- Discord has file size limit restrictions, and you may work around the limits using cloud storage or compressing.
- You can personalize your Discord experience by changing your activity status, adjusting individual user volumes, and controlling your notifications.
- Beyond its core messaging functions, Discord offers features like voice processing settings, two-factor authentication, and developer mode.
Tip 1: Send Files More Than the Discord File Limit
Despite being a popular messaging app, Discord still has a slight limit on sending files. Even with Discord Nirtro, you can only send files up to 100MB. So what do you do if you want to send files that are bigger than that?
Step 1: Open your favorite cloud storage and upload your files. Make sure you have logged in to your account.
Step 2: Upload the file, and once it is uploaded, you can share the link with Discord.
You can also compress the files to bring them below the Discord file size limit and then share them.
Tip 2: React to Messages
We might need to express our opinion for some messages but don’t want to send a dedicated message. That’s where the message react feature in Discord comes in handy. Here’s how you can react to messages in Discord:
Step 1: Open the Discord app and navigate to the message you want to react to.
Step 2 : Right-click (for PC) or tap and hold (for smartphones) the message to react. You will see a list of suggested reactions.
Tip : If required, tap the emoji picker icon and select the emoji of your choice.
For Discord PC and web users, hover your cursor on the top-right corner of the message to find what suits you. Alternatively, right-click on the message and select Add reaction from the menu. You can add more than one reaction to a message.
Tip 3: Change Activity Status in Discord
Discord users can also turn off the activity status to show whether they are online or not to other users. However, you can’t see others’ activity status when you turn it off.
On iOS or Android Device
Step 1: Open the Discord app on iPhone or Android and tap on the profile button at the bottom.
Step 2: Tap next to Set Status and choose between the following options:
- Online: The default option where you and other users can see your online status.
- Idle: This means you have Discord open on your device but are inactive.
- Do not disturb: When you select this option, it won’t notify you of the messages you receive on Discord.
- Invisible: Choose this option to turn off the activity status in Discord completely.
On PC or Web
As for Discord app and web users, you can click the icon below your profile picture. From here, you can select the activity status.
Tip 4: Individual User Volume Adjustment
While Discord has many features that you can find on other popular messaging apps, the ability to adjust the volume for each chat is only available for Discord. Here’s how you can use this messaging trick:
Step 1: Open the group in Discord and click the Show Members list icon to display the users on the server. (You don’t need to do this if the user list is already shown).
Step 2: Right-click the users whose volume you want to adjust individual user volume.
Step 3: You can adjust the User Volume according to your needs.
Tip 5: Link Discord With Other Services
Discord offers the ability to connect with multiple services. Here’s how you can find it:
Step 1: Open Discord and enter the User Settings by clicking the gear icon next to the username.
Step 2: Click Connections . Here, you will see all the services with which you can connect.
You can follow the tips in our guide to connect Steam to Discord
Tip 6: Control Your Discord Notifications
Discord is an amazing place to hang out. However, you will receive many notifications if you are in a bigger group. Thankfully, you can control these notifications. Here’s how:
Step 1: Open Discord, right-click on the server, and choose Notification Settings .
Step 2 : In the new window, you can customize how you are notified of the server’s messages.
Tip 7: Use Server Folders in Discord
Have you joined too many servers and are having difficulty organizing them? Then, with this Discord tip, you can organize servers into folders. To add a server to a new folder:
Step 1: In Discord, click and drag the server’s icon from the sidebar over the ones you want to include.
Step 2: Once the folder is created, right-click it. After that, choose Folder Settings .
You can rename the folder, change its color, and tweak many other settings.
Tip 8: Use Markdown in Discord
Now it’s time for some messaging trick on Discord. You can use Markdown on Discord to customize the messages shared on the platform. Here’s how to do it:
- Bold : Text
- Italics : Text or Text
- Underscore : Text
- Strikethrough :
Text - Code :
Text - Hyperlink : Text
- Remove embeds : <[URL]>
Tip 9: Change the Discord theme
Among the many other customization Discord hacks we have mentioned, you can also change the theme of the Discord app.
