If you are having a discord account then you can stream movies as well on discord and if you wondering how do i share movies on discord with others and you need to make sure regarding the license or copyrighted movies streaming on discord and streaming movies on discord is illegal you need to make sure to read discord license when streaming movies on discord. So, lets see in detail below.
Stream Movies on Discord
Follow below methods to start sharing movies on discord.
Step 1: Open discord and click on user settings on bottom menu.
Step 2: Click on Advanced tab on left side menu
Step 3: Disable hardware acceleration on discord first by toggling the button next to it.
Step 4: If you want to stream movies online streaming apps like netflix or other -> Open streaming application on chrome browser and click on 3 dots on top right corner and select settings.
Step 5: In chrome settings -> Search box -> Search for hardware acceleration and disable hardware acceleration in chrome browser.
Step 6: Now, open discord and select general channel -> Click on Screen at bottom
Step 7: Select the browser screen here form the discord screen -> Select video streaming quality.
Step 8: Click on Go live and your discord will strat streaming movies of any streaming app like netflix, amazon prime video which is opened on your chrome browser.
Thats it, this is how you stream movies on discord and share movies with friends of yours in discord channel.
Is it okay to share Netflix on Discord?
You can use discord desktop app or web browser to stream netflix on discord and share it with netflix and make sure you are not breaking any copyright or violation any license.
Is sharing movies on Discord illegal?
Sharing copyrighted movies on discord is illegal without proper authorization and discord is a gaming platform but you can share netflix screen or any app streaming movies channel screen with proper copyright is not illegal.
Why is my Discord screen black when I share a movie?
If you are getting black screen when sharing movie or video on discord then you need to disable hardware acceleration on discord and also in chrome browser you need to disable hardware acceleration and then start sharing movie on discord.