How to speed up songs on Spotify

Many people enjoy listening to sped-up songs, however most songs on Spotify do not have a speed-up version, so they ask if it possible to modify the Playback speed of the songs? Spotify allows you to speed up podcasts easily. Just tap the 1x icon next to 15s backward icon on the now playing screen to change speed. However, for music, there is not such an option to speed up the music or not.

So is it possible to speed up songs on Spotify? Of course yes! You can use third-party browser extensions specifically designed to modify the playback speed of Spotify music or play Spotify music with other media player that supports speed control. Keep reading.

Part 1. How to speed up Spotify songs on web player?

Spotify Playback Speed is a Chrome extension that allows you to quickly change playback speed on Spotify Web player. This extension allows you to adjust the playback speed of Spotify songs when using the web player in the Chrome browser. It will add a control button next to the “Now Playing View” icon and allows you to change Spotify speed from 0.5x to 5x.

Open Google Chrome browser and visit https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/spotify-playback-speed/bgehnoihoklmofgehcefiaicdcdgppck.
Click Add to Chrome.
Now visit open.spotify.com and log in your account.
You will find the speed control icon on the bottom right corner.
Play any song and adjust the speed as you like.

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Part 2. How to speed up Spotify songs on iOS/Android/Mac/Windows app?

Currently there is no third-party apps or add-ons that specifically designed to modify the playback speed of Spotify songs on Spotify Mac/iOS/Android app. If you want to change Spotify playback speed on these devices, the best alternative is to download Spotify music to MP3 and then play them with other music players that support speed control, such as Windows Media Player, QuickTime Player, VLC Media Player, etc.

Even though you can download playlists with Spotify premium, you can’t play them through other media players due to the platform's DRM (Digital Rights Management) protection, which prevents songs from being played outside of the official Spotify app. So you need to download Spotify music to MP3 to play with other music player.

How to download Spotify music to MP3 to speed up?

All you need is Ondesoft Spotify Converter which is a professional Spotify music downloader that allows you to easily download any Spotify songs/albums/playlists to MP3 in 320kbps and keep all metadata.

Ondesoft Spotify Converter Features

Download Spotify to mp3 and play them anywhere you want.
Play Spotify with Windows Media Player, QuickTime Player, etc.
Fast download speed with all metadata.
Built-in Spotify player.

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Step 1 Download and Launch Spotify Converter

Download and install Ondesoft Spotify Converter on your computer. Log in your Spotify account in the built-in web player.

Step 2 Choose the output format

Click the Settings button on the top right corner to change the output settings. Ondesoft Spotify Converter allows you to change the output format, music quality, cover quality, song volume, output folder, filename format, how to organize output songs, etc.

Step 3 Select Spotify playlist to convert

All songs in the playlist or albums will be checked by default. You are free to uncheck the tracks you don't want to convert.

Step 4 Convert Spotify playlist

Click the Convert button, then the converter will start to convert Spotify playlists to MP3 or WAV.

After conversion, click the History button, and you will find all converted Spotify songs. Now you can use a media player that supports speed control, such as VLC Media Player, Windows Media Player, QuickTime Player or some other music player apps, to play the downloaded Spotify songs at your desired speed.

How to speed up Spotify songs with VLC media player?

After downloading Spotify music to MP3, right click a song and choose Open With - VLC media player.
Click Playback and change playback speed with the slider.

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How to speed up Spotify songs with QuickTime Player?

After downloading Spotify music to MP3, right click a song and choose Open With - QuickTime Player.
You can vary the playback speed of the song using the forward or rewind button . Playback speeds include 2x, 5x, 10x, 30x, and 60x. You can vary the playback speed in small increments (from 1.1x to 2x) by Option-clicking the forward or rewind button while the music is playing.