Display Playing emacs in Discord

Publish date: Aug 14, 2022
Tags: Tech

Table of contents

Requirements
Install elcord from MELPA
init.el
Discord-side settings
Done!

Requirements

Discord client app is installed.
If you normally use it in a browser, you need to install it.

Install elcord from MELPA

https://github.com/Mstrodl/elcord

M-x package-list-packages
→ Select and install elcord

init.el

Example

;;; Display "Playing emacs" in Discord
(add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs.d/elpa/elcord-20220723.33/")
(require 'elcord)

Discord-side settings

User Settings > Game activity > Add it!
Specify Emacs.

Done!