Discord is a full-featured voice and text chat platform that lets you set up large or small chat servers for gaming, social, or business groups. What many people don’t know about Discord, however, is that it also offers a full video calling and screen sharing solution. Discord allows you and up to nine other users on your server to video chat in real-time while sharing desktops. This feature is built right into the main Discord app.
Screen sharing can be incredibly useful and makes Discord a real competitor to other meeting and video calling apps currently available on the market. In addition to the added benefits of an alternative messaging app that doesn’t use unnecessary bandwidth while streaming or playing games. Moreover, Discord and the screen sharing feature are free.
So, here is how to enable Discord screen share.
When it is necessary to show the screen
Buttons “Screen Sharing” and “Video” allow you to switch the window from a video call to a screen sharing demonstration. It is possible to do it directly during the conversation. In this case, you can show a selected screen to the interlocutor, say, a specific monitor (if there are several), or a selected area of the screen, or a selected application.
The need arises, for example, if you want to broadcast the gameplay to other people, or simply show what is happening at a particular moment on the screen.
How to set up Discord screen share and video call
First of all, you have to make sure that your video and audio equipment is properly set up in the Discord client. Connect the webcam and microphone that you plan to use for video chatting.
If you want to do that, you have to follow these steps:
- At first, open the “Settings” menu on the right of your username in the bottom left corner of the Discord screen.
- Navigate to the “App Settings” section and click “Voice and Video”.
- Then, scroll again to the “Video Settings” section and choose your web camera from the drop-down list. You can also click “Test Video” to check your camera quality and to ensure that everything works good.
How to screen share on Discord
If you want to share your screen on Discord, you have to follow these steps:
- Go to the server you want to share your screen with.
- After that, click on the “Screen” button.
- Then, in the pop-up window, select which screen you want to share.
- Set up your video quality and click “Go Live”.
You have to be aware that these steps are the same for PC, Mac, and web users.
How to screen share on Discord mobile
If you want to share your screen on the Discord mobile app, you have to follow these steps:
- First, launch the Discord mobile app on your smartphone.
- Then, join the server you want to share your screen with.
- After that, tap on the screen sharing option at the bottom of the screen.
- Finally, confirm that you want to share your screen.
Once you have completed these steps, you will be ready to show everyone in the chat your screen.
