Best Spotify ad blockers in 2024

Spotify offers a free version of their service that is supported by advertising, and a premium version that is ad-free but requires a paid subscription. Some users may find Spotify ads annoying but can't afford the Spotify premium cost. While Spotify Premium is the official way to get rid of ads on Spotify, there are also several ad-blocking extensions and tools available for web browsers and operating systems to block or bypass Spotify ads. We will introduce them in this article. However, it is important to note that using ad-blockers on websites or applications, including Spotify, goes against the terms of service of the respective platform, which may result in account suspension or termination.

CONTENTS

Part 1 Spotify ad blockers for web browsers

1. uBlock Origin
2. SpotiAds
3. Brave browser

Part 2 Spotify ad blockers for on Mac

1. Spotify Adblock for MacOS

Part 3 Spotify ad blockers for Windows

1. SpotX
2. Spicetify

Part 4 Spotify ad blockers for iOS

Part 5 Spotify ad blockers for Android

1. Spotmute or Mutify
2. Spotify Mod APK

Part 6 Block Spotify Ads with Ondesoft Spotify Converter

Part 1 Spotify ad blockers for web browsers

By using an extension like uBlock Origin and SpotiAds, you can have a more pleasant and streamlined experience on Spotify, without the distraction of ads.

1. uBlock Origin

uBlock Origin is a popular open-source ad-blocker extension for web browsers, designed to block online ads, trackers, and other unwanted content. The extension is available for Chrome, Chromium, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Pale Moon, as well as versions of Safari prior to 13.

How to use uBlock Origin?

1. Go to uBlock Origin and add the extension to your browser.

2. Go to open.spotify.com to enjoy any songs, albums and playlists without ads.

2. SpotiAds

If you’d rather not block ads across the entire internet, SpotiAds is a helpful extension that you can use to block ads on Spotify alone. This extension enables you to enjoy uninterrupted music streaming on Spotify without the annoyance of ads.

This extension will block annoying audio ads from playing on Spotify. Using it, ads will not play on Spotify™ online web player, and instead the next song will play. Note that this will not affect your smartphone, etc. 

How to use SpotiAds to block Spotify ads?

1. Go to SpotiAds and add the extension to your browser.

2. Go to open.spotify.com to enjoy any songs, albums and playlists without ads.

3. Brave browser

Use Spotify Web player with brave browser, which comes with a built-in Ad blocker and the adverts are be default skipped.

Part 2 Spotify ad blockers for Mac

Spotify Adblock for MacOS

On Mac, you can use Spotify-Adblock-MacOS to block Spotify ads. Follow below steps:

• Go to https://www.spotify.com/in-en/download/mac/ and download the Spotify Desktop Client.

• NOTE: DO NOT OPEN SPOTIFY. FIRST FOLLOW THE STEPS GIVEN BELOW

• Step 1: Download this Repository.

• Step 2: Open Keychain Access. Click on Certificate Assistant. Then select "Create Certificate"

• Step 3: Type "adblock_spotify" in the Name section, Select Identity-Type as "Self Signed Root" & Certificate Type as "Code Signing"

• Step 4: Click on Create.

• Step 5: Now open Terminal. Go to the folder where you downloaded this repository. For eg: cd /Users/Name/Downloads......

• Step 6: After that type bash install.sh adblock_spotify

• Now, open the Spotify app & Enjoy!!

Part 3 Spotify ad blockers for Windows

SpotX

SpotX is a modified Spotify Client for Windows 7-11 which blocks Spotify ads. Install the Windows desktop Spotify version here (not the Microsoft Store version) and then run this bat.

Features of SpotX:

• Blocks all banner, video and audio ads in Spotify.
• Options to hide podcasts, episodes and audiobooks from Spotify homepage.
• Options to block Spotify automatic updates.

Spicetify

Spicetify itself is not an ad blocker. After installing it on your Windows, there should be a tab called 'Marketplace' in Spotify now and in here under 'Extensions' there's a 'Adblock' plugin that removes ads. Go to Marketplace > Extensions, search for Adblock. Spicetify is also available on Mac and Linux.

How to install Spicetify and get Adblock Extension?

