To turn off Discord notifications, you can mute a specific server by right-clicking its icon and selecting "Mute Server," or silence individual channels by right-clicking the channel name and choosing "Mute Channel." These quick actions stop notification pings and reduce distractions without changing your overall settings.
How to turn off Discord notifications for a single server
Muting an entire server is the fastest way to stop all its notifications. On desktop, right-click the server icon in your server list and select "Mute Server." You can then choose how long to mute it, from 15 minutes to "until I turn it back on." Alternatively, open the server, click the server name in the upper-left corner to open the dropdown menu, and select "Notification Settings." From there, toggle "Mute Server" to silence all channels in that server at once. Muting a server prevents unread indicators and notifications from appearing unless you are mentioned (including @everyone and @here tags). This is ideal when you need to focus and don't want to hear from a busy community, such as one where members regularly make a stage in Discord for voice events, or if you also want to stop Discord from pausing Spotify during those sessions.
How to mute a specific channel
To silence a noisy channel within a server, right-click the channel name in the server's sidebar and select "Mute Channel." A crossed-out speaker or bell icon will appear next to the channel name. Once muted, you will no longer receive notifications for new messages or mentions in that channel, though you can still read messages manually. This is a personal setting, it only affects your notification preferences, and others will still receive notifications as usual. You can unmute the channel at any time by following the same steps and selecting "Unmute Channel."
Customize server notification settings
For more detailed control, access a server's notification settings by right-clicking the server name and selecting "Notification Settings." You can choose between "All Messages," "Only @mentions," or "Nothing." Additionally, you can use suppression options: "Suppress @everyone and @here" prevents notifications from these mentions across the server, and "Suppress All Role @mentions" prevents notifications from all role mentions. "Suppress Highlights" controls email notifications for content from servers you follow and works independently of other notification settings. To mute multiple channels within a single server at once, click the arrow next to the server name to pull up the server menu, then click "Notification Settings." Under "Notification Overrides," you can control specific channels. Channel notification settings provide granular control and can override other server notification settings.
Manage direct message (DM) notifications
To control notifications for private messages, go to "User Settings" > "Notifications." In the "Direct Message Notifications" section, you can toggle mobile push notifications and sounds for DMs. Options include allowing direct messages from server members (if disabled, only friends can send you DMs), enabling an unread message badge, text-to-speech for incoming DMs, and choosing a specific notification sound. If you need to reach someone who isn't on your friends list, you can dm someone on Discord without being friends by using a shared server. These settings let you stay connected to important private conversations while reducing unnecessary alerts.
How to completely disable all Discord notifications
To stop every notification when the app is closed, use your device's system settings, as in-app settings won't stop them. For both Android and iPhone, open your device's "Settings" app and navigate to "Notifications." For Android, tap "Notifications," then "App notifications," and then "Discord" from your list of apps. For iOS, go to "Settings" > "Notifications" > "Discord." Disabling the master notification control in your device's settings means Discord won't send any push or banner notifications. Regardless of other settings, you won't receive notifications while the Discord app is open and in focus on your device.
How to turn off Discord notification sounds
To manage sounds for specific events, navigate to "User Settings" > "Notifications" > "Sounds." You can find toggles for nearly every sound the app might make, including message, mention, deafen, mute, call rings, and users joining or leaving voice. This allows you to keep visual notifications but eliminate audio distractions.
How to stop Discord email notifications
Discord sends various email notifications, including communication emails (missed calls/messages), social emails (friend requests, suggestions, events), announcements & updates, tip emails, and recommendation emails. To manage these, use a desktop or browser, this is not available on the mobile app. On desktop, go to "User Settings," choose the "Notifications" tab, and scroll down to "Email Notifications." On a browser, go to Discord (https://discord.com/channels/@me), navigate to "User Settings" (cog button in bottom left), then "Notifications" tab, and scroll down to "Email Notifications." You can select which types of email notifications you want to receive. You can also unsubscribe from email notifications by clicking the unsubscribe links found at the top or bottom of the email itself.
