Announcements

Help Wizard

Step 1

NEXT STEP

Desktop (Windows)

Discuss Spotify for Windows

Start a topic

Windows Troubleshooting Guide

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide of general troubleshooting steps known to resolve a multitude of issues. Basic Troubleshooting: Restart the Spotify app as well as your PC. Make sure both the app and Windows ar...

Moderator

2448 Views

0 replies

4 likes

  • 2448 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 4 likes

Solved!! 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...

Spotify Star

liliabern

Casual Listener

155660 Views

83 replies

27 likes

  • 155660 Views
  • 83 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...

Spotify Star

adrienpastel

Newbie

150426 Views

295 replies

22 likes

  • 150426 Views
  • 295 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...

Spotify Star

MattSuda

Spotify Star

11508 Views

1 replies

6 likes

  • 11508 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 6 likes

Superuser Contribution Windows App can't play songs from search, only from playlists.

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueWindows app can only play a song if it is in a playlist or liked songs, not from the search. Trying to play a song from the search that is not in a playlist will j...

Casual Listener

Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Windows app can only play a song if it is in a playlist or liked songs, not from the se...

Timothy25

Newbie

1778 Views

6 replies

2 likes

  • 1778 Views
  • 6 replies
  • 2 likes

Superuser Contribution Spotify Windows 10 song will stop but the seekbar continues

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10VersionSpotify for Windows1.1.91.824.g07f1e963 My Question or IssueSometimes, randomly, the song I'm listening to will stop playing, but the seekbar continues playing. The only way I can fi...

Casual Listener

Plan Premium Country Australia Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Version Spotify for Windows 1.1.91.824.g07f1e963   My Question or Issue Sometimes, randomly, the song I'm listen...

Dian

Spotify Legend

494 Views

3 replies

0 likes

  • 494 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 0 likes

Superuser Contribution Lyrics not appearing

PlanPremiumCountrySpain DeviceDesktop and mobile Operating SystemAndroid and Windows 11 My Question or IssueHi, since a few days, I'm not longer able to see the lyrics on the songs that I'm reproducing. Can you help me to get it back? Kind RegardsKas

Newbie

Plan Premium Country Spain   Device Desktop and mobile   Operating System Android and Windows 11   My Question or Issue Hi, since a few days, I'm not longer able to see the...

Alex

Spotify Legend

555 Views

3 replies

1 likes

  • 555 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 1 likes

Superuser Contribution Spotify on iOS connects to web player but not desktop app

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceIphone 13 and PCOperating System(iOS 15.5 and Windows 10) My question or issueFor the past few weeks my desktop Spotify app has not been able to connect to the app on my phone. I thought it was a Wi-Fi or connection relat...

Casual Listener

Plan Premium Country Spain Device Iphone 13 and PC Operating System (iOS 15.5 and Windows 10)   My question or issue For the past few weeks my desktop Spotify app has not been able to ...

Eni

Moderator

1033 Views

5 replies

0 likes

  • 1033 Views
  • 5 replies
  • 0 likes

Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify randomly shuts off

When playing music and leaving it for a few minutes or so, the app just crashes itself and turns off. Sometimes it will finish a song or 2 before crashing, other times it will crash in the middle of 1 song. Either way, it has been getting really trou...

Regular

When playing music and leaving it for a few minutes or so, the app just crashes itself and turns off. Sometimes it will finish a song or 2 before crashing, other times it will crash in the middle of ...

jameelj

Newbie

12138 Views

8 replies

0 likes

  • 12138 Views
  • 8 replies
  • 0 likes

Superuser Contribution The application is not responding

Spotify gets unresponsive -> You close it. Try to reopen it and you get a message box with "The Application is not responding". Only works again if you go to task manager and kill any process that's related to Spotify. This has been reported before b...

Visitor

Spotify gets unresponsive -> You close it. Try to reopen it and you get a message box with "The Application is not responding". Only works again if you go to task manager and kill any process that...

Jaxinokobla

Newbie

9636 Views

23 replies

3 likes

  • 9636 Views
  • 23 replies
  • 3 likes

Superuser Contribution Spotify works differently on my two computers

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceHP laptop and gaming pcOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI hav downloaded spotify on both my computers, but the one on my laptop works better. I can change what order to play the songs (latest added, date, l...

Newbie

  Plan Premium Country Norway Device HP laptop and gaming pc Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I hav downloaded spotify on both my computers, but the one on my l...

Vasil

Moderator

581 Views

1 replies

0 likes

  • 581 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

Solved!!Superuser Contribution fonts after 1.1.91.824.g07f1e963 update

PlanFreeCountryTurkeyDeviceAn 2012 before asus something laptopOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or IssueI just updated to 1.1.91.824.g07f1e963 update and fonts look so odd i mean theyre nice but they have so much space between song name-artist ...

Roadie

Plan Free Country Turkey Device An 2012 before asus something laptop Operating System windows 10   My Question or Issue I just updated to 1.1.91.824.g07f1e963 update and fonts loo...

unclerk

Roadie

1199 Views

5 replies

1 likes

  • 1199 Views
  • 5 replies
  • 1 likes

Superuser Contribution Cannot play album on repeat

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceWindows 10 desktop app, from the storeOperating SystemWindows 10, fully updated My Question or IssueI often listen to albums, and often when I do, I want the album to play on repeat. However, some time ago the album repeat fu...

Casual Listener

Plan Premium Country   Device Windows 10 desktop app, from the store Operating System Windows 10, fully updated   My Question or Issue I often listen to albums, and often when I d...

MihailY

Moderator

12233 Views

3 replies

1 likes

  • 12233 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 1 likes

Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Browse] Readable discography list

The current discography view is totally unreadable or maybe broken in the Desktop (Windows) app.See picture below.I can't ready any of the album titles or have any clue as to which one I'm looking for.Selecting the List view is not an option because ...

Newbie

The current discography view is totally unreadable or maybe broken in the Desktop (Windows) app. See picture below. I can't ready any of the album titles or have any clue as to which one I'm lookin...

OscarDC

Moderator

497 Views

1 replies

0 likes

Browse
Desktop
  • 497 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

Superuser Contribution Spotify on Raspberry Pi with Moode Audio

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDevice Operating System Android 12, Windows 11 My Question or IssueI play Spotify on my Raspberry Pi 4 using Moode Audio. I have Spotify Connect integrated in Moode Audio, so I can click "Play on other device" on the bott...

Regular

Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device   Operating System  Android 12, Windows 11   My Question or Issue I play Spotify on my Raspberry Pi 4 using Moode Audio. I have S...

Double_Dutch

Casual Listener

36982 Views

23 replies

1 likes

  • 36982 Views
  • 23 replies
  • 1 likes

Queue List and 'Add to Queue' disappears when ad crashes

PlanFreeCountryHawaii, USADeviceLenovo Legion S7 15ACH6Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSometimes an ad would freeze and I'm forced to close the app. When I re-open Spotify, my queue list and the 'Add to queue' option disappears. I'm fo...

Newbie

Plan Free Country Hawaii, USA Device Lenovo Legion S7 15ACH6 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Sometimes an ad would freeze and I'm forced to close the app. When I re-...

Loxer

Community Legend

477 Views

1 replies

0 likes

  • 477 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

Windows & Android currently playing different songs at the same time

My Question or IssueHi, I have been trying to fix this issue myself, but there is absolutely no way. I have tried everything I have found online, and I'm literally incapable of making this right again. As of now, this very moment, with the same accou...

Newbie

My Question or Issue Hi, I have been trying to fix this issue myself, but there is absolutely no way. I have tried everything I have found online, and I'm literally incapable of making this right ag...

Loxer

Community Legend

363 Views

1 replies

0 likes

  • 363 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

Superuser Contribution when playing spotify on my amplifier (onkyo TX-8130), it pauses

Country: The NetherlandsSpotify Premium Device: Onkyo TX-8130Suddenly, spotify doesn't play anymore on my Onkyo TX-8130 amplifier. On the display, it showes the song that is played (as on my other devices), but there is no sound. The time indicator d...

Casual Listener

  Country: The Netherlands Spotify Premium   Device: Onkyo TX-8130 Suddenly, spotify doesn't play anymore on my Onkyo TX-8130 amplifier. On the display, it showes the song that is play...

119931452

Casual Listener

1316 Views

7 replies

1 likes

  • 1316 Views
  • 7 replies
  • 1 likes

When playing e.g. Daily or Genre Mix and Chromecast it to tv, it repeats the song as next

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDevice(PC, Android) My Question or IssueI will try my best to explain my issue as best as I can, but I have an issue at the moment is that when I Chromecast a Daily Mix or Genre-Mix, it somehow just plays the same song...

Casual Listener

  Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device (PC, Android)   My Question or Issue I will try my best to explain my issue as best as I can, but I have an issue at the moment is that...

312 Views

0 replies

0 likes

Playlists
  • 312 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

Superuser Contribution Spotify can't play this file right now.

I have tried everything I've seen here: deleted the Library files, restarted the app, reinstalled the app. But when I tried to play on browser it works.Windows 11.

Newbie

I have tried everything I've seen here: deleted the Library files, restarted the app, reinstalled the app. But when I tried to play on browser it works. Windows 11.  

Yordan

Moderator

585 Views

3 replies

0 likes

  • 585 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 0 likes

Superuser Contribution Some Songs Will Play/Others Wont

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHey, so I'm having this issue and I figure you all can help. The desktop spotify app currently is giving me some significant trouble that has been aggravating to say the leas...

Newbie

Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hey, so I'm having this issue and I figure you all can help. The desktop spotify app currently is ...

Alex

Spotify Legend

491 Views

1 replies

0 likes

  • 491 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

Superuser Contribution New albums & singles list is different in the app than on the web

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePC/FirefoxOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueThe New albums & singles view is showing different contents when you compare the app vs. the web. See attached screenshots.The app is showing fewer albums t...

Gig Goer

Plan Premium Country United States Device PC/Firefox Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue The New albums & singles view is showing different contents when you compare...

Kiril

Moderator

369 Views

2 replies

0 likes

  • 369 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 0 likes

Superuser Contribution Alt+Tab with long podcast list causes refresh

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen scrolling through a long list of podcasts, whenever I alt+tab the list seems to refresh and randomly jump to a previous point. This issue has been encountered in "Sci...

Newbie

Plan Premium Country Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue When scrolling through a long list of podcasts, whenever I alt+tab the list seems to refresh an...

Dian

Spotify Legend

322 Views

1 replies

0 likes

alt+tab
Podcast Episodes
  • 322 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

Superuser Contribution Black screen in web player in chrome

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDellOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am on a work laptop so cannot download the desktop app. Web player used to open for me but keep jumping songs and was unlistenable. Now there's just a black screen? I clea...

Casual Listener

Plan Premium Country UK Device Dell Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I am on a work laptop so cannot download the desktop app. Web player used to open for me but keep...

Alex

Spotify Legend

492 Views

3 replies

0 likes

  • 492 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 0 likes