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Discord
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Yesterday
9 Jun
Moving Discord’s voice and video onto Cloudflare's edge network. Closer servers, lower ping in most regions, and a few real bugs getting there.
8 Jun
Introducing the You Bar: an update to the Discord mobile app that celebrates your identity, simpler navigation, and a peek at what’s next.
4 Jun
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.
28 May
How some of the most popular Roblox games have integrated Discord account linking to enhance social features and safety capabilities for official community servers.
21 May
Starting soon, you’ll be able to link your Discord and Riot accounts to sync your friends lists, show your in-game activity as your Discord status, and invite your Discord friends directly to your League or VAL lobby.
18 May
As of March 2026, E2EE is now enforced for every voice and video call on Discord. This represents a multi-year commitment, and Discord’s VP of Engineering is here to talk about why it matters.
13 May
Discord is turning 11 this year! To celebrate, we made over twenty Discord-themed emojis, along with over twenty wallpapers, and even a digital poster for everyone to download, for free!
11 May
As we hit Nitro’s 10-year anniversary, we're launching Nitro Rewards: a brand-new benefits program built with some of the biggest names in gaming. See what’s coming for Nitro members, for no added cost.
What’s Discord Nitro all about? What perks does it give, and how can you get it? If you’re looking to expand your Nitro knowledge, you’re in the right place.
8 May
You've been asked to stand up a brand-new database cluster, meaning a whole day of configuring dozens of nodes, validating replication, wiring up dual-write pipelines… what if this whole ordeal took less than two hours? This is how we got ourselves into this exact mess, and how we made our way out of it.
7 May
Starting today, you can now browse, purchase, and even gift and wishlist in-game items for Rust directly in Discord! See how it all works, and learn about a hefty two-week Discord-exclusive launch discount on a wide selection of officially-made Rust items.
4 May
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.
29 Apr
On March 25th, voice and video on Discord suffered major degradation beginning at 12:13 PDT, lasting a little over three hours. Learn how the issue originated, how it affected systems across Discord, how we recovered, and how we’re preventing the same problem from reoccurring.
24 Apr
Too many experiment metrics can make meaningful changes harder to detect. Learn how Discord used simulations and Principal Component Analysis to maximize signal and reduce noise.
16 Apr
Learn all sorts of toggles, options, and features on Discord’s desktop app to help you view media at your pace, lower the strength of colors across the app, and make app content easier to see.
6 Apr
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.
1 Apr
Band together with Discordians from across the world in Last Meadow Online, the world’s first DBMMIRPG. Available to play until April 7, 2026.
27 Mar
A Discord account is more than just your username and avatar. That’s why it’s important to help keep your account safe and secure by using Multi-Factor Authentication, SMS Backup Authentication & QR Code Login. Learn how to keep your account more secure in the following blog post!
24 Mar
Here's the Discord Changelog from March 24, 2026, so you can stay informed on what’s new in recent app updates!
16 Mar
The threat landscape online has shifted dramatically. Many online platforms are left to reinvent safety tools from scratch. That’s the gap ROOST was built to close — and it’s why open-sourcing battle-tested tools like Osprey matters so much.
12 Mar
Developers can now claim and customize their game’s profiles on Discord. Curate your game’s presence on the platform to help people discover more about your game, and get your server verified in the process! Read on to see how it works.
9 Mar
At GDC 2026, Discord gives developers more ways to close the gap between connection and play.
6 Mar
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.
4 Mar
Join Senior Software Engineer Nick Krichevsky as he explains how Discord added distributed tracing to Elixir's message passing and optimized it to handle millions of concurrent users.
24 Feb
Discord's CTO addresses community concerns about age assurance: no mass ID collection, new vendor transparency commitments, and a delayed global launch until second half of 2026.
19 Feb
Discord uses Osprey to quickly detect and remove new types of harm from putting our customers at risk. Now we’re open-sourcing this tool so others can do the same.
Add a splash of personality and make Discord pop by changing Discord’s color scheme! Learn how to adjust the look of Discord on both desktop and mobile.
4 Feb
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.
2 Feb
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.
12 Dec 2025
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Emojis on Discord are special — you can make a little picture out of almost any symbol, in-joke, or bizarre late-night inspiration.
8 Dec 2025
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.
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We’ve got plenty of gift ideas, from those who game through the night, to those who decorate their profile just right — let’s dig in!
4 Dec 2025
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How many messages did you send? How long did you hang out in voice? Who’d you talk with the most? Stop by your end-of-year Checkpoint, a recap of the stuff YOU did on Discord throughout the year!
2 Dec 2025
Keep track of all the stuff from the Shop you’ve been wanting to purchase with the new Wishlist feature. Display the stuff you’ve been eyeing on your profile, and if you’re lucky enough, maybe one of your friends may see it and gift it to you…
By bringing commerce directly to official game communities, we're giving game developers the opportunity to benefit from these dynamics, creating incremental revenue that complements their existing storefronts.
