BlockTheSpot

A multi-purpose adblocker and skip-bypass for the Spotify for Windows (64 bit)

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Last updated: 15 June 2024
Last tested version: Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.41.434.g39a25e2c

Features:

• Unlocks all premium features except downloads, and "Very High" audio quality.
• Lives through Spotify updates. No need to patch Spotify after every update anymore.

Experimental features from developer mode

• Click on the 2 dots in the top left corner of Spotify > Develop > Show debug window. Play around with the options.
• Enable/disable feature by yourself in realtime and on demand.
• Choose old/new theme(YLX).
• Enable right sidebar.
• Hide upgrade button on top bar.

⚠️ This mod is for the Desktop Application of Spotify on Windows only and not the Microsoft Store version.

Installation/Update:

• Just download and run BlockTheSpot.bat

or

Fully automated installation via PowerShell

[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; Invoke-Expression "& { $(Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mrpond/BlockTheSpot/master/install.ps1') } -UninstallSpotifyStoreEdition -UpdateSpotify"

Manual installation

1. Browse to your Spotify installation folder %APPDATA%\Spotify
2. Download chrome_elf.zip from releases
3. Unzip dpapi.dll and config.ini to Spotify directory.

Uninstall:

• Just run uninstall.bat or
• Remove dpapi.dll and config.ini from Spotify directory. or
• Reinstall Spotify

BlockTheSpot with Spicetify Installation/Update:

• Just download and run BlockTheSpot + Spicetify.bat then answer the prompts when given

BlockTheSpot with Spicetify Uninstall:

spicetify restore
rmdir -r -fo $env:APPDATA\spicetify
rmdir -r -fo $env:LOCALAPPDATA\spicetify
rm -fo $env:APPDATA\spotify\dpapi.dll
rm -fo $env:APPDATA\spotify\config.ini

Disabling Automatic Updates

The automatic update feature is enabled by default. To disable it:

1. Navigate to the directory where Spotify is installed: %APPDATA%\Spotify.
2. Open the config.ini file.
3. Set Enable_Auto_Update to 0 under the [Config] section.
4. Save your changes and close the file.

Automatic updates will now be disabled. If you wish to update, you'll need to do so manually.