Help - Desktop Windows

Desktop: Jam now available

Spotify is bringing Jam to the desktop app! 拾 ️ Now you can start or join a listening party with your friends, family, colleagues, and classmates, with the Spotify desktop app in addition to the mobile app. Although you can listen on your own, Jam in...

MattSuda
Spotify Star
2024-03-14 3:38:28 PM
2024-12-16 1:46:58 PM
Rim4
Gig Goer
76328 Views
79 replies
27 likes

76328 Views
79 replies
27 likes

Desktop: New "Now Playing View" sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new "Now Playing View" sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player to go along with the recently released "Your Library" sidebar. Together, the individually customizable design of these new views provides a richer experience, m...

MattSuda
Spotify Star
2023-06-26 8:42:18 AM
Wednesday
perpends
Casual Listener
90479 Views
287 replies
22 likes

90479 Views
287 replies
22 likes

New Your Library sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new Your Library sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player. The new Your Library sidebar is rolling out to all desktop users now, so you will be seeing it soon if you haven't already. The new Your Library sidebar improves nav...

MattSuda
Spotify Star
2023-04-28 8:08:45 PM
2023-04-29 10:41:16 PM
MattSuda
Spotify Star
6497 Views
1 replies
6 likes

6497 Views
1 replies
6 likes

[Troubleshooting] Windows

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide to help get things working again. What to try first Perform a soft reset (generally rebooting the device will suffice). If that doesn’t help, try a clean reinstall. Be sure to l...

Goodman
Spotify Legend
2013-09-17 11:47:47 AM
147061 Views
0 replies
26 likes
Mac
Windows

147061 Views
0 replies
26 likes

Solved!!Superuser Contribution Black bar obscuring app player, occuring on spotify app

PlanFreeOperating SystemWindows 11(use the spotify app) My Question or IssueHii A black bar obscures the bottom part of the Spotify app it so annoying and it's not showing the songs column fully also the lyrics shows not fully as the older version th...

OOPlayer
Newbie
Plan Free Operating System Windows 11(use the spotify app) My Question or Issue Hii A black bar obscures the bottom part of the Spotify app it so annoying and it's not showing th...
2023-09-12 11:17:32 AM
2023-09-13 9:53:08 AM
Joan
Moderator
4166 Views
1 replies
0 likes

4166 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Solved!!Superuser Contribution spotify cannot load anything or play any songs

PlanPremiumCountryEnglandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuei can open the app and access settings, but that's literally about it. i can't play songs, i can't open playlists, i can't check my profile and i cannot even see my playl...

adam1136912
Regular
Plan Premium Country England Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue i can open the app and access settings, but that's literally about it. i can't play songs, i c...
2023-08-20 4:23:39 PM
2023-09-13 8:21:42 AM
adam1136912
Regular
1291 Views
13 replies
3 likes

1291 Views
13 replies
3 likes

Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Your Library] Liked songs sorted by genre

Hello!If you're like me, you "Like" to listen to various genres, but sometimes don't want to mix them all. Now I know this is similar to a post from 2014, but I'm wondering if the contents of the "Liked" songs can be sorted into genres. I would prefe...

adrigram
Newbie
Hello! If you're like me, you "Like" to listen to various genres, but sometimes don't want to mix them all. Now I know this is similar to a post from 2014, but I'm wondering if the contents of the...
2020-04-11 3:46:24 PM
2023-09-12 5:59:31 AM
howaboutno
Newbie
2654 Views
5 replies
15 likes
Desktop
Your Library

2654 Views
5 replies
15 likes

Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify crashing on startup without an error message (Windows 10).

I'm not sure why, but Spotify keeps crashing on me as I try to run it on my PC. There are no error messages to tell me what the problem is, so I have no idea what to do to fix it. I've tried clearing my temporary files in Windows 10's settings, but t...

duckman1981
Casual Listener
I'm not sure why, but Spotify keeps crashing on me as I try to run it on my PC. There are no error messages to tell me what the problem is, so I have no idea what to do to fix it. I've tr...
2023-09-11 1:42:54 AM
2023-09-11 3:14:15 PM
duckman1981
Casual Listener
440 Views
2 replies
0 likes

440 Views
2 replies
0 likes

Superuser Contribution Where to find total playlist length on desktop

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

dandre0162
Visitor
Plan Free/Premium Country Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
2019-08-28 10:51:42 AM
2023-09-11 1:09:59 PM
Yordan
Moderator
5338 Views
9 replies
0 likes

5338 Views
9 replies
0 likes

Solved!!Superuser Contribution Add to Queue button Missing now

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI recently have seen that I can no longer add songs to my queue. It works on mobile still but I do not know how to add them to queue any more. The button is not in the ri...

