Looking to create a new Discord server for the first time? How do you invite your friends to it? What even IS a text or voice channel in Discord? Follow along as we help you start up a new place to talk and play games with your friends.| Discord Blog
Discord and NVIDIA partner to showcase cloud-streamed gaming experiences on Discord to transform game discovery for players and developers, starting with Fortnite.| discord.com
The Discord Social SDK is coming out of closed beta! Developers can now take advantage of Discord’s voice and text chat in their games and help players connect for longer playtimes by enhancing their multiplayer experiences.| Discord Blog
Discord has built a whole new team dedicated to bringing communities more control, more power, and fewer reasons to scream into the void. Check out the first things they've done, including fixes and improvements for server management issues, onboarding, Forum channels, and mod tools.| Discord Blog
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.| discord.com
Open-sourced tools put enterprise-grade content safety and threat investigation capabilities within reach of organizations of all sizes| Discord Blog
Built-in rewards, brand lift analytics, mobile Quests… and our Cannes highlights!| Discord Blog
Introducing a new type of Quest reward: Discord Orbs! Earn them by completing Quests and redeem them in the Shop for hundreds of different items — including Discord Nitro credit.| discord.com
NITRO, NITRO, NITRO! From now until July 15th, 2025, if qualifying users start a new monthly Nitro membership, they’ll get a SECOND month of Discord Nitro to top ‘em off!| Discord Blog
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.| Discord Blog
Here's the Discord Changelog from June 30, 2025, so you can stay informed on what’s new in recent app updates!| Discord Blog
This June, our PRIDE ERG came together to celebrate the meaningful act of simply being who you are and bringing your whole self to work.| discord.com
23 game showcases in June, and just as many recommendations! We’re talking about all the big announcements and big summer vibes with Alex, Armando, Matt, and… Matt???| Discord Blog
There’s a LOT of Role permissions to comb through for your Discord server, and every community has its own needs. In this article, we’ll give some general guidance on each permission to help you decide what works best.| Discord Blog
We're bringing you new ways to customize your server with additional perks that delight members, along with a new way to spend available Boosts on these additional server perks — no level required.| Discord Blog
Between now and June 20, if you treat your friend to either a monthly or annual Nitro membership, you’ll earn the Freshly Picked Avatar Decoration to splash across your profile pic!| discord.com
Dig into the latest news about the Discord Social SDK! Learn how Facepunch Studios implemented the SDK directly in their game Rust to enhance their player’s social experience, and how you can do the same.| Discord Blog
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.| Discord Blog
Discord’s Soundboard lets you instantly react to the call with quick custom soundbites. Where do you use it? How do you add more sounds, and how long can they be? Listen closely as we lay it all down!| Discord Blog
We're expanding our Quests advertising product with a new reward for users: Discord Orbs. We’re also introducing a new partnership with Kantar, which will further enhance the return on investment measurement and analytics capabilities of Quests for advertisers.| Discord Blog
Become the hero you want to be with the My Hero Academia Collection, featuring nine Avatar Decorations and three Profile Effects based upon fan-favorite heroes and villains.| Discord Blog
Exclusive to partners and friends, this newsletter brings you the latest updates on business opportunities within the world of Discord. Read the first issue and sign up for future entries on the Blog!| Discord Blog
As we celebrate our tenth trip around the sun, let’s see what you and your friends have been up to on Discord over the past decade.| Discord Blog
It’s Discord’s Birthday today! In this month’s Staff Picks, we’ll hear from Christina, Emi, Jeremy, and Armando about which games introduced them to Discord and the game recs they currently have.| Discord Blog
Make your first impression count with a profile that represents you how YOU want to be seen. Learn how to edit and customize your profile to have it rep you the right way.| discord.com
For this year’s Power of the Force celebrations, we’re hyped to release a brand-new collection of Star Wars themed Avatar Decorations and Profile Effects!| Discord Blog
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.| Discord Blog
Discord names Humam Sakhnini as the company’s new CEO as co-founder Jason Citron remains on the board and transitions to CEO advisor.| Discord Blog
Read the message sent to Discord employees from CEO Jason Citron sharing his decision to transition out of the role and appoint Humam Sakhnini as the company's new chief executive.| Discord Blog
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Today, we’re announcing a brand new way to express yourself: Nameplates. Add a pop of personality to your display name when it’s shown in your favorite chat channels. Read on to see how they work!| discord.com
Learn how Discord scaled its search infrastructure to index trillions of messages and unlock new features.| discord.com
With Nitro, your Quest rewards don’t fade—hold onto exclusive decorations long after the adventure ends.| Discord Blog
Discord’s In-Game Overlay lets you join voice and video calls, see who’s talkin’, and stream your gameplay without ever having to alt-tab out of your current match! Learn how it works and how you can customize it to your liking.| Discord Blog
