t("vencord.ohNo")}</h1>
                     <p>{msg}</p>
                     <code>
                         {this.state.message}
diff --git a/src/components/PluginSettings/ContributorModal.tsx b/src/components/PluginSettings/ContributorModal.tsx
index 1de8b1b68..3707d364f 100644
--- a/src/components/PluginSettings/ContributorModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PluginSettings/ContributorModal.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { Link } from "@components/Link";
 import { DevsById } from "@utils/constants";
 import { fetchUserProfile, getTheme, Theme } from "@utils/discord";
 import { ModalContent, ModalRoot, openModal } from "@utils/modal";
-import { $t, Translate } from "@utils/translation";
+import { t, Translate } from "@utils/translation";
 import { Forms, MaskedLink, showToast, Tooltip, useEffect, useMemo, UserProfileStore, useStateFromStores } from "@webpack/common";
 import { User } from "discord-types/general";
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ function ContributorModal({ user }: { user: User; }) {
                             key={p.name}
                             plugin={p}
                             disabled={p.required ?? false}
-                            onRestartNeeded={() => showToast($t("vencord.pluginRestart"))}
+                            onRestartNeeded={() => showToast(t("vencord.pluginRestart"))}
                         />
                     )}
                 </div>
diff --git a/src/components/PluginSettings/PluginModal.tsx b/src/components/PluginSettings/PluginModal.tsx
index 88f6fa341..904cda193 100644
--- a/src/components/PluginSettings/PluginModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PluginSettings/PluginModal.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { proxyLazy } from "@utils/lazy";
 import { Margins } from "@utils/margins";
 import { classes, isObjectEmpty } from "@utils/misc";
 import { ModalCloseButton, ModalContent, ModalFooter, ModalHeader, ModalProps, ModalRoot, ModalSize } from "@utils/modal";
-import { $t } from "@utils/translation";
+import { t } from "@utils/translation";
 import { OptionType, Plugin } from "@utils/types";
 import { findByPropsLazy, findComponentByCodeLazy } from "@webpack";
 import { Button, Clickable, FluxDispatcher, Forms, React, Text, Tooltip, UserStore, UserUtils } from "@webpack/common";
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ export default function PluginModal({ plugin, onRestartNeeded, onClose, transiti
 
     function renderSettings() {
         if (!hasSettings || !plugin.options) {
-            return <Forms.FormText>{$t("vencord.noSettings")}</Forms.FormText>;
+            return <Forms.FormText>{t("vencord.noSettings")}</Forms.FormText>;
         } else {
             const options = Object.entries(plugin.options).map(([key, setting]) => {
                 if (setting.hidden) return null;
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ export default function PluginModal({ plugin, onRestartNeeded, onClose, transiti
                     </div>
                 )}
                 <Forms.FormSection className={Margins.bottom16}>
-                    <Forms.FormTitle tag="h3">{$t("vencord.settings")}</Forms.FormTitle>
+                    <Forms.FormTitle tag="h3">{t("vencord.settings")}</Forms.FormTitle>
                     {renderSettings()}
                 </Forms.FormSection>
             </ModalContent>
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ export default function PluginModal({ plugin, onRestartNeeded, onClose, transiti
                         >
                             Cancel
                         </Button>
-                        <Tooltip text={$t("vencord.settingsErrors")} shouldShow={!canSubmit()}>
+                        <Tooltip text={t("vencord.settingsErrors")} shouldShow={!canSubmit()}>
                             {({ onMouseEnter, onMouseLeave }) => (
                                 <Button
                                     size={Button.Sizes.SMALL}
@@ -253,12 +253,12 @@ export default function PluginModal({ plugin, onRestartNeeded, onClose, transiti
                                     onMouseLeave={onMouseLeave}
                                     disabled={!canSubmit()}
                                 >
-                                    {$t("vencord.saveAndClose")}
+                                    {t("vencord.saveAndClose")}
                                 </Button>
                             )}
                         </Tooltip>
                     </Flex>
-                    {saveError && <Text variant="text-md/semibold" style={{ color: "var(--text-danger)" }}>{$t("vencord.settingsSaveError", { saveError })}</Text>}
+                    {saveError && <Text variant="text-md/semibold" style={{ color: "var(--text-danger)" }}>{t("vencord.settingsSaveError", { saveError })}</Text>}
                 </Flex>
             </ModalFooter>}
         </ModalRoot>
diff --git a/src/components/PluginSettings/index.tsx b/src/components/PluginSettings/index.tsx
index d2c48eeb1..23286e35c 100644
--- a/src/components/PluginSettings/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PluginSettings/index.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import { Margins } from "@utils/margins";
 import { classes, isObjectEmpty } from "@utils/misc";
 import { openModalLazy } from "@utils/modal";
 import { useAwaiter } from "@utils/react";
-import { $t } from "@utils/translation";
+import { t } from "@utils/translation";
 import { Plugin } from "@utils/types";
 import { findByPropsLazy } from "@webpack";
 import { Alerts, Button, Card, Forms, lodash, Parser, React, Select, Text, TextInput, Toasts, Tooltip } from "@webpack/common";
@@ -66,19 +66,19 @@ function ReloadRequiredCard({ required }: { required: boolean; }) {
         <Card className={cl("info-card", { "restart-card": required })}>
             {required ? (
                 <>
-                    <Forms.FormTitle tag="h5">{$t("vencord.pluginHeader.reloadHeader")}</Forms.FormTitle>
+                    <Forms.FormTitle tag="h5">{t("vencord.pluginHeader.reloadHeader")}</Forms.FormTitle>
                     <Forms.FormText className={cl("dep-text")}>
-                        {$t("vencord.pluginHeader.reloadDescription")}
+                        {t("vencord.pluginHeader.reloadDescription")}
                     </Forms.FormText>
                     <Button onClick={() => location.reload()}>
-                        {$t("vencord.pluginHeader.restart")}
+                        {t("vencord.pluginHeader.restart")}
                     </Button>
                 </>
             ) : (
                 <>
-                    <Forms.FormTitle tag="h5">{$t("vencord.pluginHeader.managementHeader")}</Forms.FormTitle>
-                    <Forms.FormText>{$t("vencord.pluginHeader.iconInformation")}</Forms.FormText>
-                    <Forms.FormText>{$t("vencord.pluginHeader.cogWheel")}</Forms.FormText>
+                    <Forms.FormTitle tag="h5">{t("vencord.pluginHeader.managementHeader")}</Forms.FormTitle>
+                    <Forms.FormText>{t("vencord.pluginHeader.iconInformation")}</Forms.FormText>
+                    <Forms.FormText>{t("vencord.pluginHeader.cogWheel")}</Forms.FormText>
                 </>
             )}
         </Card>
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ export default function PluginSettings() {
 
