Our goal for Discord is to support as many devices and operating systems as possible. Below, you’ll see the minimum operating systems requirements, along with what we recommend for the best and fastest experience.
What this article covers:
Desktop
| OS | Minimum |
| Windows | Windows 10+ |
| Mac | MacOS 11 (Big Sur) |
| Linux | Ubuntu 20.04+ and Debian 11+, openSUSE 16.2+ and Fedora Linux 32+ |
Additional Notes:
Check out these articles to learn more about support on Windows and macOS:
- [Known Issue] Support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1
- [Known Issue] Support for macOS 10.15
- [Known Issue] Support for 32-bit Windows Operating Systems
Mobile
| OS | Minimum | Recommended |
| Android | Android 7+ | Android 10+ |
| iOS | iOS 15.1+ | iOS 15.1+ |
Additional Notes:
- For iOS: You can find iPhones and iPads supported by iOS 15.1+ here and here.
- For Android: Discord only supports devices that ship with Google Play Services by default. This means some devices, including Amazon Kindles, are not supported.
If you are running a device with Android 6, you will no longer receive updates with the latest features and bug fixes. Versions released before 202 may stop working after an unspecified amount of time.
Browser
| Browser | Minimum |
| Google Chrome | N/A |
| Mozilla Firefox | Firefox 80+ |
| Opera | N/A |
| Microsoft Edge | Microsoft Edge 17+ (including Chromium Edge 79+ on Windows and macOS) |
| Safari | Safari 11+ (available on macOS 10.13 High Sierra and up) |
Additional Notes:
- You can learn more about Chrome system requirements in this link here.
What is Not Supported?
- Jailbroken or Rooted devices are not supported.
- Beta operating systems are not supported.
- While Discord may install and run on a beta version of an operating system, some features of the app may not function correctly.
- Running Discord in a mobile browser is not supported.
How to Fix Lag on your Discord
Lag on your Discord app can occur for a variety of reasons and vary on a user-by-user basis. If you are experiencing delayed functionality or stuttering on your Discord app, there are a few troubleshooting steps you can take that might help fix lag:
- Ensure that your Discord desktop/mobile app is updated to the latest version
- You can also try reinstalling the Discord app on desktop or mobile
- Ensure that your device is updated to the latest OS version/drivers
- Ensure your web browser is updated or try a different web browser for Discord
- You can also try reducing the number of open tabs and browser windows
- Test your Internet connection speed and reset your Internet modem and/or router
- Disable Automatically play GIFs when Discord is focused by going to User Settings > Accessibility > disable Automatically play GIFs when Discord is focused
- Disable Play animated emoji by going to User Settings > Accessibility > disable Play animated emoji
- On the Discord desktop app: Disable Hardware Acceleration by going to User Settings > Advanced > disable Hardware Acceleration
- When streaming: Reduce the stream quality by pressing on the three dots menu icon in the bottom corner of the video stream > pressing Stream Quality > selecting lower Frame Rate and Resolution options
Are you experiencing a bug on Discord?
If you tried the troubleshooting steps above and are still experiencing lag on your Discord app, you may have run into a bug. Before you reach out to us about the potential bug, please check out our Unsupported Bug Reports article for bugs we cannot provide support on. If the bug you’re experiencing is not mentioned in that article, you can learn more about reporting bugs to Discord on the How to Report a Bug article.
Are you experiencing an outage on Discord?
Alternatively, your Discord might be impacted by an outage affecting our Discord services. You can check for outages on the Discord Status page.