topic Re: Official Flatpak support on Flathub for Linux in Desktop (Linux)

Official Flatpak support on Flathub for Linux

Trinex1 — Sun, 03 May 2026 09:41:39 GMT

Hi everyone,

I’m writing this to urge the development team to reconsider their current Linux distribution strategy. While Spotify is officially available via Snap and .deb packages, the Linux ecosystem has shifted significantly.

Currently, a vast majority of Linux distributions and users (including those on SteamOS/Steam Deck, Fedora, and Arch) prefer Flatpak over Snap. By not providing an official Flatpak version, Spotify is missing out on a huge portion of the Linux user base.

This creates two major issues:

Security & Trust: Since there is no official version, millions of users are forced to download a community-maintained "wrapper" from Flathub. While the community does an excellent job, it remains an unverified third-party source.

Proven Demand:

The unofficial Flatpak on Flathub (linked below) has already reached millions of installs, proving that this is the format Linux users actually want to use. Link to unofficial version: [removed by Mod]

User Experience:

An official Flatpak would ensure better integration with modern desktop environments and provide the sandboxing/security benefits that users expect.

I believe it is time for Spotify to take ownership of the Flatpak build on Flathub. It would simplify installation, improve security, and show that Spotify actually listens to the needs of the Linux community.

What is the current status of this? Can we get an official commitment to verify the Flathub presence?

Re: Official Flatpak support on Flathub for Linux

SugeNeo — Sun, 03 May 2026 08:14:35 GMT

Yes!

Re: Official Flatpak support on Flathub for Linux

Tanguero — Sun, 03 May 2026 12:01:22 GMT

I support this request totally.

Re: Official Flatpak support on Flathub for Linux

Trinex1 — Sun, 03 May 2026 19:53:36 GMT

Hi @Moderators, I've noticed this post was moved to Help, which disabled the voting feature. This is a Feature Request (Idea), not a support ticket. Could you please move it back to the Ideas Exchange so the community can vote on it? Also, the Flathub link was meant as evidence of demand, not as promotion.

Re: Official Flatpak support on Flathub for Linux

fruppnix — Sun, 03 May 2026 21:25:57 GMT

I'd love to see official Flatpak support as well 👍

Re: Official Flatpak support on Flathub for Linux

dedoysorce — Tue, 12 May 2026 12:19:42 GMT

I think this especially needed because the recent trends of immutable distro like SteamOS and Bazzite since they can't just simply install snap to their system.

If spotify want to continue letting the flathub version maintained by 3rd party atleast acknowledge it in the linux download page as one way to install it.

Re: Official Flatpak support on Flathub for Linux

Valentin20031 — Sat, 30 May 2026 17:34:25 GMT

I agree