     React.useEffect(() => {
         return () => void (changes.hasChanges && Alerts.show({
-            title: $t("vencord.restartRequired"),
+            title: t("vencord.restartRequired"),
             body: (
                 <>
                     <p>$t("vencord.pluginsNeedRestart")</p>
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ export default function PluginSettings() {
                     ))}</div>
                 </>
             ),
-            confirmText: $t("vencord.restartNow"),
-            cancelText: $t("vencord.restartLater"),
+            confirmText: t("vencord.restartNow"),
+            cancelText: t("vencord.restartLater"),
             onConfirm: () => location.reload()
         }));
     }, []);
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ export default function PluginSettings() {
 
             if (isRequired) {
                 const tooltipText = p.required
-                    ? $t("vencord.requiredPlugin")
+                    ? t("vencord.requiredPlugin")
                     : makeDependencyList(depMap[p.name]?.filter(d => settings.plugins[d].enabled));
 
                 requiredPlugins.push(
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ export default function PluginSettings() {
 
         }
     } else {
-        plugins = requiredPlugins = <Text variant="text-md/normal">{$t("vencord.noSearchResults")}</Text>;
+        plugins = requiredPlugins = <Text variant="text-md/normal">{t("vencord.noSearchResults")}</Text>;
     }
 
     return (
@@ -311,18 +311,18 @@ export default function PluginSettings() {
             <ReloadRequiredCard required={changes.hasChanges} />
 
             <Forms.FormTitle tag="h5" className={classes(Margins.top20, Margins.bottom8)}>
-                {$t("vencord.pluginFilters")}
+                {t("vencord.pluginFilters")}
             </Forms.FormTitle>
 
             <div className={cl("filter-controls")}>
-                <TextInput autoFocus value={searchValue.value} placeholder={$t("vencord.search.placeholder")} onChange={onSearch} className={Margins.bottom20} />
+                <TextInput autoFocus value={searchValue.value} placeholder={t("vencord.search.placeholder")} onChange={onSearch} className={Margins.bottom20} />
                 <div className={InputStyles.inputWrapper}>
                     <Select
                         options={[
-                            { label: $t("vencord.search.all"), value: SearchStatus.ALL, default: true },
-                            { label: $t("vencord.search.enabled"), value: SearchStatus.ENABLED },
-                            { label: $t("vencord.search.disabled"), value: SearchStatus.DISABLED },
-                            { label: $t("vencord.search.new"), value: SearchStatus.NEW }
+                            { label: t("vencord.search.all"), value: SearchStatus.ALL, default: true },
+                            { label: t("vencord.search.enabled"), value: SearchStatus.ENABLED },
+                            { label: t("vencord.search.disabled"), value: SearchStatus.DISABLED },
+                            { label: t("vencord.search.new"), value: SearchStatus.NEW }
                         ]}
                         serialize={String}
                         select={onStatusChange}
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ export default function PluginSettings() {
                 </div>
             </div>
 
-            <Forms.FormTitle className={Margins.top20}>{$t("vencord.plugins")}</Forms.FormTitle>
+            <Forms.FormTitle className={Margins.top20}>{t("vencord.plugins")}</Forms.FormTitle>
 
             <div className={cl("grid")}>
                 {plugins}
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ export default function PluginSettings() {
             <Forms.FormDivider className={Margins.top20} />
 
