Looking to change up your Discord client’s appearance? Maybe you need a theme that’s easier to read? Or maybe you like cookies and coincidentally, the Dark side always has cookies. No matter your reasons to customize your app, we’ve got a few options for you.
What does this article cover?
How to Change the General Appearance of your Discord App
On Desktop
First, press on the User Settings cog wheel, and select “Appearance” from the left-hand menu.
You’ll see that there are a few different combinations of settings you can make.
There are three options at the top that can determine your Theme: Dark, Light, and Sync with computer.
Dark theme will make the entire app a dark grey/charcoal color with white as the default text color.
Alternatively, Light theme will make your app a white color with dark grey as the default text color. With the Light theme, you can also enable Dark Sidebar.
Sync with computer, or Automatic for iOS mobile devices, will sync your Discord app’s appearance with your device’s appearance setting.
Below Themes, you have two different Message Display options below that. Cozy is a beautiful, modern version that’s more spaced out and displays user icons in the chat window. Compact view removes user icons and ensures a tight chat window for more messages.
DARK & COZY
LIGHT & FIT
You can customize your client appearance further by adjusting the sliders under Chat Font Scaling, Space Between Message Groups, and Zoom Level.
On Mobile
First, tap on your avatar in the bottom-right of the Discord app on your iOS or Android device.
Next, scroll down and tap on Appearance.
There are several options to determine your theme that are located at the top: Dark, Light, and Automatic (this will sync with your device system settings).
Dark theme will make the entire app a dark grey/charcoal color with white as the default text color.
Alternatively, Light theme will make your app a white color with dark grey as the default text color. With the Light theme, you can also enable Dark Sidebar.
Automatic will sync your Discord app’s appearance with your device’s appearance setting.
Sync across clients will sync your Discord theme across all apps (desktop, mobile, and browser) when enabled.
Can I use a color for my theme?
This Nitro perk is currently in Beta.
With a Nitro subscription, you’ll be able to choose from additional themes for your Discord app on all platforms.
Navigate to your User Settings and go to the Appearance tab in the left-hand menu panel to see all themes.
You can also preview what any theme looks like regardless of if you have Nitro or not. To preview any theme, press the Preview Theme button, which will take you back into your Discord app with a preview sidebar. From here, you can select different themes to see how they look.
Didn't find what you're looking for? Check our accessibility article for more information on how to adjust Discord's appearance settings.