Live Discord Rich Presence
Converts supported viewing, listening, and playing activity into a Discord status that can update as the page changes.
Nowly
Freemium
Turn activity on supported websites into a live Discord Rich Presence locally, without routing it through Nowly’s servers.
What is Nowly?
Nowly is a local activity-sharing tool for Discord. Its browser extension reads activity from supported websites, while the desktop app acts as the local bridge that sends the resulting status to Discord. The service is designed to show details such as a title, platform, artwork, timestamps, and playback state when the relevant presence supports them.
Users choose platform presences from Nowly’s library and install only the ones they want to use. The library includes examples such as YouTube, YouTube Music, Netflix, Disney+, Twitch, Prime Video, TikTok, and other services. Activity remains on the user’s PC: the extension and desktop app communicate locally with Discord, and optional analytics are off by default.
What can Nowly do?
Browser extension support
Works with Chromium browsers and Firefox, with the extension reading activity from an installed supported site.
Local Discord bridge
The desktop app sends the status to Discord locally because the browser extension alone is not sufficient for this workflow.
Presence library
Browse, search, and filter platform scripts by categories including Streaming, Music, Video, Gaming, Social, AI, Tools, and Learning. The library lists 41 presences in the supplied source.
Automatic activity updates
Supported presences can refresh the title, artwork, timestamps, and playback state as the page changes.
Open and verified scripts
Official presences are verified before running, while presence scripts are public and can be forked or submitted as contributions.
Use Cases
“Share a film or series”
Install a streaming presence such as Netflix, Disney+, or Prime Video so a Discord profile can reflect the title being watched.
“Show music or video activity”
Use YouTube Music or YouTube to share a current track, video, live stream, or Playables session.
“Display live-stream viewing”
A Twitch presence can represent a live stream, VOD, or clip being watched, helping Discord contacts understand the current activity.
“Add a specialized platform”
Search the library for a supported service, enable its presence, and use the public-script workflow to suggest or contribute a new presence when a platform is not available.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Nowly?
Nowly is a browser extension, desktop app, and library of platform scripts that shows supported activity as Discord Rich Presence.
Does activity go through Nowly’s servers?
No. Nowly states that activity stays on the user’s PC and is sent to Discord locally. Optional analytics are off by default.
What is required for the desktop workflow?
The documented workflow uses a supported Chromium browser or Firefox, the Nowly extension, the Nowly desktop app, and the Discord desktop app. The desktop app must be installed and running so it can send the status to Discord.
Which operating systems does the desktop app support?
The desktop page provides downloads for Windows, macOS, and Linux. The documented Windows requirements specify Windows 10 or Windows 11 on 64-bit x64 hardware.
Quick Facts
- Category
- Discord activity and presence tool
- Primary workflow
- Browser extension → local desktop bridge → Discord
- Browser support
- Chromium browsers and Firefox
- Desktop platforms
- Windows, macOS, and Linux
- Library
- 41 listed presences in the supplied source, with search and category filters
- Pricing status
- Nowly states that it stays free; no plan or pricing details are specified in the supplied sources
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