How to Block Ads on Spotify
Spotify’s free tier is great, but it would be even better without all the ads. While we cannot provide you with all of Spotify’s premium features, such as offline listening to music, for free, we can block these ads for you.
How to Block Spotify Ads in Web Browsers
The Spotify web player works pretty well in all browsers. If you use the service in this way, the browser extension may block ads for you. Most people can use uBlock Origin to block Spotify ads. (It also blocks ads on all other websites.) If you don’t want to block ads across the entire web, try an extension like SpotiAds to limit your ad blocking to Spotify only.
How to Hide Spotify Ads on PC
There are two ways to block all ads with the Spotify app for Windows without paying for Spotify Premium. (Just be aware that these blockers won’t work with the Microsoft Store version of the Spotify app—you’ll have to download the app directly from the Spotify website to be able to use them.)
BlockTheSpot is one of the best ad blockers for Spotify on Windows. Its GitHub page has all the necessary installation instructions, and this app will remove audio, video, and banner ads from the Spotify app. Periodically updates to Spotify can stop ad blocking, but you can simply run the .bat file from the BlockTheSpot folder and it should start working again. If you are looking for an alternative to BlockTheSpot, you can try BurntSushi .
How to Remove Spotify Ads on Mac and Linux
On a Mac, you can use Spotify-Adblock-MacOS to block ads in the app, but this will require you to create a self-signed certificate using the Keychain Access app on your Mac. Install the Spotify app and follow the instructions on the GitHub page before opening the app; alternatively, you can log out of Spotify and follow the instructions to get the ad blocker working.
The next time you open Spotify, the app will ask you to access the folder where you copied the ad blocker. From now on, you can enjoy Spotify without ads and the implementation won’t break even if you update the app.
If you’re using the Spotify app on Linux, you can try Spotify-adblock – just make sure it’s compatible with your Linux distribution before installing it.