             <Forms.FormTitle tag="h5" className={classes(Margins.top20, Margins.bottom8)}>
-                {$t("vencord.requiredPlugins")}
+                {t("vencord.requiredPlugins")}
             </Forms.FormTitle>
             <div className={cl("grid")}>
                 {requiredPlugins}
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ export default function PluginSettings() {
 function makeDependencyList(deps: string[]) {
     return (
         <React.Fragment>
-            <Forms.FormText>{$t("vencord.pluginRequiredBy")}</Forms.FormText>
+            <Forms.FormText>{t("vencord.pluginRequiredBy")}</Forms.FormText>
             {deps.map((dep: string) => <Forms.FormText className={cl("dep-text")}>{dep}</Forms.FormText>)}
         </React.Fragment>
     );
diff --git a/src/components/VencordSettings/AddonCard.tsx b/src/components/VencordSettings/AddonCard.tsx
index 171a06d48..86b1e043b 100644
--- a/src/components/VencordSettings/AddonCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/VencordSettings/AddonCard.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import "./addonCard.css";
 import { classNameFactory } from "@api/Styles";
 import { Badge } from "@components/Badge";
 import { Switch } from "@components/Switch";
-import { $t } from "@utils/translation";
+import { t } from "@utils/translation";
 import { Text, useRef } from "@webpack/common";
 import type { MouseEventHandler, ReactNode } from "react";
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export function AddonCard({ disabled, isNew, name, infoButton, footer, author, e
                             >
                                 {name}
                             </div>
-                        </div>{isNew && <Badge text={$t("vencord.new")} color="#ED4245" />}
+                        </div>{isNew && <Badge text={t("vencord.new")} color="#ED4245" />}
                     </Text>
                     {!!author && (
                         <Text variant="text-md/normal" className={cl("author")}>
diff --git a/src/components/VencordSettings/BackupAndRestoreTab.tsx b/src/components/VencordSettings/BackupAndRestoreTab.tsx
index faee99334..158b8b6a4 100644
--- a/src/components/VencordSettings/BackupAndRestoreTab.tsx
+++ b/src/components/VencordSettings/BackupAndRestoreTab.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { Flex } from "@components/Flex";
 import { Margins } from "@utils/margins";
 import { classes } from "@utils/misc";
 import { downloadSettingsBackup, uploadSettingsBackup } from "@utils/settingsSync";
-import { $t } from "@utils/translation";
+import { t } from "@utils/translation";
 import { Button, Card, Text } from "@webpack/common";
 
 import { SettingsTab, wrapTab } from "./shared";
@@ -30,19 +30,19 @@ function BackupRestoreTab() {
         <SettingsTab title="Backup & Restore">
             <Card className={classes("vc-settings-card", "vc-backup-restore-card")}>
                 <Flex flexDirection="column">
-                    <strong>{$t("vencord.warning")}</strong>
-                    <span>{$t("vencord.backupAndRestore.importWarning")}</span>
+                    <strong>{t("vencord.warning")}</strong>
+                    <span>{t("vencord.backupAndRestore.importWarning")}</span>
                 </Flex>
             </Card>
             <Text variant="text-md/normal" className={Margins.bottom8}>
-                {$t("vencord.backupAndRestore.description")}
+                {t("vencord.backupAndRestore.description")}
             </Text>
             <Text variant="text-md/normal" className={Margins.bottom8}>
-                {$t("vencord.backupAndRestore.exportContains")}
+                {t("vencord.backupAndRestore.exportContains")}
                 <ul>
-                    <li>&mdash; {$t("vencord.backupAndRestore.customQuickcss")}</li>
-                    <li>&mdash; {$t("vencord.backupAndRestore.themeLinks")}</li>
-                    <li>&mdash; {$t("vencord.backupAndRestore.pluginSettings")}</li>
+                    <li>&mdash; {t("vencord.backupAndRestore.customQuickcss")}</li>
+                    <li>&mdash; {t("vencord.backupAndRestore.themeLinks")}</li>
+                    <li>&mdash; {t("vencord.backupAndRestore.pluginSettings")}</li>
                 </ul>
             </Text>
             <Flex>
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ function BackupRestoreTab() {
                     onClick={() => uploadSettingsBackup()}
                     size={Button.Sizes.SMALL}
                 >
-                    {$t("vencord.backupAndRestore.importSettings")}
+                    {t("vencord.backupAndRestore.importSettings")}
                 </Button>
                 <Button
                     onClick={downloadSettingsBackup}
                     size={Button.Sizes.SMALL}
                 >
-                    {$t("vencord.backupAndRestore.exportSettings")}
+                    {t("vencord.backupAndRestore.exportSettings")}
                 </Button>
             </Flex>
         </SettingsTab>
diff --git a/src/components/VencordSettings/CloudTab.tsx b/src/components/VencordSettings/CloudTab.tsx
index fee33303e..8a7ac135d 100644
--- a/src/components/VencordSettings/CloudTab.tsx
+++ b/src/components/VencordSettings/CloudTab.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { Link } from "@components/Link";
 import { authorizeCloud, cloudLogger, deauthorizeCloud, getCloudAuth, getCloudUrl } from "@utils/cloud";
 import { Margins } from "@utils/margins";
 import { deleteCloudSettings, getCloudSettings, putCloudSettings } from "@utils/settingsSync";
-import { $t, Translate } from "@utils/translation";
+import { t, Translate } from "@utils/translation";
 import { Alerts, Button, Forms, Switch, Tooltip } from "@webpack/common";
 