Explore how Discord supercharged dbt with a tailored solution designed for performance, developer productivity, and data quality.| Discord Blog
First-of-its-kind gaming platform, World Reborn, launches an 8-week limited run to empower players toward real-life impact through brand-led missions.| discord.com
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.| Discord Blog
With all the new video game adaptations coming out in April, we’re asking Veronica, Cody, and Emi what their favorite ones have been so far and which games deserve a great adaptation that has yet to come.| Discord Blog
Discord’s new in-house studio Big Wump Games announces its first release: The Last Meadow. Available from April 1 to April 7, 2025 exclusively on Discord.| Discord Blog
In 2024, we launched Quests, an innovative rewarded ad format designed for Discord’s gaming audience. Join us as we look back at over 70 campaigns run during our first year.| Discord Blog
Stickers on Discord let you express yourself in BIG ways. Learn how to create, upload, and use stickers on Discord.| Discord Blog
Here's the Discord Changelog from March 25, 2025, so you can stay informed on what’s new in recent app updates!| Discord Blog
We’re releasing a new and improved version of the Game Overlay, along with a refreshed desktop app so you can further customize Discord to your style.| Discord Blog
Discord announces plans to expand its successful Video Quests advertising format to mobile devices, making the company's first mobile ad offering.| discord.com
Announcing Discord Social SDK, which enables developers of all sizes to tap into Discord’s social infrastructure and drive their game’s social and multiplayer experiences — with or without a Discord account.| Discord Blog
Today, we’re announcing our new Social SDK that empowers game developers of all sizes to implement Discord-powered features directly in their games, helping players easily talk, connect and enhance their social experiences.| Discord Blog
We'll create a home where you can monitor playtests, gather feedback, and talk with those who want to be part of your game's success.| Discord Blog
In Part Two, we'll help inspire the creation of real-time conversations around your game and foster engagement within your community.| Discord Blog
In this segment of our GameDev Playbook, we'll look at three communities that represent what we consider best-in-class server setups.| Discord Blog
Recently Discord's Media Infrastructure team has modernized the app's image pipeline by adding support for animated WebP and AVIF formats! Join Scott Kidder as he explains how the team implemented support for these newer image formats.| Discord Blog
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.| Discord Blog
Recently, we've worked on optimizing the things that people use the most on the mobile app, with a particular focus on power users who push Discord's capabilities to (and sometimes beyond) their limits. If you're seeing this, you're probably one of 'em. Read on to learn how we did it!| discord.com
For 2025, our Black and African American Movement Employee Resource Group (BAAM ERG) is excited to highlight some of their favorite Black gaming communities, content creators, and innovators.| discord.com
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.| discord.com
Sometimes we’re gifted a video game and we don’t know it’ll seriously alter our brain chemistry for the better. We’re hearing from Emi, Matt, Cody, and Scott about what games they’ve played lately and the best games they’ve ever been gifted!| Discord Blog
Here's the Discord Changelog from December 19, 2024, so you can stay informed on what’s new in recent app updates!| Discord Blog
Gift Nitro this holiday season and receive one of three Avatar Decorations for yourself! Plus, plenty of gift ideas, for those who game through the night to those who decorate their profile just right — let’s dig in!| Discord Blog
Learn how to stream your game or applications to your friends on Discord, what the options you’ll see when setting up your stream mean, and which PC and mobile platforms you can stream from.| Discord Blog
Join Senior Software Engineer Chris Harris as he dives into how Discord rolled out a 64-bit version of the Windows client to millions of machines, without users needing to redownload or reinstall the app.| Discord Blog
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.| Discord Blog
Your mission: explore the first ten episodes of School Bus Graveyard. Find Wumpus twice within the endings of the first ten episodes and earn a month of Discord Nitro!| Discord Blog
We’re getting close to leaving 2024 and entering 2025! Let’s hear from Veronica, Emi, Tyler, and Carlos on what they’ve been playing and what games they recommend to new gamers!| Discord Blog
Learn how Discord accurately assessed product impact when traditional A/B tests weren't viable, utilizing the synthetic control method to evaluate voice messages.| Discord Blog
Keyboard Navigation lets you get to wherever you want on Discord with just your keyboard! In this article, we’ll show you the basics of cruising through Discord with just a few key presses, including keyboard shortcuts,| Discord Blog
In this article, we’ll go over helpful keyboard shortcuts built into Discord, how to make your own keybinds, and how one really helpful shortcut lets you blaze through your chats at top speed.| Discord Blog
Here's the Discord Changelog from November 18, 2024, so you can stay informed on what’s new in recent app updates!| Discord Blog
With the final season in full swing, we’re going all-in and bringing you a special Arcane Shop collection! Plus, get a behind-the-scenes look at how we made one of the Arcane collection’s Profile Effects.| Discord Blog
