topic Re: No gapless playback? in Desktop (Windows)

No gapless playback?

randomtime — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 16:03:40 GMT

When listening to an album on desktop, there's an annoying half second skip - this doesn't seem to affect mobile.

This is really jarring on some albums that are designed for one song to lead into another. A quick google suggests that Spotify supports it, is there a setting I need to change?

Re: No gapless playback?

Steph_B — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 15:35:40 GMT

Hey there!

Gapless playback is on by default on the app.

You can also use the crossfade option to ensure a more seamless transition between tracks.

We hope this helps 🙂

Re: No gapless playback?

randomtime — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 16:37:36 GMT

Is this planned to be implemented on the desktop version?

Re: No gapless playback?

Steph_B — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 17:02:49 GMT

Sorry for the confusion.

Gapless is on by default on the desktop version.

We hope this clears things up.

Re: No gapless playback?

camaxide — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 18:24:17 GMT

What setting may breake this? I run with crossfade set off, and have also tried with crossfade set to 0 seconds- but both gives me a gap when playing back on windows 10 desktop version - newest version.

Re: No gapless playback?

hanneswurst — Sun, 19 Mar 2017 12:51:26 GMT

Same here... played Vaudeville Villain (Victor Vaughn) and it's not gapless (small gap, maybe 300ms, at the start of every track). But most other albums on spotify play gapless.

Re: No gapless playback?

JWDH — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 22:13:47 GMT

I too am having this problem recently. On Mac desktop app, albums are not playing gapless. On mobile app (iPhone), there is no issue.

Re: No gapless playback?

pdfeely — Sat, 24 Jun 2017 02:40:14 GMT

I've just noticed this problem which I cant recall having before

Gapless is not working on desktop or via Chrome Cast to Stereo

Gapless is working on the Android phone or Tablet directly.

Re: No gapless playback?

pdfeely — Sat, 24 Jun 2017 08:02:50 GMT

Ok - this is weird

Fixed it earlier today (On the PC, not on Chromecast) by upgrading spotify, and now it is back

Re: No gapless playback?

scuffletough — Sat, 15 Jul 2017 21:17:20 GMT

Using version 1.0.59.395.ge6ca9946 there is no option of "gapless" in the Spotify desktop app on Windows 10.

And it clearly is not "on" by default. For example when istening to "Equinoxe" by Jean-Michel Jarre the gaps are pretty annoying. There are not supposed to be any gaps but there are, e.g. between track 3 and 4.

Looks as if "gapless" fell off the plate along the way. Any chance to make this work again?

Re: No gapless playback?

maniamaster — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 08:09:59 GMT

Same problem here.

Desktop app does not have gapless playback, mobile works fine.

Please fix this.

Re: No gapless playback?

user-removed — Tue, 28 Nov 2017 22:05:04 GMT

I'm running Spotify on Mac OS X version 1.0.68.407. There is no gapless playback option-nor does the application do gapless by default.

However, if I turn crossfade on and set it to 0, it does gapless. A gapless option would be more intuitive, but I guess this works.

Re: No gapless playback?

benomatis — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 15:47:25 GMT

Having the same on the latest mac app (macOS 10.13.2, Spotify desktop app version 1.0.70.388.g8e1ed5af). Crossfade with 0 seconds does resolve the issue, but it's not really the same, so quite confusing, to be honest.

Re: No gapless playback?

mxfh — Sat, 06 Jan 2018 01:13:39 GMT

Would like to know too, in the windows desktop version it's called now Crossfade songs in the advanced playback options. At 0 seconds it seems to work as intended. Not just concept albums, even listening to stand up comedy off all things.

Actual added artificial gaps only seem to happen with shuffle on and crossfade off.

On CDs the audiotrack was in fact just one continuous data stream, and tracks were mere cue points.

Gapless playback, if not exactly 0, is messing with the track length as normalization is messing with the intended relative volume in works that were mastered as one.

Re: No gapless playback?

marcley93 — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 05:14:56 GMT

I have a MacBook and had the same problem. Turning on Crossfade and setting it to zero (0) works!

Re: No gapless playback?

user-removed — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 09:56:25 GMT

Love how the e-representative lowered self to type in a few careless answers to this issue then patenjtly lost interest. It's a query about MUSIC and ALBUMS: how these short term internet revenue models stay afloat... and they can't be bothered to even type something that LOOKS like they're concerned.

Re: No gapless playback?

user-removed — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 09:58:44 GMT

Shouldn't BE a problem though... albums are organic, and an artform that has existed for decades. Some have songs that flow into each other, as part of a holistic statement. This (vvvv short term) company just sees songs as chunks of internet data.

Re: No gapless playback?

maniamaster — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 10:00:04 GMT

Hey, the issue is fixed for me. It was a problem with the local files. I thought I had disabled the option to search for my own music on my computer but it was set to searching through the downloads folder. Disabling this setting forced spotify to stream everything and gapless works.

Re: No gapless playback?

Osss2021 — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 00:24:19 GMT

The same problem, it's really annoying and crossfade isn't the same than gapless. Very angry about that.

Re: No gapless playback?

modiX91 — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 19:18:58 GMT

Apart from constantly removing features and making the UI worse they can't even get things right**bleep** company that is held at its knees by the record labels. We should've never signed up and build up our various playlists. Owning the physical record was the best thing we had.