 import { SettingsTab, wrapTab } from "./shared";
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ async function eraseAllData() {
     if (!res.ok) {
         cloudLogger.error(`Failed to erase data, API returned ${res.status}`);
         showNotification({
-            title: $t("vencord.cloudIntegrations"),
-            body: $t("vencord.cloud.integrations.eraseError", { status: res.status }),
+            title: t("vencord.cloudIntegrations"),
+            body: t("vencord.cloud.integrations.eraseError", { status: res.status }),
             color: "var(--red-360)"
         });
         return;
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ async function eraseAllData() {
     await deauthorizeCloud();
 
     showNotification({
-        title: $t("vencord.cloudIntegrations"),
-        body: $t("vencord.cloud.integrations.eraseSuccess"),
+        title: t("vencord.cloudIntegrations"),
+        body: t("vencord.cloud.integrations.eraseSuccess"),
         color: "var(--green-360)"
     });
 }
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ function SettingsSyncSection() {
     return (
         <Forms.FormSection title="Settings Sync" className={Margins.top16}>
             <Forms.FormText variant="text-md/normal" className={Margins.bottom20}>
-                {$t("vencord.cloud.settings.description")}
+                {t("vencord.cloud.settings.description")}
             </Forms.FormText>
             <Switch
                 key="cloud-sync"
@@ -78,15 +78,15 @@ function SettingsSyncSection() {
                 value={cloud.settingsSync}
                 onChange={v => { cloud.settingsSync = v; }}
             >
-                {$t("vencord.settingsSync")}
+                {t("vencord.settingsSync")}
             </Switch>
             <div className="vc-cloud-settings-sync-grid">
                 <Button
                     size={Button.Sizes.SMALL}
                     disabled={!sectionEnabled}
                     onClick={() => putCloudSettings(true)}
-                >{$t("vencord.cloud.settings.syncToCloud")}</Button>
-                <Tooltip text={$t("vencord.cloud.settings.overwriteWarning")}>
+                >{t("vencord.cloud.settings.syncToCloud")}</Button>
+                <Tooltip text={t("vencord.cloud.settings.overwriteWarning")}>
                     {({ onMouseLeave, onMouseEnter }) => (
                         <Button
                             onMouseLeave={onMouseLeave}
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ function SettingsSyncSection() {
                             color={Button.Colors.RED}
                             disabled={!sectionEnabled}
                             onClick={() => getCloudSettings(true, true)}
-                        >{$t("vencord.cloud.settings.syncFromCloud")}</Button>
+                        >{t("vencord.cloud.settings.syncFromCloud")}</Button>
                     )}
                 </Tooltip>
                 <Button
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ function SettingsSyncSection() {
                     color={Button.Colors.RED}
                     disabled={!sectionEnabled}
                     onClick={() => deleteCloudSettings()}
-                >{$t("vencord.cloud.settings.deleteCloudSettings")}</Button>
+                >{t("vencord.cloud.settings.deleteCloudSettings")}</Button>
             </div>
         </Forms.FormSection>
     );
@@ -125,13 +125,13 @@ function CloudTab() {
                     key="backend"
                     value={settings.cloud.authenticated}
                     onChange={v => { v && authorizeCloud(); if (!v) settings.cloud.authenticated = v; }}
-                    note={$t("vencord.cloud.integrations.authorizationNote")}
+                    note={t("vencord.cloud.integrations.authorizationNote")}
                 >
-                    {$t("vencord.cloud.integrations.enable")}
+                    {t("vencord.cloud.integrations.enable")}
                 </Switch>
-                <Forms.FormTitle tag="h5">{$t("vencord.cloud.integrations.backendUrl")}</Forms.FormTitle>
+                <Forms.FormTitle tag="h5">{t("vencord.cloud.integrations.backendUrl")}</Forms.FormTitle>
                 <Forms.FormText className={Margins.bottom8}>
-                    {$t("vencord.cloud.integrations.backendNote")}
+                    {t("vencord.cloud.integrations.backendNote")}
                 </Forms.FormText>
                 <CheckedTextInput
                     key="backendUrl"
@@ -145,14 +145,14 @@ function CloudTab() {
                     color={Button.Colors.RED}
                     disabled={!settings.cloud.authenticated}
                     onClick={() => Alerts.show({
-                        title: $t("vencord.areYouSure"),
-                        body: $t("vencord.cloud.integrations.eraseWarning"),
+                        title: t("vencord.areYouSure"),
+                        body: t("vencord.cloud.integrations.eraseWarning"),
                         onConfirm: eraseAllData,
-                        confirmText: $t("vencord.cloud.integrations.eraseIt"),
+                        confirmText: t("vencord.cloud.integrations.eraseIt"),
                         confirmColor: "vc-cloud-erase-data-danger-btn",
-                        cancelText: $t("vencord.nevermind")
+                        cancelText: t("vencord.nevermind")
                     })}
-                >{$t("vencord.cloud.integrations.eraseAllData")}</Button>
+                >{t("vencord.cloud.integrations.eraseAllData")}</Button>
                 <Forms.FormDivider className={Margins.top16} />
             </Forms.FormSection >
             <SettingsSyncSection />
diff --git a/src/components/VencordSettings/ThemesTab.tsx b/src/components/VencordSettings/ThemesTab.tsx
index cbc30f7c9..7d32b05aa 100644
--- a/src/components/VencordSettings/ThemesTab.tsx
+++ b/src/components/VencordSettings/ThemesTab.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import { classes } from "@utils/misc";
 import { openModal } from "@utils/modal";
 import { showItemInFolder } from "@utils/native";
 import { useAwaiter } from "@utils/react";
-import { $t } from "@utils/translation";
+import { t } from "@utils/translation";
 import { findByPropsLazy, findLazy } from "@webpack";
 import { Button, Card, Forms, React, showToast, TabBar, TextArea, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "@webpack/common";
 import type { ComponentType, Ref, SyntheticEvent } from "react";
@@ -203,17 +203,17 @@ function ThemesTab() {
         return (
             <>
                 <Card className="vc-settings-card">
-                    <Forms.FormTitle tag="h5">{$t("vencord.themes.findThemes")}</Forms.FormTitle>
+                    <Forms.FormTitle tag="h5">{t("vencord.themes.findThemes")}</Forms.FormTitle>
                     <div style={{ marginBottom: ".5em", display: "flex", flexDirection: "column" }}>
                         <Link style={{ marginRight: ".5em" }} href="https://betterdiscord.app/themes">
-                            {$t("vencord.themes.betterDiscord")}
+                            {t("vencord.themes.betterDiscord")}
                         </Link>
                         <Link href="https://github.com/search?q=discord+theme">GitHub</Link>
                     </div>
-                    <Forms.FormText>{$t("vencord.themes.betterDiscordNote")}</Forms.FormText>
+                    <Forms.FormText>{t("vencord.themes.betterDiscordNote")}</Forms.FormText>
                 </Card>
 