Mobile
The steps are the same for Android and iOS.
Step 1 : Launch Discord and tap the profile picture to navigate to Settings .
Step 2: Navigate to Appearance under App Settings and scroll sideways to view color themes.
Step 3 : Select a theme and tap the back arrow in the top left corner.
Desktop
Step 1 : Launch Discord on your computer. Click the gear icon at the bottom left to navigate to the User Settings.
Step 2 : Click Appearance on the left pane under the App Settings category.
Step 3 : Click on a color you prefer from the color options under the Theme section.
Step 4 : Press the Esc key or click the X icon at the top right corner.
Tip 10: Discord Hotkeys and Shortcuts
There are some cool keyboard tricks and tips for Discord, too. We have made a detailed guide compiling them all, along with describing how you can use them. Check our guide to explore and use Discord keyboard shortcuts .
Tip 11: Discord Chat Commands
Apart from the hotkeys, another Discord texting trick is chat commands, which you can use to enhance the chat experience. Here are the ones to check out:
- /nick: Use this to change the server-specific nickname. However, the admin needs to enable this feature.
- /tenor and /giphy: Search and send animated GIFs from the web.
- /spoiler: Hides your message unless clicked to reveal it.
- /shrug: Send out the ¯_(ツ)_/¯ text emoji to the chat.
- [emoji]: If you don’t like the Discord emoji, by using this command, you can get the Unicode emoji for the one you are sending.
- s/[text]/[new text]: Use this command to edit typos. For example, using s/bananna/banana, will replace the misspelled word (bananna) with the correct version.
Tip 12: Voice Processing Settings
Besides texting, users can also make calls on Discord. Among the many popular Discord tips and tricks we have mentioned, here’s one Discord hack to improve your mic’s audio output. These are the steps to follow:
Step 1: Open Discord and click User Settings .
Step 2: Next, choose Voice & Video from the sidebar. Scroll down to Voice Processing on the right. Here, you can adjust the following options:
- Echo Cancelling: Toggle on this feature if you want to disable any echo caused by your voice based on your surroundings.
- Noise Suppression: Choose the amount of noise compression you want.
Furthermore, you can customize the other audio and video options to enhance the quality.
Tip 13: Enable 2FA
Among the many Discord hacks we have shown you, shouldn’t there be a hack to avoid getting hacked? Among the many measures you can take, enable 2FA (two-factor authentication) to ensure your account safety.
Step 1: Launch Discord.
Step 2: Click the Gear icon at the bottom.
Step 3: Click My Account .
Step 4: Scroll down the list and click Enable Two-Factor Auth .
Step 5: Input Password and click Continue .
Step 6: Download Google Authenticator or Authy from the app store. We will use Google Authenticator in this case.
Step 7: Launch the authentication app. You can scan the QR code initially displayed on Discord or enter the code on Discord into the authenticator.
Step 9: Log in to Discord with the code displayed on your authenticator app and click on Activate .
Tip 14: Enable Discord Developer Mode
Above all the cool Discord tips, here’s the ultimate one. By enabling developer mode in Discord, you are unlocking a new set of features without even getting Discord Nitro. Here’s how you can do it:
Step 1: Open Discord and choose User Settings .
Step 2: Select Advanced from the sidebar. Now, toggle on Developer Mode .
Tip 15: Use Discord Nitro
Tip 16: Boost Your Favorite Servers
When you boost a Discord server, you enhance the server’s features and help unlock additional perks for everyone in the community.
Step 1: Launch Discord.
Step 2: Click the server, expand server options by clicking the dropdown menu, and click Server Boost .
Step 4: Click Boost this server .
Tip 17: Use Custom Emotes
These are unique emojis specially created for a server. The server owner or members with appropriate permissions may allow these images, animations, or icons, which will only be used within the server.
You may find them in the emoji picker or type the emotes’ name between colons like this :emotename:
