Linux Desktop Client Missing Lossless Audio Support

[jesse1231]

Hi Spotify Team,

I'm excited to see that lossless audio has finally started rolling out to Premium subscribers! However, I've noticed that the Linux desktop client appears to be missing this highly anticipated feature.

According to the September 10, 2025 announcement, lossless streaming is available on "mobile, desktop, and tablet" - but when I check my Linux Spotify client settings, there's no option to enable lossless quality under Media Quality settings. The highest available option is still "Very High" rather than the new "Lossless" setting mentioned in the announcement.

As a Linux user and Premium subscriber, I'd really appreciate having feature parity with other desktop platforms. Many Linux users are audiophiles who would greatly benefit from 24-bit/44.1 kHz FLAC streaming, especially since we often have high-quality audio setups.

Could you please confirm:

1. Is lossless support planned for the Linux desktop client?
2. If so, what's the expected timeline for this feature?
3. Are there any technical limitations preventing lossless on Linux specifically?

I understand the feature is rolling out gradually, but it would be great to know that Linux users aren't being left behind on this major Premium feature enhancement.

Thanks for your time and for continuing to improve Spotify!

[dbuttazzo]

Uhm, after almost one month with lossless audio, I cannot see lossless option anymore on Linux client. That option seems disappeared to me ‌😫‌

[bevvare]

Same over here. Something to do with the ongoing Cloudflare outage, perhaps?

[bevvare]

Update: I've lost lossless on the flatpak version 1.2.63, but now I've installed via Debian apt repo (testing branch), version 1.2.74 and lossless seems to be back.

[Bamm750]

Had lossless in Arch Linux, using another distro and no lossless again.
iPad and my phone, sure, but for some reason Linux won't be "blessed"—probably not paid enough /s

[frodoid]

Just double-checked and it turns out my Spotify client also no longer has the lossless option. Not sure when it got lost. I'm on Fedora 43, spotify version: 1.2.63.394-1.fc43 via lpf-spotify rpmfusion

[gietece]

hi, same here on my endpoint (terminal Dell Wyse 3040 + debian13 + official spotify client, without gui)
however on my laptop fedora 43, Spotify flatpak - there is lossless option

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on fedora also no lossless anymore.

[Guahan1111]

Same here. No more lossless all of a sudden 😩

[pavakpaul]

I just resubscribed to Spotify because they introduced lossless in my region. Just after a few days, it's gone from my Linux client. I think I'll cancel my subscription again if it doesn't come back in the current cycle! I've tried both the latest stable and candidate versions (1.2.63.394.g126b0d89, 1.2.74.477.g3be53afe).

[volker2025]

I had Lowless and Linux Mint for about a month, but now the function is gone again 😞

[dbuttazzo]

Today I upgraded Spotify client from stable repository, version 1.2.74.477 and lossless is available again! Thanks Spotify !

[frodoid]

uninstalled the rpm, reinstalled Spotify via snap and the lossless option is back:

the version installed is 1.2.74.477.g3be53afe

[volker2025]

many thy its running

[gietece]

the debian package is available for update in the repository and there is a lossless option available + a few new ones, thanks Spotify! 🙂

[DJRoland]

Just got an update for my linux mint spotify client. Now i have lossless. Thanks.

[Bamm750]

Just an update: Running KDE Neon with bit-perfect signal chain. Lossless just sorta was available after an update.
Sounds so much more crispy and with smoother, fuller bass. Pretty sure it's not my imagination.
iLoud Precision 5's on a MOTU M2 and a Shiit EQ with sub-woofer... ngl, pretty sublime

[cleaver]

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[fdniko]

my snap got updated to 1.2.74.477.g3be53afe and lossless sounds noticeably better! thanks a bunch Spotify!

[jqbbibgm1ytnb2ivtaji]

Just a footnote on lossless. I updated my Flatpak on Manjaro to 1.2.74 and the lossless option disappeared ! It set my quality to 'Automatic', with 'Very High' being the last option on the drop-down. The fix for me was to clear the cache, then restart the PC. After restarting I went into Spotify and played a track (it was still set to 'Very High'). I then stopped the track and closed Spotify, on opening it again the 'Lossless' option was back. I also noticed that each option on the list now has a description associated with it (see the attached screen shot). Hope this helps someone. I was very angry at the thought of my lovely lossless being taken away😰

[jqbbibgm1ytnb2ivtaji]

Oh and btw, I thought I might share how I set up my audio so that others will be able to enjoy the excellent Streaming on Spotify (apologies to those who have already done this). (I am assuming you use pipewire for audio in this)

First copy the files pipewire.conf and pipewire-pulse.conf from /usr/share/pipewire/ to ~/.config/pipewire/.

Edit the file new file ~/.config/pipewire/pipewire.conf (using a text editor).

Search for the setting #resample.quality = 4, then remove the # symbol and set the value to 10 (the new line should be resample.quality = 10). Now save the edited file.

Next edit the new file ~/.config/pipewire/pipewire-pulse.conf (using a text editor)

Search for the setting #default.clock.rate = 48000. 

Change this to default.clock.rate =  ?????.

Replace ????? with your DAC's highest sample rate in hz  (1khz = 1000 hz so you add 3 zeros) eg 44.1khz becomes 44100. I have a DAC that can accept 768 khz at 32 bit, so my value reads default.clock.rate = 768000. Just below this value you have a setting for default.clock.allowed-rates. Change this to be default.clock.allowed-rates = [?????] (where ????? is the value you just used in the previous setting). Then save the file and restart your computer. You should now have the very best streaming device there is connected to your DAC. 😉

You can check what is going on by using the utility pw-top in your terminal (when spotify is running). It should look something like this ...

If you get into trouble or get curious you can google any of the filenames or setting names to get more information. I am on Manjaro so what I have done should be Ok for any Arch based distro. 

 

[gietece]

Nice, I use SMSL M500 with this cfg:

; Force 44.1 kHz sample rate to match Spotify native stream rate
default-sample-rate = 44100

; 32-bit sample format (matches Spotify output, optimal for DAC)
default-sample-format = s32le

; Use 'copy' resampler to avoid any conversion if possible
resample-method = copy

; Prevent automatic resampling
avoid-resampling = yes

; Disable flat software volumes for full-scale (bit-perfect) output
flat-volumes = no

; Disable remixing (e.g., 5.1 → stereo)
enable-remixing = no

; Enable realtime scheduling for low latency
realtime-scheduling = yes
realtime-priority = 5

; Disable features that may alter signal
enable-deferred-volume = no