without making much noise discord has become an alternative with which keep in contact with friends or coworkers. Thanks to the fact that it has voice chat, text and video callprivate channels, and compatibility for most platforms, Discord rivals apps like WhatsApp, Slack, Teams, Zoom and what they throw at it. And you can even share screen on discord while you play online.
Discord is the ideal choice for gamers around the world who want talk while playing on PC, Xbox or PlayStation. From the desktop app itself or with the mobile app for iOS and Android. But it is that, in addition, the desktop and mobile versions bring with them the possibility of screen sharing. A way of teach your friends and acquaintances a web page, an application or how you play a certain game without going through Youtube either twitch.
The only requirement is to be on a voice channel, have a good internet connection and start streaming. Works in the versions from Discord for Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, and Android. For now doesn’t work on iOS. and allows to perform live broadcasts with up to 50 people. Let’s see how it works.
Whether you have your own server or if you are on a public server, you can share a screen on Discord with up to 50 people and make a live streaming to show your computer, what you are playing or how to do a certain task with an app or website. The limit is up to you. Also, the process is very simple. You just need to have a Discord user, log in and enter your web version or install the app to Windows, Mac or Linux.
Let’s say you’re on a trusted server. We entered a voice channel. Although you can also share screen in a private conversation. In the channel column you will see that, below everything, several actions will appear for that voice channel. For example, activate the camera or, the option that interests us now, share screen on Discord. Or in English, Share Your Screen. As soon as you press the button, the live broadcast will begin. If you use the web version, you will share the whole desktop. In the Discord app you can choose if you are going to share a app concrete. Or one screen if you have several connected.
Customize the live stream
By default you do not have to configure anything after starting the screen sharing function in Discord, but there are several interesting options to customize. Precisely, if you use the Discord app, before starting the live broadcast it will ask you which application or game you want to show or if you prefer to show the entire screen. And then you can choose which channel to do the live on and other options.
In transmission quality You can choose between making the video look good or making the text readable. The first is good for sharing your games online. And the second in case you want to show a web page. Otherwise, by default the streaming quality it is 720p. If you want to increase it to 1080p you will have to purchase nitrothat is, the paid version of Discord.
When you want to end the live, press again Share screen and then choose the option stop broadcasting. During the transmission you can activate or deactivate the microphone and perform actions related to the audio channel such as inviting people, preventing someone from writing or speaking, etc. You can too activate cameraalthough it will appear in a separate separate window than the one shown on the screen.
if you usually use Discord on Android, you also have the possibility to share the screen of your smartphone. so you can teach what are you playing or how a particular app works. The operation is similar to what we have seen before. You just need to have the app installed, log in with your Discord account and be in a voice channel.
From the channel itself or from the channel bar, you will see the option to Share screen either Share your Screen in English. By clicking on that button, you will have to confirm that you are going to start a casting or live broadcast. If it is the first time, you will surely have to confirm the permissions to use the microphone and/or the phone’s camera if that is the case.
On the mobile version of Discord, the feature Share screen it is simpler, so you can only show what is on the screen at that moment without being able to choose a specific application. At best, customize the volume. It is also not possible to choose a video quality. It will use the best it can get by default for prevent cuts. Yes indeed. When you want to finish, just click on the icon or button stop broadcasting and ready.