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Playing your own audio files

Play a file from Discord or a file host, and which file types are supported.


eara can play your own audio files. Instead of attaching the file to the command, you give a direct link to it.

Option 1: upload the file to Discord

  1. Send the file in any Discord channel.
    • On desktop, click + next to the message box and choose Upload a File, or drag the file into the app. Then send it.
    • On mobile, tap + next to the message box, choose Files, then select your file and send it.
  2. Copy the file's link.
    • On desktop, right-click the blue file name and choose Copy Link.
    • On mobile, press and hold the file name and tap Copy Media Link.
  3. Run .
Upload the file, right-click its name, choose Copy Link, then paste the link into /play.

Discord file links expire after about 24 hours. That's how Discord works, and we can't change it. When a link expires, copy it again. Many people keep a channel with their favourite files and copy a fresh link each time.

Option 2: use a file host

eara supports catbox.moe and litterbox, which deletes files after a short time. Upload your file to either one, then run .

catbox links don't expire like Discord links, so use catbox for files you play often.

We add file hosts from time to time. If yours doesn't work, ask in our Discord server.

Supported file types

Audio formats:

  • AAC, ALAC, FLAC, MP3, Opus, Vorbis

Containers:

  • AIFF, CAF, MP4, MKV/WEBM, OGG, WAV

Why can't I attach the file to the command?

Discord deletes files attached to commands after a short time, so the song would stop partway through the queue. Links are more reliable, so eara uses them instead.

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