topic Re: Remove (new?) sidebar in Your Library

Remove (new?) sidebar

1149737717 — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 12:26:54 GMT

Firstly, sorry if this is in the wrong section, I couldn't really fit it in any of the existing categories.

So since a couple of days/weeks, my Spotify has some sort of new activity window on the right side, with some stuff that I don't necessarily need to know. The problem is, it opens that window by default when I click a new song, which closes my playlist window on the left. I would much rather have my playlists on the left open by default and keep the stuff on the right, which I'm not interested in, closed at all times.

Does anyone know if there is a setting that I overlooked, that allow me to disable the right sidebar window? If not, I am going to have to downgrade, but I would prefer a better solution.

Thanks in advance!

Plan

Premium

Country

Device

PC (Windows 10)

Re: Remove (new?) sidebar

kaworu_bloodpaw — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 13:55:21 GMT

Hey @1149737717

Spotify is currently testing a new Desktop UI. This change will be rolled out slowly to users as it is tested, and eventually released.

You can leave feedback on these changes here.

I found this post on how to get the new sidebar to be more similar to the old one. I hope some of these steps will prove useful to you.

There's also another similar thread here.

From what I've seen, Spotify should remember your current layout and apply it every time. Please restart Spotify by going to File > Exit (or Control + Shift + Q) and then reopen Spotify.

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Re: Remove (new?) sidebar

BINARYGOD — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 07:09:30 GMT

I feel the opposite, I clicked it closed, and later wanted it open, but there is no way to bring it back and reinstalling the app didn't work.

Re: Remove (new?) sidebar

elagabalus — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 15:37:52 GMT

Try toggling: Settings->Display->Show the now-playing panel on click of play

Re: Remove (new?) sidebar

BINARYGOD — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 16:05:46 GMT

There is no such option on desktop for me, only the announcement, desktop overlay, and see friends playing settings.

Re: Remove (new?) sidebar

MattBelka — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 12:42:13 GMT

worked for me, thanks!

Re: Remove (new?) sidebar

jogvanv — Sun, 25 Jun 2023 09:01:35 GMT

Is it possible to permanently disable the new side panel? It re-appears for every playlist or new band.

Re: Remove (new?) sidebar

tcroghan — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 19:05:32 GMT

awesome, hope it sticks -- thank you 😀

Re: Remove (new?) sidebar

1149737717 — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 13:21:04 GMT

Wasn't an option when I originally posted this, but it's under edit > preferences > display for me now.

Re: Remove (new?) sidebar

d4n1b — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 09:33:27 GMT

Thanks!—that bar is SO annoying!

How to hide new right side panel

zabbatheartist — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 16:14:02 GMT

Plan

Premium

Country

South Africa

Device

Desktop

Operating System

Windows 10

My Question or Issue

How do i hide this right side panel? It's super annoying and only gets in the way. It makes using the app a considerably worse experience.

I NEVER used this panel before and now its permanently getting in the way.

Re: Remove (new?) sidebar

I_love_Apple_Music — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:49:30 GMT

It keeps reappearing on Spotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.2.84.476.ga1ff6607 despite setting "Show the now playing panel on click of play" (is this proper English?) to off. It would be really cool if that right hand side panel could be completely nuked somehow. I didn't ask for it, and I'm running Spotify on a portrait monitor, so I need the horizontal space.