How to Screen Share on Discord

Discord app is an all-around communication platform originally intended for gamers but has then been inclusive to any communities out there. No wonder the app not only is great for video calls and video chat but also for sharing your screen to stream or just spectate.

Here’s everything you need to know about Discord screen share, Go Live.

Before you hold your live stream on Discord, you might consider tweaking a bit of your video and voice settings so that technical issues are unlikely or less to happen.

1. STEP 1

   

   Go to user settings through the gear icon located below the screen.

2. STEP 2

   

   Scroll to the App setting section and select “Voice and Video”

3. STEP 3

   Look into the settings being set in default and change anything according to your preferences. After modifying, you are now good to go to hold your live stream.

To screen share on Discord, voice channels are a great way to start. The steps below show how it is done on a PC using the Discord desktop app.

1. STEP 1

   

   Join a voice channel on a Discord server. Finding it wouldn’t be difficult because next to the channel name is a volume icon.

2. STEP 2

   

   Click the “Screen” button located at the voice status panel. A pop-up should appear next after doing this.

3. STEP 3

   

   Discord lets you choose whether a specific application or an entire screen is what you intended to share. Select any of these and you will then a new window will pop up.

4. STEP 4

   This part here is your screen share’s Stream quality settings. Curate this based on your preferences and also consider your device capability to avoid lags. But also take note that the maximum quality options can only be accessed through Discord nitro.

   

   Once satisfied, begin sharing by clicking the “Go Live” button.

5. STEP 5

   

   Your stream will then start running as seen on your computer screen in picture-in-picture mode.

6. STEP 6

   

   To change the view mode, double-click the PiP window.

From there, you can pretty much change anything in your stream. What you see on the application window is yours to be personalized due to the customization settings that Discord has in store. By selecting the video icon next to the screen share icon, you can stream and show your camera view at the same time which, of course, is another great thing.

You could also view the stream in various modes such as focus, grid view, full screen, or back to PiP. One that also stands out is the pop-out mode where your streams can be opened on a separate window does is not necessarily Discord. You can pin the stream on top the entire time.

Being a streamer also won’t strip you of the benefit of accessing a text channel and also changing the quality or windows of your stream. You can do live video chats to converse, open your inbox, and much more.

Discord screenshare is usually taken advantage of by users who stream games. Members of a server or the other party of a private call can see then that somebody else’s screen is you are holding a broadcast because the live icon would be shown on you the list of channels in your server.

Currently, Discord has raised the viewing limit from 10 to 50 people in a Go Live stream. So just imagine the demand for this. It’s that great.

By definition, a private call could mean two things on Discord. It’s either a call on a private channel on a server or a call between two users via direct message. Screen sharing when the first one is the case should have the same steps above to follow.

But when it involves only two people through direct messages, running discord screen share would be done a bit differently. Below are the steps on how to do it on PC.

1. STEP 1

   

   Call your friend by either voice or video call, which can be done by clicking the phone icon or video button on top next to pinned message icon.

2. STEP 2

   

   You can start screen sharing by clicking its designated icon. This is either located on the top of your chats or above your user settings.

3. STEP 3

   

   Discord will then let you choose what application or screen to share.

4. STEP 4

   

   Adjust how your screen sharing would be broadcasted using the stream settings. Then click “Go Live”.

5. STEP 5

   

   An indication that your whole screen live streams are when the picture is in picture mode shows up.

The discord mobile app installed on mobile devices has a different interface and limited features than the desktop version. So when it comes to screen sharing, there’s a different way of enabling so. Add to that is having no choice of what screen you would broadcast because the smartphone screen is shown directly.

First off, make sure you update Discord to its latest version. This is important because a lot of updates done since its introduction in 2017. Find out through your app store if reinstalling Discord must be done to update the app if, in case, the auto-updates feature is not enabled.

This is how to screen share on Android devices:

1. STEP 1

   

   Open Discord and choose a voice channel from a server. You can either “Join Voice” or “Join Muted”. This very much can be done on DMs through video calling features as well.

2. STEP 2

   

   On what you see on your mobile screen, tap the video camera icon. You will then notice a change of options and more if you swipe up.

3. STEP 3

   

   Select “Screen share”. And agree to prompts of Discord permission that come up.

4. STEP 4

   Your android screen will then successfully start to be broadcasted.

For iOS devices:

1. STEP 1

   Start a call with someone through Discord’s direct messages.

2. STEP 2

   Tap the Screen share icon located below as options for the call.

3. STEP 3

   Agree to Discord’s permission to screen share by tapping the “Start broadcast” button.

4. STEP 4

   Wait for the three-second timer to stop and there your stream starts.

For every method feature, stop streaming whenever you want. In case your screen sharing is having technical issues, you can refer to this article for troubleshooting tips.

Note: Discord can detect idle activity among its users. So if you are alone or, sadly, got stood up on a call for more than 5 minutes, Clyde bot will automatically disconnect you to stop wasting unnecessary bandwidth.