# How to hide Discord on your Mac

Hide Discord on your Mac so it disappears from the Dock, Launchpad, and Spotlight. A quick step-by-step guide using Cloak.

Updated: 2026-09-10. Source: https://trycloak.app/blog/guides/hide-discord-on-mac/

Hide Discord so it disappears from the Dock, Launchpad, Spotlight and the Applications folder until you bring it back. Four steps, about a minute.

## Hide Discord on Mac, step by step

1. Download Cloak from trycloak.app and open it. Set up Touch ID or a password the first time it asks. There is no account.
2. Click the plus button under Hidden apps, tick Discord, and click Hide.
3. Check the Dock, Launchpad and Spotlight. Discord is gone from all of them.
4. To use Discord again, open Cloak, pass Touch ID, and click Unhide. Hide it again when you are done.

Hiding does not delete anything. Discord and all its data sit inside an encrypted image on your Mac and come back exactly as they were.

## Who this is for

For anyone who shares a Mac with a partner, housemates or kids, or leaves a work laptop open on a desk. If someone else can sit at your Mac, they can read your Discord chats.

## What macOS can't do on its own

macOS cannot hide an app. You can drag Discord off the Dock, but it still shows in Launchpad, in Spotlight and in the Applications folder, and its notifications still show its name. Cloak moves Discord into an encrypted image, so it is gone from all of those places until you bring it back.

## Why hide Discord at all

Locking an app stops people opening it, but the icon and notifications still announce that Discord is on your Mac. Sometimes you want the opposite: for Discord to simply not appear to exist. Discord holds your DMs, private servers, and communities you may not want a coworker or roommate scrolling through over your shoulder.

## Why hiding beats Discord's own settings

Most messaging apps offer at best a screen-lock buried in settings that resets when you reopen the desktop client, and many offer nothing at all on macOS. A Mac-level lock from Cloak sits in front of the app every time it launches and cannot be skipped by simply quitting and reopening it. Hiding goes one step further than locking: instead of showing a locked door, Discord is not visible at all, which is often the more discreet choice on a shared Mac.

## Frequently asked questions

### Does hiding Discord delete it or my data?

No. Hiding only removes Discord from view. The app and all of its data are kept inside an encrypted image on your Mac, and everything returns the moment you unhide it.

### Can someone still find Discord in Finder?

No. Cloak moves Discord into an encrypted image, so it is not in the Applications folder, Launchpad or Spotlight. Without your Touch ID or password the image cannot be opened.

### Will hidden Discord still receive messages or updates in the background?

No. A hidden app is not running, so it cannot show notifications or update itself until you unhide it. Cloak asks Discord to quit before hiding it, so you will not lose unsaved work.

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## Keep reading

[How to lock apps on your Mac](https://trycloak.app/blog/how-to-lock-apps-on-mac/)[How to hide apps on your Mac](https://trycloak.app/blog/how-to-hide-apps-on-mac/)

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