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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...

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Solved!! Spotify free: Music stops on MAC

Edited: Thank you very much everyone for helping! Finally I managed to correct the error and the steps are those that DerpyNerd offered and highlighted as a solution. Hi! I have a MacBook Pro, and for a week now I have a problem with the desktop app....

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[Mac] Troubleshooting Spotify

Having trouble with Spotify on your Desktop app? Here’s what to try first. Search the Community Someone might have asked your question on the Community before. So type your issue into the search box and have a look. Tip: Don't forget to check our Spo...

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Superuser Contribution Adding songs to playlists from search results

Device: Macbook Pro 16 inch 2019Spotify Premium using the desktop app Adding songs to one of my playlists from the search results will always tell me there is a song already added on this playlist, but is not true, still if I add it anyway it just ge...

  • Casual Listener
  • Device: Macbook Pro 16 inch 2019 Spotify Premium using the desktop app   Adding songs to one of my playlists from the search results will always tell me there is a song already added on t...
  • Joan
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Superuser Contribution [Playlists] Pin playlists to your profile.

I personally have a lot of public playlists, and there’s many that I would like people to see first when they open my profile. I believe the ability to pin these playlists would come in really handy. (Keep in mind that pinning playlists to your profi...

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  • I personally have a lot of public playlists, and there’s many that I would like people to see first when they open my profile. I believe the ability to pin these playlists would come in really handy....
  • Eni
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[Desktop][Playlists] How to Create a Playlist of Albums

I've been wanting to do this for several years now and just figured out a way, thanks to folders! FYI - you have to do this on your desktop or laptop you cannot do it on the app.1. Right click on any playlist you have. On a Mac hold the "control" key...

  • Casual Listener
  • I've been wanting to do this for several years now and just figured out a way, thanks to folders! FYI - you have to do this on your desktop or laptop you cannot do it on the app. 1. Right click on a...
  • William241
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Like & Dislike Radio Buttons Gone

Plan: PremiumCountry: USADevice: Macbook Pro 2019Operating System: Mac Big Sur My Question or IssueWhen listening to a playlist radio station (either song radio, or artist radio, or recommended by Spotify) there used to be a thumbs up and a thumbs do...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: USA Device: Macbook Pro 2019 Operating System: Mac Big Sur   My Question or Issue When listening to a playlist radio station (either song radio, ...
  • Verb1991
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Songs not available only in the desktop Mac app

Plan PremiumCountry Ecuador Device MacBook Air M1Operating System macOS MontereySpotify for macOS (Apple Silicon) 1.1.77.643.g3c4c6fc6 Since yesterday, many songs in the playlists appear as unavailable. This only happens on the mac app, the same play...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...esterday, many songs in the playlists appear as unavailable. This only happens on the mac app, the same playlist on the same mac works fine on the web player and on my android phone. Also, if I go to the a...
  • Jeremy
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Playlists] Feedback: Find more vs song suggestions

At the bottom of a playlist it used to show Recommended songs (it still does on my Android device, but not on web). On web, now I see a "Find More" option, which is essentially another entry point to search. I miss the song suggestions which added a ...

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  • At the bottom of a playlist it used to show Recommended songs (it still does on my Android device, but not on web). On web, now I see a "Find More" option, which is essentially another entry point to...
  • Eni
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Playlists] Re-instate multiple song selection

After upgrading to the newest version (Mac OS) I'm unable to select multiple songs by holding shift and clicking to select songs in sequence, OR Cmd+click to add specific songs to a group selection, OR Cmd+A to select all songs in the currently viewe...

  • Newbie
  • ...election, OR Cmd+A to select all songs in the currently viewed playlist or album. This is a must-have feature when building playlists... to drag (add) multiple songs to a playlist at once. Please re-instate t...
  • Eni
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[Desktop][Playlists] See who added a song to a shared playlist

Previously we could see small circles with the letter of the first name of who added a song to a share playlist, but you have removed it - why?! It was awesome!

  • Music Fan
  • Previously we could see small circles with the letter of the first name of who added a song to a share playlist, but you have removed it - why?! It was awesome!
  • Loxer
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Superuser Contribution [Playlists] Sub playlists

I think we should have the option to have playlists in a playlist. This would help better organize songs. (or just have folders for playlists) Example: Main 'Chill' playlist with 2 sub-playlists 'English Chill' and 'Urdu Chill'. So I can choose to pl...

  • Visitor
  • I think we should have the option to have playlists in a playlist. This would help better organize songs. (or just have folders for playlists)   Example: Main 'Chill' playlist with 2 sub-playlists...
  • Eni
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Superuser Contribution Playlist auto-naming changed – again?

