Discord status & privacy
What your friends see on your profile, and how to show less of it — for every VN or just some.
The lines of your status
| Line | Example | Setting that hides it |
|---|---|---|
| Name of the VN | Subarashiki Hibi ~Furenzoku Sonzai~ | Privacy: Private or Off |
| Where you are | Reading・Wonderful Everyday | Show where you are in the story |
| Time read | Total read: 35h 05m | Show total time read |
| Elapsed time | 0:19 | Show elapsed time |
| Button | View on VNDB (others see it, you don't) | Add a “View on VNDB” button |
| Cover | The VN's cover | Privacy: Private or Off, or an NSFW cover |
All these switches are in Settings → General → Presence, apply to every VN and take effect right away. When no section is found, the line just says “Reading”. Also there: Clear presence when the VN closes (on by default), so your status doesn't say you're still reading after you quit the game.
Privacy for one game
Some VNs you'd rather keep to yourself. On the Now reading page, click Change VN / cover…; at the top of that page, Discord privacy for this game has four levels:
| Level | What Discord shows |
|---|---|
| Full | The name, the current section and the cover. (Default.) |
| Partial | The name and cover, but not where you are in the story, and no VNDB button. |
| Private | Only a generic “Visual Novel” — no name, no cover. |
| Off | Nothing is shared on Discord while this game is open. |
The time read is still counted in the app in every level, including Off.
NSFW covers
VNDB flags some covers as NSFW. By default those are blurred in the app and never sent to Discord: your status shows the fallback image instead. If you're fine with them, turn on Allow NSFW-flagged covers in Settings → General → Covers & matching.
Use your own Discord app (optional)
Out of the box, your status uses the app's own Discord application. If you'd rather use your own application, with your own name and fallback image, create one:
- Go to discord.com/developers/applications and click New Application. No bot or OAuth needed.
- Copy its Application ID and paste it in Settings → General → Discord → Application ID. Click Test: it should say Connected — this ID works.
- In the Discord developer portal, under Rich Presence → Art Assets, upload an image named
vn_cover. It's shown when a cover can't be displayed on Discord (NSFW covers, Private mode, or no cover found).
The fallback image name can be changed in Settings → General → Advanced → Fallback Discord asset key. Discord's art assets can take a few minutes to appear after an upload.
How often it updates
The status is sent to Discord at most once every 5 seconds (Min. seconds between presence updates in Advanced). Discord itself may wait a little longer before friends see a change. See Troubleshooting if nothing shows up.