How to Appear Offline on Discord? [SOLVED]

There are plenty of reasons why you might want to appear offline on Discord or any other social media platforms. Maybe you’re taking a break from the online world, or you’re trying to avoid a certain person. Whatever your reasons, there are a few methods you can use to appear offline on social media. Whether you’re trying to take a break from the online world or you’re just trying to avoid someone, appearing offline on social media can be a helpful solution.

But how do you appear offline on Discord? Here are the easy ways to appear offline on Discord.

 

Understanding Different Discord Status

Discord status or user status shows your availability on Discord whether someone can send you a message or call you. It shows if you're away from keyboard (AFK) or busy. The status in Discord consists of seven settings to serve as quickly changeable notification settings. It was inspired by the status option in many other chat and VoIP programs. The status can be changed by clicking on your profile picture in the left drawer in the desktop or mobile app.

• Online: Online mode is the default status. You receive notifications, can use Discord and show up in the member list normally. You also will have a green circle on your profile picture. This also shows that you are available.
• Idle: The Idle status performs the same way as the Online status. Notifications come up normally, and you can use Discord normally.The Idle status is also set automatically if there was no mouse movement or typing for a set amount of time while set as online. When there's mouse movement within the window again, you get put back into online status unless Idle status was set manually. Idle displays as a yellow moon-shaped indicator on your profile.This status was previously known as Away and its indicator was a yellow clock.

• Do Not Disturb : Do Not Disturb (also known as DND) disables all desktop and push notifications, even from mentions. Do Not Disturb displays as a red status indicator on your profile.
• Streaming : The Streaming status can only be set when streaming on an account integrated with your Discord account. It performs the same way as Do Not Disturb and displays as a purple status indicator on your profile.
• Invisible : Invisible lets you use Discord normally while appearing offline, however the typing indicator will still be displayed when typing. Invisible and offline statuses display as a gray status indicator on your profile.
• Offline : This status is applied to your account as soon as every connected client loses connection.
• Phone : A green phone icon is applied when an user is connected via the mobile app. It can’t be applied manually.
• Custom: The custom status lets you add your own message you want to be displayed on your profile.

 

How to Appear Offline on Discord in Windows/Mac Devices?

There is another way to appear offline on Discord without closing the app or logging out of your account. This is by using a Discord status.

Since on this article, we want to appear as offline, let's focus on being Invisible.

Here is the step by step guide on how to appear offline on Discord application in Windows or Mac Devices.

 

Step 1. Open your Discord app

Open your Discord app or browser. Both platforms offer the same way of changing your status status.

Note that when you are using your PC, you will still appear online even though the Discord app is minimized.

 

Step 2. Log onto your account

Make sure that you've logged onto the account that you want to change status. If you're offline, your account will also appear as offline. But on this guide, you want to only appear as offline even though you're still on Discord.

 

Step 3. Click on your Username

You will see your Username on the lower left side of the app. For this instance, my username is Paradox44. Click on your username.

 

Step 4. Click on Status

Since this is the first time you'll be setting up your status, it will automatically appear as "Online" because that is the default status. Once you change this, it will appear as what you appointed it to be. Click on "Online"

 

Step 5. Choose your Status

You will then be prompted the options on what you want to set as your status. For this instance, I want to appear as offline so I will choose the "Invisible" option.

 

Step 6. Check your Status

After choosing a status, you will be able to see that you have changed your status on Discord. You can check this by clicking on your profile or looking at the bottom left side of the screen. You will be at the "Offline" list of users.

And there you have it, you are now Invisible to others while still using Discord's features on Windows or Mac devices.

 

How to Appear Offline on Discord in Android/IOS Devices?

Step 1. Open your Discord app

Open your Discord application on your phone. Make sure that you have the latest version of the app.

Note: When you are using your phone to open Discord, minimizing the app makes you appear offline too

 

Step 2. Log onto your account

Make sure that you've logged onto the account that you want to change status. If you're offline, your account will also appear as offline. But on this guide, you want to only appear as offline even though you're still on Discord.

 

Step 3. Click on your profile's picture

On the lower right side of your Discord app, you will see your pfp (profile picture). Click on it.

 

Step 4. Account Options

You will now see all the account options. On the upper part of the menu, click on "Set Status".

 

Step 5. List of Status

You will now be redirected to the list of status. Since you need to appear as offline, you need to choose "Invisible"

 

Step 6. Check your Status

After choosing a status, you will be able to see that you have changed your status on Discord. You will be redirected back to the list of options for the account and on the top side of the screen you will see the grey status which shows that you're already offline on other user's end.

Voila! You are now Invisible to others while still using Discord's features on Android or IOS devices.

 

Summary

Invisible lets you use Discord normally while appearing offline, however the typing indicator will still be displayed when typing. Invisible and offline statuses display as a gray status indicator on your profile. This feature lets do things you normally do on a Discord server while being offline on other user's end. This is a great way if you want to take a break from socializing online or simple avoiding someone on Discord. There are only a few and easy steps to do this. There are also many other ways to appear as busy or idle on Discord but being offline makes it more convincing for the others not to chat or call you. If you want to appear as offline without losing the ability to use Discord, use the Invisible feature instead in the future!