-                <Forms.FormSection title={$t("vencord.themes.local")}>
+                <Forms.FormSection title={t("vencord.themes.local")}>
                     <Card className="vc-settings-quick-actions-card">
                         <>
                             {IS_WEB ?
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ function ThemesTab() {
                                         size={Button.Sizes.SMALL}
                                         disabled={themeDirPending}
                                     >
-                                        {$t("vencord.themes.upload")}
+                                        {t("vencord.themes.upload")}
                                         <FileInput
                                             ref={fileInputRef}
                                             onChange={onFileUpload}
@@ -236,20 +236,20 @@ function ThemesTab() {
                                         size={Button.Sizes.SMALL}
                                         disabled={themeDirPending}
                                     >
-                                        {$t("vencord.themes.openFolder")}
+                                        {t("vencord.themes.openFolder")}
                                     </Button>
                                 )}
                             <Button
                                 onClick={refreshLocalThemes}
                                 size={Button.Sizes.SMALL}
                             >
-                                {$t("vencord.themes.loadMissing")}
+                                {t("vencord.themes.loadMissing")}
                             </Button>
                             <Button
                                 onClick={() => VencordNative.quickCss.openEditor()}
                                 size={Button.Sizes.SMALL}
                             >
-                                {$t("vencord.themes.editQuickCss")}
+                                {t("vencord.themes.editQuickCss")}
                             </Button>
 
                             {Vencord.Settings.plugins.ClientTheme.enabled && (
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ function ThemesTab() {
                                     ))}
                                     size={Button.Sizes.SMALL}
                                 >
-                                    {$t("clientTheme.edit")}
+                                    {t("clientTheme.edit")}
                                 </Button>
                             )}
                         </>
@@ -304,12 +304,12 @@ function ThemesTab() {
         return (
             <>
                 <Card className="vc-settings-card vc-text-selectable">
-                    <Forms.FormTitle tag="h5">{$t("vencord.themes.pasteLinks")}</Forms.FormTitle>
-                    <Forms.FormText>{$t("vencord.themes.oneLinkPerLine")}</Forms.FormText>
-                    <Forms.FormText>{$t("vencord.themes.useDirect")}</Forms.FormText>
+                    <Forms.FormTitle tag="h5">{t("vencord.themes.pasteLinks")}</Forms.FormTitle>
+                    <Forms.FormText>{t("vencord.themes.oneLinkPerLine")}</Forms.FormText>
+                    <Forms.FormText>{t("vencord.themes.useDirect")}</Forms.FormText>
                 </Card>
 
