Discord is finally adding themes — for Nitro subscribers

Some of the themes available from Discord. | Image: Discord

Discord is testing out themes that let you change the app's UI, giving you the choice of 16 (or maybe 17?) premade color schemes. It's a long-awaited feature for the app, but the catch is that you have to pay for Discord's $9.99 monthly Nitro subscription to access it - themes aren't included in the $2.99 monthly Nitro Basic plan, according to the company's feature comparison chart.

Nitro has a lot of useful perks for people who spend a lot of time in Discord, such as the ability to upload larger files, send longer messages, and customize your profile, but I'd argue that you don't have to be a power user to appreciate aesthetic changes. It's easy to imagine people wanting themes but not being able to justify such a high price tag for an...

Continue reading...