Displaying What You’re Watching on YouTube in a Discord Status

Quick and easy instructions to show your YouTube activity in a Discord status

Written by Luigi Oppido | Edited by Travis Boylls

Last Updated: February 7, 2024 Fact Checked

Have you noticed some people on Discord display what YouTube video they are watching as a custom status? Do you want to know how to do that with your profile? It's really easy! You just need to download a desktop app and browser extension available for PC or Mac. This wikiHow article teaches you how to display what YouTube video you are watching as a custom status on Discord.

Quick Steps

Download and install the PreMiD desktop application.
Download and install the PreMiD web browser extension.
Open the web browser extension and ensure YouTube is enabled.
Ensure the PreMiD desktop application is running in the background.
Play a YouTube video using your web browser.

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Go to https://premid.app/downloads in a web browser. You can use any web browser on your PC or Mac. This takes you to the download page for PreMiD, which contains the desktop application and web browser extensions.
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Click your operating system. PreMiD is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Click the download button below "Application" for whichever operating system you are using.
- If you see an ad pop-up, wait 5 seconds and click Next in the upper-right corner. Do not click anything in the ad.
- The Linux PreMiD download page contains instructions for installing the application using the Terminal .
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Install the Desktop app. To do so on Windows, double-click the PreMid-installer.exe file in your Downloads folder. On Mac, open the zip file in your Downloads folder and open the PreMid-installer.app file, Then click Open . Use the following steps to complete the installation: ^{[1]
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- Click Next on the welcome screen.
- Agree to the license agreement and click Next .
- Click Next when the installer is ready to install.
- Click Install or Next .
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Add the browser extension to your web browser. To do so, click whichever web browser you are using below "Extension" on the Download page. Use one of the following steps to install the web browser extension:
- Chrome : Go to the PreMiD extension in the Google Chrome Web Store. Click Add To Chrome Then confirm that you want to add the extension.
- FireFox : Wait for the "premid.xpi" file to finish downloading. Then drag the "premid.xpi" file from your Downloads folder into a Firefox window. Click Add in the pop-up to add the extension.
- Safari: Open the DMG file when it finishes downloading. Drag the DMG file into the Applications folder.
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To do so, click the puzzle piece icon in the upper-right corner. Then click the PreMiD extension.
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Ensure the YouTube presence is enabled. By default, all presences are enabled. If YouTube is not enabled, click the toggle switch next to YouTube. ^{[2]
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- PreMiD also works with Netflix, Twitch, YouTube Music, and SoundCloud. Click Presence Store in the extension menu to find more presences you can add.
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Open the Discord desktop app. The PreMiD application only works with the Discord desktop app. You must have the desktop app open and be signed in for PreMiD to change your custom status.
- If you don't have the Discord desktop app, you can install it from https://discord.com/download .

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