How to use Midjourney: Sign up process, prompts, and more

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AI art generators are incredibly popular right now since they can generate detailed art after being given a written prompt. The prompt can be as long or as short as you’d like, but the more information a program has to go off of the more likely it is to create anything you imagine. Crazy right?

While there are several of these programs out there likeBing Image CreatorandDALL-E 2by OpenAI, Midjourney is one of the most popular since it can work with a lot of different styles and offers a free trial. However, it can be tricky to use if you aren’t already familiar with Discord, the social chat program that hosts it. No worries. Here’s how to set up Midjourney on Discord and how to use it.

Note:AI-art generators like Midjourney were trained by being fed actual artists' work without their permission. Because of this, some artists are suing AI art generator companies for stealing their work. You should keep this in mind when using Midjourney and note that rules regarding these programs might change in the future.

How to get started with Midjourney on Discord

NOTE:Midjourney has canceled its free access after several viral deepfakes were made using the software. At this point, it’s unclear if free access will ever come back.

Midjourney can only be used within Discord, the popular social messaging and video call software. This means that you must have a Discord account before you can use Midjourney. Make a free Discord account now if you don’t already have one. It can be used on yourdesktop computeror your phone.

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In order to use Midjourney, you must have a Discord account. You can download and create a Discord account for free. This is a social messaging platform that allows users to share files, media, and even take video calls.

Now that you have your free Discord account, you can continue on to the following steps to learn how to use Midjourney:

You can continue to create prompts and get AI-generated art back for as long as the Beta trial is available to you. Note that if Midjourney is experiencing high volumes of users the free trial will not be available until demand calms down.

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How to sign up for a Midjourney subscription

You’ll have limited access to Midjourney’s features unless you decide to actually pay for a subscription. There are three Midjourney subscription plans: A basic plan at $8 per month, a Standard Plan at $24 per month, or a Pro Plan at $48 per month when billed yearly. As you’d expect, the more you pay the more features you get. Here’s how to get your subscription.

With a subscription, you’ll have priority access to Midjourney over trial users and can have additional perks depending on what plan you chose. Have fun putting whatever prompts you can think of into the AI art generator and tweaking things to get everything just right.

Generating detailed art in seconds

As long as you include plenty of detail in your written prompt Midjourney should be able to pump out something like what you want. You might need to reword yourself or find more descriptive words to type. Look around at other users' prompts to get a better idea of what to type. Really, the possibilities are as endless as your imagination and your ability to describe things.

Since there are several well-founded lawsuits filed against AI-art generator companies, including Midjourney, it’s hard to say what the rules surrounding AI-art generation will be in the next few years. At any rate, it’s good to think about what the ethical implications are of using software that was fed artwork without the artists' permission.

Self-professed gaming geek, Rebecca Spear, is one of Windows Central’s editors and reviewers with a focus on gaming handhelds, PC gaming, and laptops. When she isn’t checking out the latest games on Xbox Game Pass, PC, ROG Ally, or Steam Deck; she can be found digital drawing with a Wacom tablet. She’s written thousands of articles with everything from editorials, reviews, previews, features, previews, and hardware reviews over the last few years. If you need information about anything gaming-related, her articles can help you out. She also loves testing game accessories and any new tech on the market. You can follow her@rrspearon X (formerly Twitter).