-                <Forms.FormSection title={$t("vencord.themes.online")} tag="h5">
+                <Forms.FormSection title={t("vencord.themes.online")} tag="h5">
                     <TextArea
                         value={themeText}
                         onChange={setThemeText}
@@ -338,13 +338,13 @@ function ThemesTab() {
                     className="vc-settings-tab-bar-item"
                     id={ThemeTab.LOCAL}
                 >
-                    {$t("vencord.themes.local")}
+                    {t("vencord.themes.local")}
                 </TabBar.Item>
                 <TabBar.Item
                     className="vc-settings-tab-bar-item"
                     id={ThemeTab.ONLINE}
                 >
-                    {$t("vencord.themes.online")}
+                    {t("vencord.themes.online")}
                 </TabBar.Item>
             </TabBar>
 
diff --git a/src/components/handleComponentFailed.ts b/src/components/handleComponentFailed.ts
index 281c915df..66fbede2c 100644
--- a/src/components/handleComponentFailed.ts
+++ b/src/components/handleComponentFailed.ts
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
-import { $t } from "@utils/translation";
+import { t } from "@utils/translation";
 import { maybePromptToUpdate } from "@utils/updater";
 
 export function handleComponentFailed() {
     maybePromptToUpdate(
-        $t("vencord.failureUpdate")
+        t("vencord.failureUpdate")
     );
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/clientTheme/index.tsx b/src/plugins/clientTheme/index.tsx
index 402fded21..4d85a64a5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clientTheme/index.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/clientTheme/index.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { definePluginSettings } from "@api/Settings";
 import { Devs } from "@utils/constants";
 import { Margins } from "@utils/margins";
 import { classes } from "@utils/misc";
-import { $t } from "@utils/translation";
+import { t } from "@utils/translation";
 import definePlugin, { OptionType, StartAt } from "@utils/types";
 import { findByPropsLazy, findComponentByCodeLazy, findStoreLazy } from "@webpack";
 import { Button, Forms, useStateFromStores } from "@webpack/common";
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ const settings = definePluginSettings({
 export default definePlugin({
     name: "ClientTheme",
     authors: [Devs.F53, Devs.Nuckyz],
-    description: $t("clientTheme.description"),
+    description: t("clientTheme.description"),
     settings,
 
     startAt: StartAt.DOMContentLoaded,
diff --git a/src/utils/cloud.tsx b/src/utils/cloud.tsx
index a83c86337..c00765c49 100644
--- a/src/utils/cloud.tsx
+++ b/src/utils/cloud.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { OAuth2AuthorizeModal, UserStore } from "@webpack/common";
 
 import { Logger } from "./Logger";
 import { openModal } from "./modal";
-import { $t } from "./translation";
+import { t } from "./translation";
 
 export const cloudLogger = new Logger("Cloud", "#39b7e0");
 export const getCloudUrl = () => new URL(Settings.cloud.url);
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ export async function authorizeCloud() {
         var { clientId, redirectUri } = await oauthConfiguration.json();
     } catch {
         showNotification({
-            title: $t("vencord.cloudIntegrations"),
-            body: $t("vencord.cloud.integrations.setupFailure.oauth")
+            title: t("vencord.cloudIntegrations"),
+            body: t("vencord.cloud.integrations.setupFailure.oauth")
         });
         Settings.cloud.authenticated = false;
         return;
@@ -114,22 +114,22 @@ export async function authorizeCloud() {
                     cloudLogger.info("Authorized with secret");
                     await setAuthorization(secret);
                     showNotification({
-                        title: $t("vencord.cloudIntegrations"),
-                        body: $t("vencord.cloud.integrations.enabled")
+                        title: t("vencord.cloudIntegrations"),
+                        body: t("vencord.cloud.integrations.enabled")
                     });
                     Settings.cloud.authenticated = true;
                 } else {
                     showNotification({
-                        title: $t("vencord.cloudIntegrations"),
-                        body: $t("vencord.cloud.integrations.setupFailure.missingSecret")
+                        title: t("vencord.cloudIntegrations"),
+                        body: t("vencord.cloud.integrations.setupFailure.missingSecret")
                     });
                     Settings.cloud.authenticated = false;
                 }
             } catch (e: any) {
                 cloudLogger.error("Failed to authorize", e);
                 showNotification({
-                    title: $t("vencord.cloudIntegrations"),
-                    body: $t("vencord.cloud.integrations.setupFailure.generic", { error: e.toString() })
+                    title: t("vencord.cloudIntegrations"),
+                    body: t("vencord.cloud.integrations.setupFailure.generic", { error: e.toString() })
                 });
                 Settings.cloud.authenticated = false;
             }
diff --git a/src/utils/misc.tsx b/src/utils/misc.tsx
index f36b3beb0..4f2fbb796 100644
--- a/src/utils/misc.tsx
+++ b/src/utils/misc.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 import { Clipboard, Toasts } from "@webpack/common";
 
 import { DevsById } from "./constants";
-import { $t } from "./translation";
+import { t } from "./translation";
 
