How to Get Discord Nitro

Last Updated: March 17, 2023

Discord Nitro is Discord's premium subscription service that unlocks access to additional features. This wikiHow will show you information on Discord Nitro and how to sign up for this service.

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What Is Discord Nitro?

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Discord Nitro is a subscription service that allows for the unlocking of premium features on the Discord platform. These features vary based on the different Nitro tiers, but some of them include higher upload quality, the ability to use emotes across servers, and the ability to use animated emotes and stickers.
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Discord Nitro is broken up into three different tiers. Two of these tiers are currently available, Nitro Basic and regular Nitro.
- Nitro Basic is a tier that includes the ability to use emotes across servers, the ability to use custom stickers anywhere in addition to Nitro-exclusive stickers, up to 50MB upload quality, and the ability to set a custom animated background on your profile. This tier is US$2.99 per month or US$29.99 per year.
- Nitro Classic is a tier that includes all the features of Nitro Basic, as well as the ability to change your tag, get 30% off server boosts, and higher streaming quality to 1080p60fps. This tier is US$4.99 per month or US$49.99 per year, but this tier cannot be obtained. Existing subscribers can continue to use Nitro Classic, and Nitro Classic gifts and credits will remain valid, but new purchases and gifts of Nitro Classic cannot be obtained.
- Nitro is the primary tier that includes all the features of Nitro Basic and Nitro Classic, as well as 2 free server boosts, 100MB upload size, 4k60fps streaming, double the message length, the ability to join double the number of servers, the ability to customize your profile background and animated avatar, video call backgrounds, and the ability to have server-specific profiles (beyond nicknames). This tier is US$9.99 per month or US$99.99 per year.
- All Nitro subscriptions will show a badge on your profile indicating you are currently subscribed to Nitro.

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Why Get Discord Nitro?

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A better Discord experience. While the free version of Discord does not have any advertisements, it does have limitations that may make it difficult to use. Discord Nitro can make your experience on Discord better.
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Without Nitro, you do get to use Discord, but you may have certain features disabled:
- The maximum stream quality is 720p30fps, which is not ideal for screen-sharing video games or even your desktop for work. Higher screen share resolutions, including source quality, can be unlocked through Nitro.
- The maximum upload size is 8MB. Any larger files require either a server boost (to increase the upload size for all members) or a Nitro subscription for a maximum of 100MB.
- The maximum character limit is 2000 characters. Nitro allows for double that at 4000 characters.
- External emotes and stickers will be disabled, and animated emotes will be unavailable.
- You will not be able to set a custom server profile aside from changing your nickname.
- You will also be unable to change your profile's accent colors or set an animated background.

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How do I Purchase Discord Nitro?

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Proceed to settings in your Discord client. On desktop, click on the settings gear. On mobile, select your profile on the bottom menu, then select "Get Discord Nitro".
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Select "Subscribe" right next to the desired plan. You will be prompted to insert your billing information and may be asked to confirm your subscription by email.
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Enter your billing information, if it is not already stored with Discord or up to date, then confirm the subscription. This will sign you up for your desired Discord Nitro tier.

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How do I Gift Discord Nitro?

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Click on the gift box in the chat, or select the "Gift" button under the appropriate plan. After, follow the instructions to pay.
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Make sure to keep your gift link secret. Nitro gifts are non-transferrable once claimed. Ensure only your friends get to use your Discord Nitro gift.

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How do I Claim a Discord Nitro Gift?

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Click on the gift link for the plan. Make sure you are logged into the correct account, as Discord Nitro gifts cannot be transferred to a different account once claimed.
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Accept the gift. This will activate your Nitro subscription.
- If you already have an active Nitro subscription, you will gain a credit instead that can be used for a future month or year of Nitro. Note that this credit can only be redeemed if you have a subscription that matches that of the credit.

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How do I Get Free Nitro?

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You must have a partnered server to get a Nitro subscription for free. A partnered Discord server is one that is officially recognized by Discord as being a high quality community with excellent moderation and topics. Partnered servers have free Nitro for the owner as an added benefit.
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Occasionally, companies will partner with Discord to provide free Nitro. When this happens, you will see Nitro in your Gift Inventory. You can claim Nitro from there as well.

Warnings

Beware of Nitro scams. All Nitro gift links are of the following form: https://discord.gift/gift-code-here or https://discord.com/gifts/gift-code-here. Any typos in the gift URL are indicative of a phishing scam.

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Use of third party clients to try to get Nitro features is against Discord's terms of service and can result in your account being terminated.

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