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How to Customize Your Discord Profile (opens in new tab)

Discord profiles are designed to help users express their identity through avatars, server affiliations, gaming interests, statuses, and visual effects. The post explains where to edit these settings on desktop and mobile, then outlines customization options ranging from profile widgets to Shop items and Nitro features. Overall, it encourages users to tailor their profile to make a memorable first impression. ## Editing Your Discord Profile - On desktop, open **User Settings** using the gear icon, then select **Edit Profiles**. - On mobile, open the **You** tab and tap **Edit Profile**. - Click or tap your profile icon to preview how others see your profile. ## Choosing an Avatar - Use **Change Avatar** in the profile editor to upload an image from your device. - Nitro members can use animated avatars. - Canceling an avatar upload before confirming prevents the upload from counting toward Discord’s rapid-upload throttle. - Users can also display a **Server Tag** next to their name and on their profile. - Server Tags are available when a server has enough boosts and its administrators enable the feature. ## Showing Off Your Games Desktop users can add Profile Widgets that highlight their gaming interests, including: - Favorite Game - Games in Rotation - Games I Like - Want to Play These widgets let users showcase current games, backlogs, and recommendations. ## Sharing Activities and Statuses - Users can add a short custom status message from their profile icon. - Statuses can be set to expire after a chosen period or remain indefinitely. - Connected accounts can automatically display activities such as: - Games played on PlayStation or Xbox - Music listened to on Spotify - Anime watched through Crunchyroll ## Customizing Profiles Through the Shop The Discord Shop provides cosmetic additions that affect profiles and other parts of the app: - **Avatar Decorations:** Frames and animated effects around avatars, visible in profiles and text chats. - **Profile Effects:** Large animations displayed when someone opens a profile. - **Nameplates:** Decorative designs shown behind display names in server member lists and direct messages. ## Nitro Profile Features Nitro members receive additional customization options, including access to more advanced profile features and the ability to maintain multiple profiles.

How to Share What You’re Playing, Listening to, or Watching as Your Status on Discord (opens in new tab)

Discord lets users share their current gaming, music, or anime activity as a profile status. The post explains how to connect supported platforms and enable automatic activity sharing, while also showing how to hide individual activities or disable sharing entirely. ## Sharing PC Games - The Discord desktop app can display games or other applications running on Windows, macOS, or Linux. - If a game is not detected automatically, go to **User Settings > Registered Games** and select **“Add it!”** - Use the eye toggles beside registered games to prevent specific titles from appearing as your status. ## Sharing Console Games - Link a PlayStation or Xbox account through **User Settings > Connections**. - Enable **“Display PlayStation Network as your status”** or **“Display Xbox as your status.”** - Supported consoles include PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One. - Xbox Cloud Gaming titles can also appear as Discord activity when streamed from supported Xbox devices. ## Sharing Spotify Music - Connect Spotify through **User Settings > Connections**. - Turn on **“Display Spotify as your status.”** - Discord will show the song currently playing in Spotify when both services are being used on the same computer. ## Sharing Crunchyroll Anime - Link Crunchyroll from **User Settings > Connections**. - After signing in and authorizing the connection, Discord can automatically display the anime being watched. ## Controlling Activity Visibility - Disable all automatic activity sharing through **User Settings > Activity Privacy** by turning off **“Share my activity.”** - To hide only certain platforms, use the individual visibility controls under **User Settings > Connections**. - These settings control whether games, music, and anime appear in the user’s Discord status. Overall, users can make their Discord status more informative by connecting supported services, while the privacy controls allow them to share selectively or remain completely incognito.

September Staff Picks: Mid-Travel Pitstop (opens in new tab)

Discord’s September Staff Picks highlights employees’ favorite recent releases and reliable travel games. Their choices range from major titles like *Astro Bot*, *Space Marine 2*, and *Black Myth: Wukong* to portable strategy, puzzle, cozy, and indie games. Across the interviews, the Nintendo Switch and Steam Deck emerge as ideal companions for long journeys. ## Recent Games Getting Attention - **Astro Bot** impressed Armando with its creative level design, joyful presentation, and resemblance to the best moments of *Super Mario Galaxy*. - He completed the platinum trophy in one weekend and considers it a strong Game of the Year contender. - **Into the Breach** offers tense, turn-based strategy that feels like a combination of mini-chess and a roguelite. - Its portable format makes it especially well suited to the Nintendo Switch. - **Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2** has been a favorite for Tracie, who enjoys battling Tyranids with friends in the campaign and Operation Missions. - Character customization lets her represent the Blood Angels Space Marine Chapter. - Matt has been playing a wide range of new releases, including: - *Black Myth: Wukong* - *Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2* - *Satisfactory 1.0* - *Astro Bot* - *Inscryption* - *Inscryption* stands out as another staff favorite, combining card-game mechanics with a distinctive and absorbing presentation. ## Reliable Games for Travel - Armando frequently travels with his Switch and returns to games that remain enjoyable after many hours: - *The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild* - *Dead Cells* - *Balatro* - He also recommends mobile puzzle games, especially *2048*, which is available on some airplane seat-back screens. - Tracie prefers comforting games during stressful travel, particularly: - *Stardew Valley* - *Pokémon Scarlet/Violet* - She notes that *Stardew Valley*’s 1.6 update was announced for consoles in November. - Matt plans to use his Steam Deck during a flight to Japan, with a large backlog including: - *Inscryption* - *Dome Keeper* - *Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor* - *Final Fantasy VI* - *Dead Cells* - *Nine Sols* - *ANIMAL WELL* - *Melatonin* - *Fallout 4* The staff’s recommendations suggest that the best travel games are portable, replayable, and easy to enjoy in short sessions. A Switch or Steam Deck stocked with a mix of cozy games, roguelites, strategy titles, and puzzle games can make long flights and other journeys much more enjoyable.