Discord Presence

Disconnected

Application ID

Activity

Status

Details

Show elapsed time

Hours

Minutes

Preview

Playing

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00:00 elapsed

Setup Guide

Create a Discord Application

Each application you create becomes a "game" Discord can display on your profile. The application name is what shows as Playing X — so name it whatever you want people to see.

Go to discord.com/developers/applications and log in.

Click New Application in the top right.

Name it whatever you want to show as your "game" — this is the title that appears on your profile.

On the General Information page, copy the Application ID (the long number near the top).

Using the App

Paste the Application ID and click Connect. Discord must be running on the same machine.

Type whatever you want in Status and Details (both optional). Hit Set Status.

Use Clear to remove the presence, or Disconnect to drop the connection entirely.

Elapsed Time

The timer shows how long you've been "playing." Leave hours and minutes at 0 to start from now, or set a custom value to fake a longer session. Setting 48 hours makes it look like you've been at it for two days straight.

Tips

Changing the title: The "Playing" title is locked to the Application name. To change it, rename the app in the developer portal, then disconnect and reconnect. Discord may take a minute to update.

Multiple titles: Create several Applications with different names and swap between their IDs to quickly change what you're "playing."

Ghost entries: If old game names linger, go to Discord → Settings → Activity Settings → Registered Games and remove them.

No bot token needed. This uses Discord's local IPC socket, not the bot gateway. No permissions, no OAuth, no server required.