14 Nov 2025
Some of the most popular multiplayer games have added the ability to directly link your Discord account to the game! Learn how to link your Discord account to some big-name titles and see what sorta perks it provides.
Playing a game right now? Listening to some tunes, or catching up on that one anime your friends won’t stop talking about? Learn how to show off what you’re up to as your Discord status and show @everyone what’s up!
6 Nov 2025
Here's the Discord Changelog from November 6, 2025, so you can stay informed on what’s new in recent app updates!
This fall, emoji making gets faster, the Settings page gets a redesign, Group DMs are easier to customize, more games gain support for special Discord-powered capabilities, and Family Center gets some expanded features. Take a peek at what’s new this season!
4 Nov 2025
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.
9 Oct 2025
From manual GPU configs to one-command clusters: Join Serrana Aguirregaray and Nathaniel Jenkins as they tell the story of Discord's journey to build a developer-friendly ML infrastructure on Ray for 200M+ monthly active users.
8 Oct 2025
Do you embrace tricks in the Shop or turn them into treats? Trick out your profile with shockingly sweet decorations, or treat your friend to Nitro and earn something for yourself in return!
7 Oct 2025
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.
25 Sept 2025
Here's the Discord Changelog from September 25, 2025, so you can stay informed on what’s new in recent app updates!
Between now and September 30th, 2025, new and existing Nitro members can claim a profile bundle matching Nitro's new look, including an Avatar Decoration, Profile Effect, and a Nameplate! Open this blog to see the details.
12 Sept 2025
Happy National Video Games Day! We’re hearing from Veronica, Scott, Tyler, and Anni about which games would go in their hypothetical video games museum. Nothing better than honoring a beloved game by putting it behind a glass case!
3 Sept 2025
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.
2 Sept 2025
From March 1st, 2026, all clients and apps must be updated to utilize DAVE’s end-to-end encryption support for voice and video calls. In this blog, we explore the challenges we encountered bringing E2EE to browsers, and share what you may need to do to ensure your app can still connect to voice calls in 2026.
27 Aug 2025
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.
18 Aug 2025
Discord and NVIDIA partner to showcase cloud-streamed gaming experiences on Discord to transform game discovery for players and developers, starting with Fortnite.
13 Aug 2025
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.
8 Aug 2025
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.
4 Aug 2025
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.
21 Jul 2025
Open-sourced tools put enterprise-grade content safety and threat investigation capabilities within reach of organizations of all sizes
16 Jul 2025
Built-in rewards, brand lift analytics, mobile Quests… and our Cannes highlights!
14 Jul 2025
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. Available on desktop and mobile.
8 Jul 2025
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!
7 Jul 2025
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.
30 Jun 2025
Here's the Discord Changelog from June 30, 2025, so you can stay informed on what’s new in recent app updates!
27 Jun 2025
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.
24 Jun 2025
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???
20 Jun 2025
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.
16 Jun 2025
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.
13 Jun 2025
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!
5 Jun 2025
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.
3 Jun 2025
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.
29 May 2025
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!
28 May 2025
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.
21 May 2025
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.
14 May 2025
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!
13 May 2025
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.
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.
4 May 2025
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!
1 May 2025
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.
24 Apr 2025
Learn how Discord scaled its search infrastructure to index trillions of messages and unlock new features.
23 Apr 2025
Discord names Humam Sakhnini as the company’s new CEO as co-founder Jason Citron remains on the board and transitions to CEO advisor.
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.
22 Apr 2025
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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!
14 Apr 2025
With Nitro, your Quest rewards don’t fade—hold onto exclusive decorations long after the adventure ends.
10 Apr 2025
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.
9 Apr 2025
Explore how Discord supercharged dbt with a tailored solution designed for performance, developer productivity, and data quality.
8 Apr 2025
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.
3 Apr 2025
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.
2 Apr 2025
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.
1 Apr 2025
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.
31 Mar 2025
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.
27 Mar 2025
Stickers on Discord let you express yourself in BIG ways. Learn how to create, upload, and use stickers on Discord.
25 Mar 2025
Here's the Discord Changelog from March 25, 2025, so you can stay informed on what’s new in recent app updates!
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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.
20 Mar 2025
Discord announces plans to expand its successful Video Quests advertising format to mobile devices, making the company's first mobile ad offering.
17 Mar 2025
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.
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.
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.
16 Mar 2025
In Part Two, we'll help inspire the creation of real-time conversations around your game and foster engagement within your community.
15 Mar 2025
In this segment of our GameDev Playbook, we'll look at three communities that represent what we consider best-in-class server setups.
12 Mar 2025
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.
11 Mar 2025
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.
5 Mar 2025
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!
12 Feb 2025
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.