1. Make sure you have installed Windows desktop Spotify version (not the Microsoft Store version) on your PC.
2. Open PowerShell on Windows and run the following command:

iwr -useb https://raw.githubusercontent.com/spicetify/spicetify-cli/master/install.ps1 | iex

 

Part 4 Spotify ad blockers for iOS

Currently there is no Spotify ad blocker app for iOS. Alternatively you can use a modified Spotify app: Some modified Spotify apps like Spotify++ claim to offer an ad-free experience for free. However, it's important to note that using modified apps is against Spotify's terms of service, and there's a risk of account suspension or termination.

Spotify++ used to be available to get from AppValley for free, however, currently it is exclusive to AppValley VIP users(8.99/month or $29.99/year). We don’t have VIP so can’t test whether it works.

If you really wanted to you could use SideStore to sideload a cracked Spotify IPA onto your phone. All you have to do is install SideStore to your phone with Mac/Windows and then download the cracked IPA onto your phone. Then install the cracked IPA inside of the SideStore app and remember to refresh every 7 days. You also need to install WireGuard VPN app, which is available in your iOS App Store. For detailed steps, check how to install Spotify++ on iOS.

 

Part 4 Spotify ad blockers for Android

Spotmute or Mutify

Android users don’t have actual Spotify ad blocker app either. However, the workaround is that there are 2 Spotify ad mute app: Spotmute and Mutify, which automatically mute the volume whenever the commercial rolls in. As soon as the commercial break ends, the volume turns back up for you to continue enjoying your favorite music. Note that neither of those two is recognized as an ad blocker, so your account is safe, and you won’t get banned.

Whenever Mutify detects an ad is playing on Spotify, it helps you turn down the volume of the ads automatically, so that you can sit back and enjoy listening to your favorite music without worrying about those annoyingly loud ads.

Spotify mod apk

Another way to block Spotify ads on Android is to install Spotify mod apk, same to the Spotify mod for iOS, you will also get ad-free listening with the Spotify mod.

1. First you need to install TutuApp on your Android. Open its official website https://www.tutuapp.vip on your Android browser and tap Download now.

2. After the apk is downloaded, tap INSTALL.

3. Once TutuApp is installed, open it and find Spotify Music MOD, tap the download icon.

4. Install and run Spotify Mod app on your Android, log in your account and start streaming. It still shows you have Spotify free, but you can play most songs on demand and ad-free. However, you can't download songs for offline playback.

Related: How to get Spotify premium Android free?

Part 5 Block Spotify Ads with Ondesoft Spotify Converter

The best way to block Spotify ads forever is to download Spotify songs to MP3 and play them with other music player ad-free, such as iTunes, Music, Windows Media Player, etc. Ondesoft Spotify Converter is designed for downloading and converting any Spotify songs, albums or playlists to MP3, M4A, WAV or FLAC with 100% original quality. With Ondesoft Spotify Converter, you can play Spotify songs anywhere, anytime without any limitations. The following tutorial will show you how to use Ondesoft Spotify Converter to download DRM free songs from Spotify .

Step 1 Run Ondesoft Spotify Converter

Download and install Ondesoft Spotify Converter on your Mac or Windows. Before you run it, please make sure that you have installed the latest Spotify on your computer. Then launch Ondesoft Spotify Converter, Spotify will be launched automatically.

Step 2 Add Spotify songs

Find the songs you want to convert, then drag the song, album or playlist to the main interface of Ondesoft Spotify Converter. Or you can click the Add Files button, copy and paste the url of the song to the search box on the bottom of the program. Click the Add button, then songs will be added to the conversion list.

Step 3 Change Output Settings

Click the gear icon on the top right corner to customize output settings. The default download format is M4A. It also supports downloading Spotify Music as MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC and AIFF. You can also change audio quality, cover quality, filename format, etc. according to your needs.

Step 4 Start Converting

Click the Convert button to start downloading and converting songs. Wait for a few minutes, you can find all converted songs by clicking the History button. Then you are able to play them on any third-party music visualizer softwares.

After the converting, you can get the DRM-free Spotify MP3 songs by clicking the Folder icon. Now you can transfer the songs to above music player and enjoy the songs with visualizer.