Discord Feature Timeline
Doesn't include all features/fixes and is mostly desktop-focused. Keep that in mind.
Click an update to go to its changelog so you can see all features added on that day!
Italics mean it's not really an update, but just an important blog post.
2015 (14 updates total)
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| May 13, 2015 |
Discord launches! |
| May 22, 2015 |
Mobile apps released for iOS and Android |
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| June 12, 2015 |
Site widget released |
| June 18, 2015 |
Voice chat now in mobile apps |
| June 23, 2015 |
FFXIV commands |
| June 30, 2015 |
Easier invite links |
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| Jul 9, 2015 |
Channel mute
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| Jul 10, 2015 |
Custom keybinds
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| Aug 6, 2015 |
Dark Mode
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| Sep 11, 2015 |
Windows 10 native notifications, lots and lots of features
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| Oct 16, 2015 |
Role colors, Twitch integration
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| Oct 21, 2015 |
Compact Chat
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| Nov 6, 2015 |
Localization, hide muted channels, mobile dark themes
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| Dec 15, 2015 |
More languages, Discord Partner program, Toggle VAD
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| Dec 21, 2015 |
Unofficial Discord APIs
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2016 (21 updates total)
| Date |
Feature |
| Jan 22, 2016 |
PTB, Transfer Owner, more languages
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| Feb 9, 2016 |
Game Detection/Game Status, User Profiles
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| Feb 18, 2016 |
New bitrate options per channel, Drag n' Drop images
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| Mar 4, 2016 |
Game Overlay
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| Mar 8, 2016 |
Three Phases To Get Everyone To Uninstall Skype
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| Mar 18, 2016 |
Friends List and Better Usernames (Phase 1)
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| Apr 8, 2016 |
Emoji Picker, Official Discord API
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| Apr 18, 2016 |
@here
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| Apr 29, 2016 |
Server Nicknames, Right Click Support
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| May 6, 2016 |
/shrug, Even better voice quality
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| May 13, 2016 |
Discord turns one year old'm!!
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| May 19, 2016 |
Server sorting!
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| Jun 3, 2016 |
2-factor authentication, Brazil-based servers
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| Jun 23, 2016 |
Pinned Messages, shortened invite links
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| Jul 7, 2016 |
11 Million People on Discord!
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| Jul 11, 2016 |
Recent Mentions
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| Jul 28, 2016 |
Direct Calls & Group Chats (Phase 2), Quick Invite Links, OBS/Xsplit Stream Overlay
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| Aug 24, 2016 |
GIFV support, pin notifications, invite quick send
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| Sep 8, 2016 |
Keyboard Combos, Emoji Autocomplete, Friend Suggestions
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| Sep 26, 2016 |
User Status Switching, Custom Emotes (per server)
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| Oct 13, 2016 |
League of Legends integration, virus scanning
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| Nov 3, 2016 |
Message reactions, more bot APIs, speed boosts
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| Nov 22, 2016 |
MORE voice chat improvements, server capacity increased, new embed design
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| Dec 8, 2016 |
25 Million People on Discord!
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| Dec 15, 2016 |
Year-End Teaser
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| Dec 22, 2016 |
Google text search
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2017 (13 updates total)
| Date |
Feature |
| Jan 10, 2017 |
Linux stable version finally released
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| Jan 23, 2017 |
Discord Nitro released everywhere
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| Jan 31, 2017 |
Server message search (and filters)
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| Mar 30, 2017 |
Quick switcher + better privacy settings
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| Apr 27, 2017 |
New community guidelines, NSFW channels, upcoming report button
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| May 3, 2017 |
Audit logs and newly-designed settings menus!
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| May 13, 2017 |
Discord is now TWO YEARS OLD'M!!!!11111
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| Jul 21, 2017 |
Bots can give ban/kick reasons now, UI tweaks, invites now 24 hours by default
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| Aug 15, 2017 |
Video chat is slowly rolling out, new member greet messages, default channels no longer exist
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| Sep 21, 2017 |
CHANNEL CATEGORIES, category permissions
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| Oct 5, 2017 |
Video Chat and Screen Share (Phase 3)
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| Nov 9, 2017 |
Rich Presence, Facebook friend sync, Roles and users can manage categories
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| Dec 11, 2017 |
Better in-game overlay, better-looking invite embeds, dynamic tray icon, app unread indicator
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| Dec 21, 2017 |
Animated emoji (Nitro), better screen share quality, PayPal support
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2018
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