Like many people I'd like to organize my library with album playlists. The auto-naming of an album saved as a playlists in the format «Artist – Album» was very convenient even though it has to be done on the Mac desktop client, since it wasn't workin...

  • Casual Listener
  • Like many people I'd like to organize my library with album playlists. The auto-naming of an album saved as a playlists in the format «Artist – Album» was very convenient even though it has to be d...
  • Eni
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[Desktop][Playlists] Bring back Recently Added view to playlists on desktop

The new desktop update has a "Date added" view but puts the oldest added songs at the top of the playlist. Previously you could switch between most recently added and least recently added and that view should return. For large playlists, viewing by m...

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  • ...iew should return. For large playlists, viewing by most recently added is the most useful.
  • eniol
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Playlists] Corner album cover and full-screen minimization

I have two major complaints regarding the desktop version of Spotify. For reference, I have a Macbook and I keep Spotify open in full-screen and I four-finger swipe between my apps in full-screen:1) It used to be that you could see the album cover of...

  • Visitor
  • ...esktop. I then have to re-enter full-screen, re-pin the window where I want it, and go where I wanted to (queue, playlists, etc.). It is an infuriating inconvenience that is easily avoidable. I am simply a...
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Superuser Contribution Playlist description links

Hello! I'm trying to find out how to add links to the description of one of my playlists. You know when there's an artist on the cover art, and they tag that artist in the description? I screenshotted a random example in the attachments below. From w...

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  • Hello!   I'm trying to find out how to add links to the description of one of my playlists. You know when there's an artist on the cover art, and they tag that artist in the description? I s...
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[Desktop][Playlists] New Playlist Naming Bug | Drag & Drop vs. Right Click Menu

Spotify (1.1.45.621.gdddebadc) Desktop Mac When creating a new playlist direst from content, you have two options available to you. Each options results in a different name structure for that newly created playlist: Right click (control+click) on the...

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  • ...reation of a playlist with naming format [ALBUM/TRACK]-[ARTIST]  Therefore, users who utilize both methods end up with hard to read / follow lists of playlists.    This seems l...
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Superuser Contribution Help! Cant add a podcast episode in a playlist on desktop version

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceSamsung Galaxy 10e, MacBook Air)Operating SystemAndroid 10.0, macOS Catalina 10.15.4 My Question or IssueOn the android version I can with no problem add a podcast episode into a playlist, but when I try on the desktop v...

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  • ...pisode, all playlists on the left become discoloured and wont let me "drag and drop".(See picture 2 & 3)    
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Solved!! Playlist Cover SOS !!!

Hi! I am on my desktop APP (not web browser) for Mac and I can no longer edit playlists (change cover, reorder songs, etc.) I have the premium plan. I have some custom covers I would love to use but can't find that option anymore. The pencil edit opt...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi! I am on my desktop APP (not web browser) for Mac and I can no longer edit playlists (change cover, reorder songs, etc.) I have the premium plan. I have some custom covers I would love to use b...
  • EthanS1
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Emoji Playlist Title not Displaying on Desktop Version

Hi Guys, Hope yours all keeping well!! So on my iPhone, I named a playlist using the Cold Emoji (Screenshot 1), However on the desktop version the playlist title is displaying as a Square (Screenshot 2). I know it's not a big issue, it would just be ...

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  • Hi Guys,  Hope yours all keeping well!!   So on my iPhone, I named a playlist using the Cold Emoji (Screenshot 1), However on the desktop version the playlist title is displaying as a...
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[Desktop][Playlists] Can't add song on the bottom of the list to playlist

This is a bug I found in Spotify free version when I browsed through song selection.If I select a song from the bottom of the list (next to an ad), I can't add the song to the playlist.I need to scroll up so that the song appear on the top of the lis...

  • Visitor
  • This is a bug I found in Spotify free version when I browsed through song selection. If I select a song from the bottom of the list (next to an ad), I can't add the song to the playlist.I need to sc...
  • Loxer
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Find which of your playlists you've put a song in

I've got close to 3000 "liked" songs in my Library, which I've put into a couple hundred playlists. But there is no way to find out which playlist I've put a given song into, except by manually opening each playlist and looking for the song. This is ...

  • Music Fan
  • I've got close to 3000 "liked" songs in my Library, which I've put into a couple hundred playlists.   But there is no way to find out which playlist I've put a given song into, except by m...
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[All Platforms][Playlists] Your recomendation system is kind of broken

Hello Spotify Team and fellow Music Streamers, So to explain what i think should be changed i have toto expla first what i did. To simplify things i will call the genres A and B I made a playlist with songs of two different genres (A and B) and after...

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  • ...dd into the playlist and other songs songs of genre B. I tried making a new playlist with the same songs, but it still keeps recomending songs from the other playlist. Now i have 2 playlists that r...
  • Loxer
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