How to Stream Virtual Desktop VR on Discord

The short answer

You stream Virtual Desktop VR on Discord from your PC, not from the headset. Virtual Desktop sends what your PC renders to the headset, so the PC is where Discord can capture it. Join a voice channel or call in the Discord desktop app, choose to share your screen, and pick a window that mirrors your VR view or the monitor that shows it.

There are two possible meanings here. This guide covers showing your VR view to people in a Discord call. If you only want to use Discord while you are in VR, you don't need to stream anything. Virtual Desktop shows your PC desktop inside the headset, so the Discord app works there like any other window.

What you need first

• The Discord desktop app on the same PC that runs the Virtual Desktop Streamer app. Browser-based Discord may offer fewer sharing options.
• A working Virtual Desktop connection between your headset and PC, with the VR game or app running.
• A window on the PC that shows the VR picture. Many VR games show a view on the monitor. If you play through SteamVR, its menu has an option to display a VR view in a separate window.
• A Discord voice channel, direct call or group call where screen sharing is allowed.

Step by step: share your VR view

• 1. Connect your headset to your PC through Virtual Desktop and launch the VR game.
• 2. On the PC, make sure a mirror of the VR view is visible. This can be the game's own window or the SteamVR VR view window. Check: you can see your headset's view moving on the monitor when you turn your head.
• 3. Open the Discord desktop app and join the voice channel or start the call.
• 4. Select the screen share option in the voice or call controls.
• 5. Choose the specific window that shows the VR view. Choose the whole screen only if that window doesn't appear or shows black.
• 6. Pick the stream quality options available to your account, then start the stream. Higher resolution and frame-rate options may depend on your Discord plan. This guide doesn't list the exact limits because they weren't confirmed.
• 7. Check: Discord marks you as live, and the stream preview shows the moving VR image, not a frozen or black frame.

Getting game audio and your voice right

Video and sound are separate here, and so is your microphone, so check each one on its own.

• Game audio: Virtual Desktop usually sends PC sound to the headset. When you share a single application window on Windows, Discord can usually include that app's sound. If your viewers hear nothing, check whether sound is turned on for the stream. You can also try sharing the whole screen with sound enabled.
• Your voice: in Discord's Voice & Video settings, choose an input device that carries your headset microphone. Virtual Desktop may add its own audio devices to the PC. Look for an entry named after Virtual Desktop or your headset. If you use a separate USB or desk microphone, choose that one instead.
• Avoid echo: if game sound reaches your microphone and also goes out through the stream, viewers may hear it twice. Lower the game volume in the headset, or rely on Discord's noise suppression and echo cancellation settings.

Discord's input meter only shows that a microphone is picking up sound. It doesn't show that people can understand you. No input-level target was confirmed for this setup. Instead, speak normally and confirm the meter moves without staying pinned at maximum. Then ask a listener whether your voice is clear over the game.

How to know it actually worked

• Stream started: Discord shows you as live in the channel or call.
• Video reaches viewers: a viewer confirms they see your VR view moving, not a black or frozen window. Your own preview alone doesn't prove what others receive.
• Video quality is acceptable: the viewer reports smoothness and sharpness on their end. This depends on your upload connection, your PC's load and the quality settings you picked.
• Game audio reaches viewers: the viewer hears the game sound.
• Your voice is intelligible: the viewer can understand you, and there's no echo or doubled game audio.

Common problems and fixes

• Black screen in the stream: share the whole screen that shows the mirror window instead of the window itself. You can also try turning Discord's hardware acceleration setting off or on, then restarting Discord.
• No VR view on the monitor: turn on the game's spectator or desktop view if it has one, or open the VR view window from SteamVR's menu. Some games or runtimes may not show a mirror, and Discord can only capture what appears on the PC.
• Stuttering in the headset or the stream: streaming VR and running a Discord stream both load the PC and network. Lower the Discord stream quality first, then check Virtual Desktop's own quality settings.
• Viewers can't hear the game: make sure sound is included in the stream. Check that the game's audio is playing on the PC and not only inside the headset.

Adding your webcam (optional)

You can turn on your camera in the same Discord call so viewers see you alongside the VR stream. Choose the camera in Discord's Voice & Video settings and use the preview there. The preview confirms Discord can open the camera and capture video. It doesn't confirm how the image looks to others once the stream and the camera share your upload bandwidth, so ask a viewer.

Gaps in this guide

This guide doesn't give exact Discord resolution or frame-rate limits, Virtual Desktop version-specific menu names, or recommended microphone levels, because none of these were confirmed. If a menu label differs on your PC, look for the closest matching option, and check the current Discord and Virtual Desktop help pages for details.