Show YouTube Music on your Discord status
Set up Discord Rich Presence for YouTube Music on the desktop so your status shows the track, artist, album art and a live progress bar.
Spotify has native Discord integration; YouTube Music does not. The desktop app’s Discord plugin closes that gap, publishing your current track to your Discord profile with artwork and a live progress bar.
Setup is two switches — one in this app, one in Discord.
Steps
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Run the Discord desktop client
Rich Presence only works with the Discord desktop app running on the same machine. The browser version cannot receive it.
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Enable activity status in Discord
In Discord: Settings → Activity Privacy → turn on Display current activity as a status message. Without this, nothing will show no matter what the plugin does.
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Enable the Discord Rich Presence plugin
In YouTube Music Desktop App: Menu → Plugins → Discord Rich Presence. Play a song and your Discord profile updates within a few seconds.
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Tune what gets shared
The plugin options control whether the presence clears when playback is paused, and let you pause broadcasting entirely when you would rather not share a session.
Tips
- The presence includes a clickable link, so friends can open the exact track.
- If you stream, pair this with the Tuna OBS plugin for an on-screen now-playing overlay.
- Nothing appears while the app is closed — the presence follows live playback.
Frequently asked questions
My status is not updating. What should I check?
Three things, in order: the Discord desktop client is running, Activity Privacy is enabled in Discord, and the plugin is switched on. That covers almost every case.
Can I hide it for one session?
Yes — pause the presence from the plugin menu without disabling it permanently.
Does it show on mobile Discord?
Your status is visible to others everywhere, but the presence itself is published by the desktop client on the machine playing the music.