The latest Discord update includes a massive refresh to its UI, Game Overlay, and more. Here’s what you need to know.
If you logged into Discord lately and thought, “Wait… did something change?”—you’re not imagining it. The latest Discord update introduces a huge refresh that isn’t just a new coat of paint. It’s a performance boost, a style revamp, and what Discord claims is a smarter way to game with friends.
The biggest overhaul is the Game Overlay. Previously, this overlay worked by hooking into your game’s window, which often caused performance hiccups. Now it’s a fully customizable set of widgets.
You can pop open your voice chat, reposition your DMs, and even watch a friend’s game stream—right from your overlay. No more tabbing out or dragging windows across monitors. And because the Discord update’s refresh to the overlay no longer messes with the inner workings of your game, it should play nicely with more titles, including those with strict anti-cheat rules.