 /**
  * Calls .join(" ") on the arguments
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ export function sleep(ms: number): Promise<void> {
 }
 
 export function copyWithToast(text: string, toastMessage?: string) {
-    toastMessage ??= $t("vencord.copiedToClipboard");
+    toastMessage ??= t("vencord.copiedToClipboard");
 
     if (Clipboard.SUPPORTS_COPY) {
         Clipboard.copy(text);
     } else {
-        toastMessage = $t("vencord.clipboardNotSupported");
+        toastMessage = t("vencord.clipboardNotSupported");
     }
     Toasts.show({
         message: toastMessage,
diff --git a/src/utils/settingsSync.ts b/src/utils/settingsSync.ts
index a8e2141b2..c16b268ff 100644
--- a/src/utils/settingsSync.ts
+++ b/src/utils/settingsSync.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { deflateSync, inflateSync } from "fflate";
 import { getCloudAuth, getCloudUrl } from "./cloud";
 import { Logger } from "./Logger";
 import { relaunch } from "./native";
-import { $t } from "./translation";
+import { t } from "./translation";
 import { chooseFile, saveFile } from "./web";
 
 export async function importSettings(data: string) {
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ const toast = (type: number, message: string) =>
     });
 
 const toastSuccess = () =>
-    toast(Toasts.Type.SUCCESS, $t("vencord.importedSettings"));
+    toast(Toasts.Type.SUCCESS, t("vencord.importedSettings"));
 
 const toastFailure = (err: any) =>
-    toast(Toasts.Type.FAILURE, $t("vencord.failedToImport", { error: String(err) }));
+    toast(Toasts.Type.FAILURE, t("vencord.failedToImport", { error: String(err) }));
 
 export async function uploadSettingsBackup(showToast = true): Promise<void> {
     if (IS_DISCORD_DESKTOP) {
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ export async function putCloudSettings(manual?: boolean) {
         if (!res.ok) {
             cloudSettingsLogger.error(`Failed to sync up, API returned ${res.status}`);
             showNotification({
-                title: $t("vencord.cloudSettings"),
-                body: $t("vencord.cloud.settings.syncErrorUp.api", { status: res.status.toString() }),
+                title: t("vencord.cloudSettings"),
+                body: t("vencord.cloud.settings.syncErrorUp.api", { status: res.status.toString() }),
                 color: "var(--red-360)"
             });
             return;
@@ -144,16 +144,16 @@ export async function putCloudSettings(manual?: boolean) {
 
         if (manual) {
             showNotification({
-                title: $t("vencord.cloudSettings"),
-                body: $t("vencord.cloud.settings.syncSuccess"),
+                title: t("vencord.cloudSettings"),
+                body: t("vencord.cloud.settings.syncSuccess"),
                 noPersist: true,
             });
         }
     } catch (e: any) {
         cloudSettingsLogger.error("Failed to sync up", e);
         showNotification({
-            title: $t("vencord.cloudSettings"),
-            body: $t("vencord.cloud.settings.syncErrorUp.generic", { error: e.toString() }),
+            title: t("vencord.cloudSettings"),
+            body: t("vencord.cloud.settings.syncErrorUp.generic", { error: e.toString() }),
             color: "var(--red-360)"
         });
     }
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ export async function getCloudSettings(shouldNotify = true, force = false) {
             cloudSettingsLogger.info("No settings on the cloud");
             if (shouldNotify)
                 showNotification({
-                    title: $t("vencord.cloudSettings"),
-                    body: $t("vencord.cloud.settings.nothingOnline"),
+                    title: t("vencord.cloudSettings"),
+                    body: t("vencord.cloud.settings.nothingOnline"),
                     noPersist: true
                 });
             return false;
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ export async function getCloudSettings(shouldNotify = true, force = false) {
             cloudSettingsLogger.info("Settings up to date");
             if (shouldNotify)
                 showNotification({
-                    title: $t("vencord.cloudSettings"),
-                    body: $t("vencord.cloud.settings.upToDate"),
+                    title: t("vencord.cloudSettings"),
+                    body: t("vencord.cloud.settings.upToDate"),
                     noPersist: true
                 });
             return false;
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ export async function getCloudSettings(shouldNotify = true, force = false) {
         if (!res.ok) {
             cloudSettingsLogger.error(`Failed to sync down, API returned ${res.status}`);
             showNotification({
-                title: $t("vencord.cloudSettings"),
-                body: $t("vencord.cloud.settings.syncErrorDown.api", { status: res.status.toString() }),
+                title: t("vencord.cloudSettings"),
+                body: t("vencord.cloud.settings.syncErrorDown.api", { status: res.status.toString() }),
                 color: "var(--red-360)"
             });
             return false;
@@ -209,8 +209,8 @@ export async function getCloudSettings(shouldNotify = true, force = false) {
         if (!force && written < localWritten) {
             if (shouldNotify)
                 showNotification({
-                    title: $t("vencord.cloudSettings"),
-                    body: $t("vencord.cloud.settings.localNewer"),
+                    title: t("vencord.cloudSettings"),
+                    body: t("vencord.cloud.settings.localNewer"),
                     noPersist: true,
                 });
             return;
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ export async function getCloudSettings(shouldNotify = true, force = false) {
         cloudSettingsLogger.info("Settings loaded from cloud successfully");
         if (shouldNotify)
             showNotification({
-                title: $t("vencord.cloudSettings"),
-                body: $t("vencord.cloud.settings.updated"),
+                title: t("vencord.cloudSettings"),
+                body: t("vencord.cloud.settings.updated"),
                 color: "var(--green-360)",
                 onClick: IS_WEB ? () => location.reload() : relaunch,
                 noPersist: true
@@ -239,8 +239,8 @@ export async function getCloudSettings(shouldNotify = true, force = false) {
     } catch (e: any) {
         cloudSettingsLogger.error("Failed to sync down", e);
         showNotification({
-            title: $t("vencord.cloudSettings"),
-            body: $t("vencord.cloud.settings.syncErrorDown.generic", { error: e.toString() }),
+            title: t("vencord.cloudSettings"),
+            body: t("vencord.cloud.settings.syncErrorDown.generic", { error: e.toString() }),
             color: "var(--red-360)"
         });
 