BITEPEOPLE
Regular
Plan Premium Country US Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I recently have seen that I can no longer add songs to my queue. It works on mobile st...
2021-12-18 4:00:51 AM
2023-09-11 12:55:15 PM
Joan
Moderator
10434 Views
16 replies
0 likes

10434 Views
16 replies
0 likes

Superuser Contribution how to add friends to spotify without facebook and username

I have tried to search up spotify:user:username however, all i can do is follow that person. i don't get the "add person" button. i want to know what the person is listening to, and i can only do that by adding them to my friends list. i have done it...

New user
Visitor
I have tried to search up spotify:user:username however, all i can do is follow that person. i don't get the "add person" button. i want to know what the person is listening to, and i can only do tha...
2023-09-10 12:39:47 PM
2023-09-11 11:31:36 AM
Yordan
Moderator
6571 Views
1 replies
0 likes

6571 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Desktop app and web player

My dear friends at Spotify, I've been a devoted Spotify user for more than a decade, from the days of invitation-only access, and it remains, in my view, the finest music streaming service available. However, I'd like to share some (hopefully) constr...

angelina0236
Casual Listener
My dear friends at Spotify, I've been a devoted Spotify user for more than a decade, from the days of invitation-only access, and it remains, in my view, the finest music streaming service a...
2023-09-10 3:33:21 AM
672 Views
0 replies
0 likes

672 Views
0 replies
0 likes

Superuser Contribution Audio cutting out midplay

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceDell Laptop / ASUS LaptopOperating SystemWindows 7 / Windows 10 My Question or IssueI've been running into an issue where suddenly the audio for Spotify just seems to cut-out. No warning, no indication, no specific time-laps...

jaredgrimes1192
Visitor
Plan Premium Country US Device Dell Laptop / ASUS Laptop Operating System Windows 7 / Windows 10 My Question or Issue I've been running into an issue where suddenly the audio...
2019-10-14 7:56:59 PM
2023-09-08 1:15:45 PM
MihailY
Moderator
10432 Views
14 replies
3 likes

10432 Views
14 replies
3 likes

Superuser Contribution move songs from iphone to PC

I have songs in an iPhone downloaded library. I want them to appear in my PC library, too. How do I accomplish this?Thanks

llo9999
Newbie
I have songs in an iPhone downloaded library. I want them to appear in my PC library, too. How do I accomplish this? Thanks
2023-09-06 7:03:00 PM
2023-09-07 12:22:29 PM
Yordan
Moderator
1055 Views
1 replies
0 likes

1055 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Superuser Contribution spotify not getting the blue dot wheh i open it

i don't have any detail to put down

New user
Visitor
i don't have any detail to put down
2023-09-05 6:12:19 AM
2023-09-05 6:27:21 PM
Eni
Moderator
310 Views
1 replies
0 likes

310 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Solved!!Superuser Contribution Back button on an album needs two clicks to work

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceDesktop, Web UIOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen navigating to any album for instance from artist page, clicking the "go back" button won't work on the first time (it does nothing). It only works when presse...

jakestyles
Regular
Plan Premium Country Device Desktop, Web UI Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue When navigating to any album for instance from artist page, clicking the "go back"...
2023-07-13 11:11:34 AM
2023-09-05 2:19:34 PM
jakestyles
Regular
2123 Views
27 replies
8 likes
Album page

2123 Views
27 replies
8 likes

Superuser Contribution Pressing the Shift, Control, or Alt Keys Restarts the Song/Plays the Previous Song

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueWhenever I press the Shift, Control, or Alt keys Spotify either restarts the currently playing song or plays the previous song if it's already at the beginning. This...

alexmorain98
Visitor
Plan Premium Country United States Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Whenever I press the Shift, Control, or Alt keys Spotify either restarts the currently playing s...
2020-05-16 5:57:58 AM
2023-09-04 1:52:07 AM
cohub77
Visitor
1398 Views
6 replies
4 likes

1398 Views
6 replies
4 likes

Superuser Contribution Search changes next from queue

as a preface I have premium and use Spotify on windows and android. this is not an issue on android, when I search for a song on my playlist and play it the next from section at the bottom of the queue is no longer my playlist, only the search result...

