--- title: Discord now encrypts all voice and video calls by default description: Discord has completed its default rollout of end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for all voice and video calls, requiring no opt-in from users. The feature is built... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/discord-now-encrypts-all-voice-and-video-calls-by-default-oofpvqgwy twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Discord now encrypts all voice and video calls by default | daily.dev og:description: Discord has completed its default rollout of end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for all voice and video calls, requiring no opt-in from users. The feature is built... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/discord-now-encrypts-all-voice-and-video-calls-by-default-oofpvqgwy og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/OofPVQgwY.png og:image:alt: Discord now encrypts all voice and video calls by default og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Discord now encrypts all voice and video calls by default **[Collections](https://daily.dev/sources/collections)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary Discord has completed its default rollout of end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for all voice and video calls, requiring no opt-in from users. The feature is built on Discord's open-source DAVE protocol, using WebRTC encoded transforms and Messaging Layer Security (MLS) for group key exchanges. Coverage spans DMs, group DMs, server voice channels, and Go Live streams across all platforms. Text messages remain unencrypted, with Discord citing the engineering complexity of rebuilding server-dependent features like moderation and search. The move contrasts with Meta removing E2EE from Instagram DMs and TikTok declining to add it. ## Content Discord has completed its rollout of end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for all voice and video calls, enabling it by default for every user with no opt-in required. The only exception is stage channels, which are excluded because of their public broadcast nature. The feature runs on Discord's open-source DAVE protocol, which uses WebRTC encoded transforms and Messaging Layer Security (MLS) for group key exchanges. In practice, this means Discord's servers relay audio and video data they can't actually read. Coverage includes DMs, group DMs, server voice channels, and Go Live streams across desktop, mobile, web, PlayStation, Xbox, and Discord SDKs. ## Text messages are still unencrypted Despite the voice and video rollout, Discord has no plans to extend E2EE to text chat. The company cited the engineering difficulty of rebuilding features that were designed from the start around server-side access to message content. That's a real constraint, not just a dodge — moderation tools, search, and message history all depend on that access. Still, text is Discord's primary communication medium, so the gap is worth noting. ## The broader context The timing is interesting. Meta recently removed E2EE from Instagram DMs, and TikTok declined to add it after its U.S. restructuring. Discord moving in the opposite direction — quietly completing a full default rollout — stands out against that backdrop. Whether that reflects a genuine privacy commitment or just a lower-stakes tradeoff (voice and video are harder to moderate at scale anyway) is a fair question, but the result for users is the same either way. ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@ralsei** · 0 upvotes > Having E2EE for VC is good, but ultimately kinda worthless if the rest of the platform does not have the same protections. I could see Servers having no E2EE, but DM's should also be E2EE. --- Tags: [#encryption](https://daily.dev/tags/encryption), [#discord](https://daily.dev/tags/discord), [#webrtc](https://daily.dev/tags/webrtc) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/discord-now-encrypts-all-voice-and-video-calls-by-default-oofpvqgwy) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Discord now encrypts all voice and video calls by default","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/discord-now-encrypts-all-voice-and-video-calls-by-default-oofpvqgwy","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/discord-now-encrypts-all-voice-and-video-calls-by-default-oofpvqgwy"},"datePublished":"2026-05-19T23:06:52.050Z","dateModified":"2026-05-20T05:03:03.193Z","description":"Discord has completed its default rollout of end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for all voice and video calls, requiring no opt-in from users. 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