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.| Discord Blog
Where do you find Apps? How do you use ‘em? How can I make my own App for Discord? Read on to learn the answers to these and more!| Discord Blog
Spooky season has started, and the scariest monster of all is our games backlog! We’re hearing the latest game picks from our pals Emi and Alex and also introducing some new friends, Serena and Tyler!| Discord Blog
In celebration of Dungeons & Dragons’ 50th anniversary, we’re releasing a special tabletop adventure, playable directly in Discord! Plus, a new D&D Shop Collection to look the part during your next session.| Discord Blog
We’re helping bridge the gap between users and the mental health resources they deserve. This World Mental Health Day, we’re excited to share what we’ve been working on!| Discord Blog
This year, it’s all treats, no tricks: from now until November 3, 2024, if you gift Nitro to a friend, you’ll receive an eerie Avatar Decoration to add to your collection!| Discord Blog
Peter Sellis takes us on a deep dive into some of the early results of Quests, and shares some early details on a new type of Quest coming to Discord later this year: Video Quests.| Discord Blog
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.| Discord Blog
To cap off the travel season, we’re catching up with Tracie, Matt, Emi, Cody, and NEW friend Armando about the games they’ve played lately and their favorite games to play while on the go.| Discord Blog
Today, we’re excited to announce the next big step in our developer ecosystem: we are officially opening Discord Activities to all developers. Read on to learn more!| discord.com
Here's the Discord Changelog from September 26, 2024, so you can stay informed on what’s new in recent app updates!| Discord Blog
With the new App Launcher, a whole world of apps on Discord is just a click away. Learn how you and your friends can easily access apps in any of your conversations, on both desktop and mobile!| Discord Blog
Swing by between September 26 and September 29th, 2024 and explore the Discord booth, play some Street Fighter 6 with your friends, and complete in-booth quests to win some merch!| Discord Blog
How we rolled out zstandard and other improvements across our gateway cluster to reduce the amount of bandwidth that’s used by our clients.| Discord Blog
Discover how DERE is pre-trained on the underlying structure of the Discord social graph and enables ML to quickly ship and iterate on AI-powered products without extensive feature engineering.| Discord Blog
We’re rolling out end-to-end encryption for voice and video calls! We’d like to share why we’re bringing E2EE A/V to Discord, share our design and implementation goals, and provide a high-level technical overview of how it works.| Discord Blog
Make your words bold, big, fancy, or flashy — read this article to see how to format your messages on Discord to get the point across!| Discord Blog
An ancient Vault has opened, and some of the most-loved Avatar Decorations & Profile Decorations of the last year have returned to the Shop. See what’s been uncovered and made available once again!| Discord Blog
Play chess against Discord on Chess.com for a chance to win a one-month trial of Discord Nitro! Existing Nitro members can claim a month of Chess.com’s Diamond membership. Read on to see how it all works!| Discord Blog
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.| Discord Blog
Here's the Discord Changelog from August 28, 2024, so you can stay informed on what’s new in recent app updates!| Discord Blog
180 days of games have come and gone! Alex, Emi, Cody, and the newest friend Jeremy talk about what they’ve played lately and their favorite game of 2024 so far.| Discord Blog
Starting today, Amazon Music Unlimited customers can hop into the Amazon Music Listening Party Activity on Discord and access their library! Read on to see how it works.| Discord Blog
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.| Discord Blog
Today, we’re sharing two new ways we’re making your Discord experience on Xbox even better: see what your Discord friends are up to and watch what your friends are streaming, directly from your Xbox console.| Discord Blog
This month, we’ve got Emi, Cody, Matt, and Mark chattin’ about what they’ve been playing and the games they like to stream to their friends on Discord. Check out their choices!| Discord Blog
Here's the Discord Changelog from July 26, 2024, so you can stay informed on what’s new in recent app updates!| Discord Blog
We’re celebrating the VALORANT Champions Tour with a Discord Quest and an upcoming Shop collection! Read on to see why Discord is the best place to play, talk, and watch VALORANT.| Discord Blog
Every July, we take this opportunity to collectively promote visibility, raise awareness about the challenges and triumphs of the disabled community, and advocate inclusion for all.| Discord Blog
New Nitro members who sign up before July 31, 2024, for either a monthly or yearly Discord Nitro membership get an additional month of Nitro on us!| Discord Blog
To celebrate SpongeBob’s 25th anniversary, we’re releasing a SpongeBob SquarePants collection in the Shop. Take a peek in this blog post!| Discord Blog
You played, you voted, and you probably played a bunch more after voting… and now, we’re presenting the Discord App Pitches category winners and grand prize winner for 2024!| Discord Blog
To continue delivering seamless service and insightful data analytics, Discord needed to overhaul its data orchestration infrastructure using modern, open-source tools. Read on to learn how we embarked on this journey!| Discord Blog
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.| Discord Blog