Discord Blog Index

2016.3.18 - Change Log

2016.3.18 - Change Log

Friends List is here! Send direct messages to people even if they're not in any of your servers. Time to get those lazy Skype friends over here! Community Loading Quotes: We asked you guys on Twitter to suggest some new loading quotes. We got literally 2,854 submissions because you're…

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Upcoming Feature Preview: Friends List

Upcoming Feature Preview: Friends List

Friends until the very end For the majority of the people who work at Discord, our best relationships and friendships have been the result of playing games together. What better way to bond with someone than murdering zombies together? This is one of the core philosophies driving Discord (no, not…

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2016.3.4 - Change Log

2016.3.4 - Change Log

THE OVERLAY HAS LANDED (on Windows only). Enable it in User Settings --> Overlay. We have 17 whitelisted games confirmed to work with the overlay, but thousands more should work great. Click here to learn more.…

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2016.2.18 - Change Log

2016.2.18 - Change Log

New Bitrate settings are here per channel! Sound like a tin can (8kbps) a telephone (64kbps) or Professor X (96kbps). FYI Discord is 64kbps by default. Desktop and Chrome clients only! Everyone must be on the latest version of too. Drag 'n Drop has been overhauled with a fancy new…

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All Your Game Are Detection

All Your Game Are Detection

When Discord was nothing but a wee lad, our lead engineer Stan added a small line below each username which said "is playing" and the game being played. Unfortunately, the tech behind this was a bit clunky. We had to constantly update it and add games being played that weren't…

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