Spicetify: Themes, extensions, and custom apps to enhance your Spotify experience

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Spotify is still a top-tier music streaming service, regardless if you’re using macOS, Linux or Windows. But let’s face it: the default player interface is basic, boring, and ugly. Enter Spicetify! A powerful tool which allows you to personalize your Spotify experience, from themes to extensions and custom apps.

What is Spicetify?

Spicetify is an open-source command-line utility designed to customize the Spotify desktop client. It allows users to:

  • Apply custom themes to change Spotify’s appearance.
  • Add extensions that enhance functionality.
  • Develop and integrate custom apps for additional features.

Installing

Windows Installation

Using PowerShell:

  1. Open PowerShell as an administrator.
  2. Run the following command to install Spicetify:
iwr -useb https://raw.githubusercontent.com/spicetify/cli/main/install.ps1 | iex

Install the Marketplace:

iwr -useb https://raw.githubusercontent.com/spicetify/marketplace/main/resources/install.ps1 | iex

Alternative Methods:

  • Chocolatey: choco install spicetify-cli
  • Scoop: scoop install spicetify-cli
  • Winget: winget install spicetify-cli

macOS and Linux Installation

Using Shell Script:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/spicetify/cli/main/install.sh | sh

Install the Marketplace:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/spicetify/marketplace/main/resources/install.sh | sh

Alternative Methods:

  • Homebrew/LinuxBrew: brew install spicetify-cli
  • AUR (Arch Linux): yay -S spicetify-cli

A note for Linux users: before applying Spicetify, you need to gain write permission on Spotify files, by running command:

sudo chmod a+wr /opt/spotify
sudo chmod a+wr /opt/spotify/Apps -R

Applying Themes

  1. Download themes from the Spicetify Themes Repository.
  2. Extract the downloaded themes.
  3. Move the theme folder to the Spicetify Themes directory:
  • Windows: %appdata%\spicetify\Themes\
  • macOS/Linux: ~/.config/spicetify/Themes/

Set and apply the theme:

spicetify config current_theme <theme_name>
spicetify apply

Popular Themes: Dribbblish, Comfy, Nord-Spotify and my favorite Dracula

Adding Extensions

  1. Download extensions from the Extensions Repository.
  2. Place them in the Extensions directory:
  • Windows: %appdata%\spicetify\Extensions\
  • macOS/Linux: ~/.config/spicetify/Extensions/

Enable and apply the extension:

spicetify config extensions <extension_name>.js
spicetify apply

Popular Extensions: Adblock, Lyrics Plus, Skip Stats

Managing via CLI

  • Backup: spicetify backup
  • Restore: spicetify restore
  • Reset: spicetify clear
  • Help: spicetify --help

Uninstalling

To revert Spotify:

spicetify restore backup apply

Delete configuration directories:

  • Windows: %appdata%\spicetify\
  • macOS/Linux: ~/.config/spicetify/

For more info and troubleshooting, you can visit the official documentation here. And here’s some more themes:

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