How to Sign Out of Your Discord Account on a PC

In the desktop app: click the gear icon next to your name in the bottom-left corner, scroll the settings list to the very bottom and choose Log Out. In a browser the path is the same — Discord uses an identical settings interface.

Here's the part that catches people out: logging out doesn't close the app, doesn't remove your profile from the login screen, and doesn't disconnect your other devices. Each of those is a separate job.

Logging out in the app on Windows and macOS

Open Discord and click the settings icon next to your username at the bottom left.
Scroll the left-hand menu all the way down.
Click Log Out and confirm.

The client returns to the login screen. Voice channels disconnect and notifications stop, while the account itself is untouched — messages, servers and roles all stay where they are.

Logging out in the browser version

The steps are identical: user settings → Log Out. If someone else uses the computer, it's worth clearing the site data as well: the browser stores an authorization token, and in some cases that's enough to get back in without a password.

The browser also offers the blunt option — clearing cookies for Discord's domain. It reliably ends the session, but it also wipes your saved site preferences.

The app keeps running after you log out

A common mix-up: the user logs out, closes the window with the X, and assumes Discord is off. In reality the client minimizes to the system tray and keeps running.

Windows: find the Discord icon in the tray near the clock, right-click it and choose to quit the app.
macOS: use the Discord menu in the top bar → Quit, or press Cmd+Q.
Autostart is switched off in the app's settings, in the Windows settings section — there's a toggle for launching with the system.

Removing your account from the login screen

After you log out, Discord remembers the profile and displays it on the start screen for quick access. Convenient on a personal computer, unnecessary on a shared one.

On the login screen hover over the saved account: a remove icon appears and takes the profile off the list. The account itself isn't affected — you just stop seeing it in quick access.

The same list handles profile switching: Discord lets you keep several accounts and move between them without retyping a password each time. Useful when personal and work profiles are kept apart — but on someone else's machine, that list is better cleared.

Logging out of every device at once

If you forgot to log out on another computer or suspect someone else has access, sessions can be closed centrally.

Open user settings → Devices.
Review the active sessions: device, approximate location by IP, and time of last activity.
End an individual session with the X, or use the log out of all known devices option.
Confirm with your password.

Changing your password has a similar effect: Discord ends active sessions, and getting back in requires the new one.

What stays on the computer after you log out

The client and its files. The app remains installed and its cache stays on disk.
Your profile in the quick-login list until you remove it manually.
Autostart settings. Discord keeps launching with the system even with no account signed in.
Authorized applications. Third-party services you granted access through Discord stay connected — their list lives separately in settings.

Logging out on a shared or borrowed computer

Log out through settings.
Remove the profile from the login screen.
Quit the app completely from the tray; in a browser, clear the site data.
From your own device, check the Devices section and end any remaining sessions.

If you used a browser, an incognito window prevents most of this in advance: the session doesn't survive closing the window.

If the account was handed to you, or you suspect a breach

Logging out on your own computer does nothing about someone signed in elsewhere. So when a profile changes hands or unauthorized access is suspected, the order is different and stricter:

Change the password.
End sessions on all known devices.
Turn on two-factor authentication and save the backup codes.
Attach your own email, check the linked phone number and the authorized applications list.

Those four steps are the mandatory minimum for any transferred profile, including Discord accounts obtained for a particular server or project. While the old sessions stay active, the previous owner keeps full access to the messages and server permissions.

If logging out doesn't work

The button doesn't respond. Restart the client fully from the tray — closing the window isn't enough.
The app hangs on the loading screen. Updating the client usually helps; in stubborn cases, clearing Discord's data folder in your user profile does.
The account is back after a restart. The logout didn't go through — check whether a browser session is still open alongside it.
The password is rejected when logging out everywhere. Check your keyboard layout and whether the password was recently changed on another device.

Common mistakes

Closing the window instead of logging out. The account stays signed in and the client sits in the tray.
Uninstalling the app as a way to log out. That doesn't end sessions on Discord's servers.
A forgotten profile on the login screen. On a shared computer it lets anyone in with one click.
Disconnecting only one device after a breach. You need both a password change and a full session termination.
Ignoring authorized applications. A third-party service with a live token keeps its access after you log out.

FAQ

Will my messages disappear after logging out?

No. Direct messages and servers live on Discord's side and come back at your next login.

Does logging out on a computer sign me out on my phone?

No, sessions are independent. Use the log-out-everywhere option under Devices to disconnect them all.

Will server members know I logged out?

There's no notification — your status simply goes offline.

How is logging out different from deleting the account?

Logging out ends a session and deletes nothing. Disabling and deleting are separate actions in settings and affect the profile itself.

Can I log out without remembering my password?

An ordinary logout needs no password. It's required only for ending all sessions and for changing the password.

Do autostart settings survive?

Yes, they belong to the app rather than the account and are changed separately in its settings.

What if Discord is open on a computer I can't reach?

End the sessions remotely under Devices and change your password — that's enough to cut off the other client.

In short

Logging out of Discord on a PC is an option at the very bottom of user settings, identical in the app and the browser. But a complete exit has three parts: the logout itself, removing the profile from the login screen, and quitting the client from the tray. And when security is the reason, add a fourth — ending sessions on every device along with a password change.