Conclavice
Newbie
as a preface I have premium and use Spotify on windows and android. this is not an issue on android, when I search for a song on my playlist and play it the next from section at the bottom of the que...
2023-09-02 10:56:47 PM
2023-09-03 3:42:33 PM
Yordan
Moderator
386 Views
1 replies
0 likes

386 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Solved!!Superuser Contribution New Releases / What's New not shown on Windows app

Dear folks,for some time I can't find the "What's new" icon (that fancy bell) on the Windows app. I can not easily get to what the artist I follow has released. I hardly ever use the Android app (where I can find that bell) because I am a more comput...

LitusMayol
Newbie
Dear folks, for some time I can't find the "What's new" icon (that fancy bell) on the Windows app. I can not easily get to what the artist I follow has released. I hardly ever use the...
2022-03-29 10:18:00 AM
2023-09-02 2:33:57 PM
Bryneth
Music Fan
1687 Views
5 replies
3 likes
feed
What's new
Windows

1687 Views
5 replies
3 likes

Impossible to connect to server

PlanFreeCountryItalyDeviceWeb browser (Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge)Operating SystemWindows 10, 64 bitMy Question or IssueHi,first I apologize for my english.I haven't been able to use the web player on PC for a few days, I get the following er...

Velikov
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country Italy Device Web browser (Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge) Operating System Windows 10, 64 bit My Question or Issue Hi, first I apologize for my english. I haven't bee...
2023-08-31 12:14:24 PM
2023-08-31 8:45:08 PM
Velikov
Casual Listener
367 Views
2 replies
0 likes

367 Views
2 replies
0 likes

Loging in to spotify on my laptop

I bought a new battery for my laptop and now I can't login to spotify on my laptop. It keeps saying my information is in correct and I even reset my password.

Ethel67
Visitor
I bought a new battery for my laptop and now I can't login to spotify on my laptop. It keeps saying my information is in correct and I even reset my password.
2023-08-28 1:16:57 AM
2023-08-31 7:03:22 PM
Maxim
Spotify Star
301 Views
1 replies
0 likes

301 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Superuser Contribution Podcast Episodes list Outdated

PlanPremium DevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11My Question or IssuePodcast episode lists remain "stuck" in early January. This happens i.e. for:Bill Simmons Podcast (last available episode January 9th 2023)Song Exploder (December 2022)Smartless (Janua...

skitsasm
Newbie
Plan Premium Device PC Operating System Windows 11 My Question or Issue Podcast episode lists remain "stuck" in early January. This happens i.e. for: Bill Simmons Podcast (last availa...
2023-08-30 11:54:31 AM
2023-08-30 8:09:24 PM
Eni
Moderator
205 Views
1 replies
0 likes

205 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Superuser Contribution Can't repeat one song anymore

Whenever I try to repeat one song, it just swaps back and forth between repeat playlist and no repeat. It used to have three options with one being repeat one.

t-3ic1h90_iri
Newbie
Whenever I try to repeat one song, it just swaps back and forth between repeat playlist and no repeat. It used to have three options with one being repeat one.
2023-08-30 7:18:50 AM
2023-08-30 4:22:22 PM
Joan
Moderator
245 Views
1 replies
0 likes

245 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Superuser Contribution Unsynced lyrics scroll upp in fullscreen

PlanPremiumCountryIcelandDeviceLenevo laptop yoga slim 7Operating Systemwindows 11 pro My Question or IssueI had spotify on fullscreen and wanted to see the lyrics. They turned out to not have been synced yet which is fine, but it auto scrolled up. T...

Sigridur05
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Iceland Device Lenevo laptop yoga slim 7 Operating System windows 11 pro My Question or Issue I had spotify on fullscreen and wanted to see the lyrics. They turn...
2023-08-29 12:23:19 AM
2023-08-30 3:58:14 PM
Joan
Moderator
228 Views
1 replies
0 likes

228 Views
1 replies
0 likes

Spotify Community

Help categories

Account & Payment

Using Spotify

Listen Everywhere

Desktop (Windows)

Forum Posts