Discord is a versatile instant messaging and VoIP platform designed for seamless communication through voice, video, text, and media sharing. It offers customizable servers and flexible communication tools, making it a popular choice for gaming, communities, and staying connected with friends.
Discord lets friends chat via voice, video, or text, and join servers where large communities come together. While gaming is Discord’s primary focus — at one point even offering free PC games to paid subscribers before discontinuing the effort due to competition from Steam — its useful features extend to non-gamers as well.
Discord offers highly flexible communication options, ranging from secure private chats to dynamic, large-scale communities. These virtual communities, known as “servers,” function as personalized, dedicated hubs where people can easily gather around a shared interest. Each server includes text and voice channels that users can join with an invite link. Ultimately, it is the premier space for fostering a vibrant online community centered on gaming, hobbies, or virtually any topic you can imagine.
Features of Discord:
Group chat that’s all fun games
Discord works well for gaming, staying connected with friends, and building a community worldwide. Customize your own space to talk, play, and hang out.
Make your group chats more fun.
Use custom emojis, stickers, soundboard effects, and more to add your personality to your voice, video, or text chat. Select an avatar, write a custom status, and personalize your profile so your chat presence feels like you.
Stream like you’re in the same room.
High-quality, low-latency streaming makes it feel like you’re hanging out on the couch with friends while playing games, watching shows, viewing photos, or even working on homework.
Join in when you're free; there's no need to call.
Easily hop in and out of voice or text chats without calling or inviting anyone, so your party chat stays active before, during, and after your game session.
See who’s around to chill.
See who’s around, playing games, or just hanging out. For supported games, you can view the modes or characters your friends are using and join them directly.
Always have something to do together.
Enjoy a shared experience with friends. Watch videos, play built-in games, listen to music, or scroll through memes together. Seamlessly communicate within the same group chat: text, make voice or video calls, and even play games concurrently.
Wherever you game, hang out here.
Whether on your PC, phone, or console, you can still hang out on Discord. Easily switch between devices and use tools to manage multiple group chats with friends.
Discord – Pros & Cons
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| ✓ Combines text, voice, and video communication in one platform for gaming, communities, study groups, and team collaboration. | ✗ Many premium features, including higher upload limits, HD streaming, and enhanced customization, require a Discord Nitro subscription. |
| ✓ Supports organized servers with channels, roles, permissions, and moderation tools for managing communities of all sizes. | ✗ Large public servers can become difficult to manage due to high message volume and constant notifications. |
| ✓ Delivers low-latency voice chat and screen sharing, providing a smooth experience for meetings, gaming sessions, and live collaboration. | ✗ Some community features and bot configurations have a learning curve for new server administrators. |
| ✓ Works across Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, and web browsers, with conversations synchronized across devices. | ✗ Running multiple active servers with voice channels, streaming, and overlays can increase memory and CPU usage on older systems. |
| ✓ Integrates with numerous third-party apps, bots, and automation tools, allowing servers to add custom features and improve productivity. | ✗ Privacy and moderation vary by server settings, so the user experience differs between communities. |
Official Homepage – https://discord.com
Supported Operating Systems:
- Windows 10+
- macOS 10.15+ (Catalina)+
- Linux Ubuntu 20.04+, Debian 10+, openSUSE 16.2+ and Fedora Linux 32+
- Android 7+
- iOS 14+
Size: 117 MB