@@ -258,8 +258,8 @@ export async function deleteCloudSettings() {
         if (!res.ok) {
             cloudSettingsLogger.error(`Failed to delete, API returned ${res.status}`);
             showNotification({
-                title: $t("vencord.cloudSettings"),
-                body: $t("vencord.cloud.settings.deleteError.api", { error: res.status.toString() }),
+                title: t("vencord.cloudSettings"),
+                body: t("vencord.cloud.settings.deleteError.api", { error: res.status.toString() }),
                 color: "var(--red-360)"
             });
             return;
@@ -267,15 +267,15 @@ export async function deleteCloudSettings() {
 
         cloudSettingsLogger.info("Settings deleted from cloud successfully");
         showNotification({
-            title: $t("vencord.cloudSettings"),
-            body: $t("vencord.cloud.settings.deleted"),
+            title: t("vencord.cloudSettings"),
+            body: t("vencord.cloud.settings.deleted"),
             color: "var(--green-360)"
         });
     } catch (e: any) {
         cloudSettingsLogger.error("Failed to delete", e);
         showNotification({
-            title: $t("vencord.cloudSettings"),
-            body: $t("vencord.cloud.settings.deleteError.generic", { error: e.toString() }),
+            title: t("vencord.cloudSettings"),
+            body: t("vencord.cloud.settings.deleteError.generic", { error: e.toString() }),
             color: "var(--red-360)"
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/utils/translation.tsx b/src/utils/translation.tsx
index 4ae8b4690..e5cff2712 100644
--- a/src/utils/translation.tsx
+++ b/src/utils/translation.tsx
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ function _t(key: string, bundle: any): Translation {
  * @param variables The variables to interpolate into the resultant string. If dealing with plurals, `count` must be set.
  * @returns A translated string.
  */
-export function $t(key: string, variables?: Record<string, any>): string {
+export function t(key: string, variables?: Record<string, any>): string {
     const getter = (): string => {
         const translation = _t(key, loadedLocale);
 
@@ -153,13 +153,13 @@ interface TranslateProps {
 }
 
 /**
- * A translation component. Follows the same rules as {@link $t}, but lets you add components to strings.
+ * A translation component. Follows the same rules as {@link t}, but lets you add components to strings.
  * @param param0 Component props.
  */
 export function Translate({ i18nKey, variables, children: trueChildren }: TranslateProps): JSX.Element {
     const children = [trueChildren].flat();
 
-    const translation = $t(i18nKey, variables);
+    const translation = t(i18nKey, variables);
 
     const parts = translation.split(/(<\d+>.*?<\/\d+>)/g);
 
diff --git a/src/utils/updater.ts b/src/utils/updater.ts
index 31b1cd20e..cb13aa010 100644
--- a/src/utils/updater.ts
+++ b/src/utils/updater.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import gitHash from "~git-hash";
 
 import { Logger } from "./Logger";
 import { relaunch } from "./native";
-import { $t } from "./translation";
+import { t } from "./translation";
 import { IpcRes } from "./types";
 
 export const UpdateLogger = /* #__PURE__*/ new Logger("Updater", "white");
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export async function maybePromptToUpdate(confirmMessage: string, checkForDev =
         const isOutdated = await checkForUpdates();
         if (isOutdated) {
             const wantsUpdate = confirm(confirmMessage);
-            if (wantsUpdate && isNewer) return alert($t("vencord.gitCopyNewer"));
+            if (wantsUpdate && isNewer) return alert(t("vencord.gitCopyNewer"));
             if (wantsUpdate) {
                 await update();
                 relaunch();
@@ -79,6 +79,6 @@ export async function maybePromptToUpdate(confirmMessage: string, checkForDev =
         }
     } catch (err) {
         UpdateLogger.error(err);
-        alert($t("vencord.updaterRepeatFailed"));
+        alert(t("vencord.updaterRepeatFailed"));
     }
 }