Part 3: How to Share Screen on a Discord Direct Message? If that’s an issue, you might want to download the app – it is free to use and is often faster. Once done, you’ll be sharing – you can’t change your resolution or frame rate on the online browser. When you click on share screen, you’ll just get the chance to choose which window you want to share, and it’ll look slightly different. It’s important to note that, if you’re sharing your screen via online Discord in your web browser, you won’t get these same customization options. Once you’ve chosen your screen to share, you can set the settings as mentioned above. Click this button and you’ll be presented with the option to start sharing your screen – you can choose which application you want to share specifically, or your whole screen. Once you’ve joined, you’ll see a new option at the bottom left of the screen to share your screen. Once you’re here, you’ll be able to start chatting to anyone else in the voice channel. You’ll start in a text channel by default, so make sure to join a voice channel. This means that you’ll need to be on a server that either you’ve set up or joined with friends, and active in the voice chat. With that out of the way, here’s how to screen share on Discord on the desktop app.įirstly, you’ll need to be in a voice channel server. Screen sharing works on Windows, Mac and Linux but you can only share audio on Windows 10. You can currently share your screen using the online Discord browser or on the Discord app. Once your settings are ready, you’re good to go.
Part 2: How to Screen Share on a Discord Voice Channel Server?
If you want 1080p or to use the Source option, or 60fps, you’ll need to pay for a Discord Nitro account, which is an upgraded tier of membership that starts at $49.99 for the year or $4.99 per month.
480p and 720p (HD) are available by default along with 15fps and 30fps. Here you can set the quality of the image you’ll be sharing. Now, when you go to share your screen (which I’ll cover off below), you’ll be presented with one final option first – your resolution and frame rate. Have a play around if you want to, but for most people the default options will be sufficient. There are also plenty of clever options available if you want to tinker with things like Noise Suppression, Echo Cancellation and so on if you scroll down on this menu option. Adjust your webcam options and run a test if you want to see how it’s looking. You can also update your video settings here, if you want to also be on camera while you share your screen. Use this to make sure that your audio settings are working correctly – both your microphone for communicating with the person you’re sharing your screen with, and your output so that you can hear them clearly too. Here you’ll find a handy option called ‘Voice & Video’. Open up User Settings by clicking on the cog in the bottom left next to your username. Part 1: Settings for Screen Sharing on Discordīefore you get started with actually sharing your screen on Discord, you’ll want to make sure that you’ve got everything set up correctly.
Here I’ll take you through how to screen share on Discord step-by-step.
You don’t just have to chat via text – Discord makes it easy to have voice chats and video calls, and you can share your screen too – ideal whether you want to stream just to a smaller audience than something like Twitch, or you need your colleagues to review your work while you talk it through.
You might want to get together to discuss a classic movie series, study on a project together, or just to get involved with the fanbase of your favorite YouTuber. It launched in 2015 aimed at gamers, and while it is still extremely popular in the gaming world it has also branched out to cover all manner of common interests and themes. Discord is a group-chat app designed to bring together communities of like-minded people.