Being a part of multiple servers and having numerous friends on Discord has many benefits, but there are also some disadvantages. The worst of these is the constant stream of notifications.
We have explored all of the available settings to figure out how to mute Discord notifications.
This article includes all of the possible solutions we have been able to find.
Let’s dive right into it!
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Turn Off All Discord Notifications
If you want to mute all notifications on Discord, this is what you’re looking for. Otherwise, you can skip ahead to the other solutions.
To turn off all Discord notifications, you will first need to access User Settings.
Here’s how:
- Start Discord and go to User Settings (the cogwheel icon on the bottom-left).
- To the left, you should see a panel with various settings tabs. In the App Settings category, access Notifications.
Here you will find various notification-related settings. By turning off Desktop Notifications, you will no longer see Windows pop-up notifications (bottom-right) from Discord. This will also automatically disable Taskbar Flashing.
However, you will still hear sound notifications for messages and other Discord features.
Turn off the Unread Message Badge to get rid of the small red badge on the Discord icon.
If you continue downwards on this settings page, you will see a list of every available sound notification. It is advised to disable all of them, except for deafen, undeafen, mute, and unmute.
Also, ensure that the Message option is disabled. This is the main culprit for annoying notifications.
That’s about all. Discord won’t be bothering you with notifications anymore.
Muting Specific Servers
If you don’t want to get rid of all the notifications from Discord, you can try muting only a few specific servers that spam you too often.
To do this, start Discord, right-click any server icon in your list of servers on the left, and access Notification Settings.
This will open a list of choices. The initial setting enables you to entirely and perpetually silence the server. This will endure until you deactivate the mute.
This is a quick and easy solution.
However, it’s also possible to customize the notifications to fit your needs better. If there is too much spam in the server, try selecting Only @mentions. This will ensure that you only get pinged when you are mentioned.
However, this means you will also be pinged with @everyone, @here, and @role mentions. You can prevent these notifications with the listed options.
You can use the Notification Overrides option to select which channels (in the server) should ignore your notification settings.
That is all you need to do to prevent a server from sending you notifications in the future. Customize all of your servers for the best possible Discord experience.
Quick And Temporary Server/Text Channel Mute
To skip the process of calibrating notification settings, there is an option on Discord that allows you to quickly mute any server.
Simply right-click the server icon, select Mute Server, and choose how long you want it to be muted.
If you choose Until I turn it back on, be sure to remember to unmute it if you want to receive notifications again. Otherwise, it will stay muted permanently.
Keep in mind that this method can also be applied to text channels. Simply right-click the channel, select Mute Channel and select how long it will stay muted.
Muting Specific Text Channels
The previously mentioned solutions are quite general in nature. If you know specifically which notifications present the biggest problems, it is possible to further customize Discord’s notifications.
Enter a server, right-click a text channel, and select Notification Settings. Choose whether you want to use the server’s default notification settings or switch to all message notifications, @mentions only, or no notifications at all.
Continue customizing all text channels until you’re satisfied.
Customize Discord Notifications Via Windows
If the options available in the settings menu do not fulfill your needs, further calibrations are available via Windows.
Follow these steps to access those settings:
- Open the Start Menu and access Settings.
- In the Settings window, select System.
- Select Notifications & actions in the left-side panel.
- Scroll down until you see a list of various applications. Find Discord.
- Click the toggle and set it to off to block all notifications.
From now on, all Discord notifications will be blocked from Windows.
Alternatively, you can customize these settings by clicking the Discord icon.
Choose whether you want to see notification banners and whether you want notifications in the Action Center.
You can also adjust how many notifications will appear in the action center.
It is also possible to choose whether a sound will play when a notification arrives.
That’s all you need to know!
These are your notification choices and they are abundant. With the advice in this article, it shouldn’t take long for you to accurately customize Discord’s notifications to suit your needs.
