How to Set Spotify Sleep Timer on iOS/Android/Desktop

Spotify Sleep Timer feature allows Spotify users to set a time when they want to stop playback automatically. That means when you go to bed, you can start listening to your favorite songs or playlists, and set a certain duration to stop the audio. You do not need to worry that Spotify will keep playing long into the night. You can set the timer between 5 minutes and 1 hour. Now, this feature is available on both the Android version and the iOS version.

Part 1. How to set Spotify Sleep Timer on iOS/Android

Set Spotify Sleep Timer for Music

When you are listening to music, open the Now Playing Screen and tap the three dots in the upper right corner. If you have updated to the latest Spotify app, scroll down then you should see the Sleep Timer. It will ask you to select the timer length. You can choose how long you want Spotify to play for, from 5 minutes to 1 hour, or until the end of the track. After that you will get "OK, your sleep timer is set" notice.

Set Spotify Sleep Timer for Podcasts/audiobooks

There is a separate way to set a sleep timer for podcasts/audiobooks. In order to set a Spotify sleep timer for podcasts/audiobooks, follow these steps:

1. Open the Spotify app on your iOS or Android mobile device.
2. Start playing a podcast/audiobooks.
3. Open it into full screen by tapping its title in the media playback bar at the bottom of the app.
4. When full-screened, press the clock symbol in the bottom-right corner of the screen to open the sleep timer option.
5. Choose how long you want to listen to the podcast/audiobooks until it stops.

Part 2. How to set Spotify Sleep Timer on Desktop

Currently there is no sleep timer option for Spotify Desktop app and web player. The alternative is to set a timer for your computer to sleep or shut down to stop Spotify music.

1. Set Spotify Sleep Timer on Mac

On macOS Monterey and earlier

1. Go to System Preferences on your Mac and choose “Battery” settings. In macOS Catalina and earlier, you will need to choose Energy Saver.
2. Click Schedule. Set the preferred time for your Mac to shut down or sleep and click Apply to confirm.
3. Now your Mac will go into sleep mode at the desired time and Spotify stops then.

On macOS Ventura and Sonoma

1. Open Terminal app on your Mac, enter sudo pmset repeat sleep MTWRFSU 20:00:00
2. You can change the days and time (24 hour clock) as you wish, then press Return on your keyboard. (the example above is for all days, 8:00 PM).

2. Set Spotify Sleep Timer on Windows

On Windows 11

1. Select Start > Settings > System > Power & battery > Screen and sleep.
2. Under Sleep, select how long you want the device to wait before going to sleep when you are not using it.

On Windows 10

1. Go to Start, and select Settings > System > Power & sleep.
2. Under Sleep, select how long you want the device to wait before going to sleep when you are not using it.

Part 3. Can I set Spotify Sleep Timer on Spotify Connect?

Currently sleep timer only works when playing on "This Phone." If you play Spotify on other devices such as Sonos, Amazon Echo, etc. via Spotify Connect, the sleep timer won't work. The reason for this is that the timer only runs on the local device to execute the stop command, and no action is scheduled on the server side. Therefore, implementing this feature requires Spotify to implement scheduling on the server side so that whatever device is playing can receive the stop command externally, rather than only supporting devices with an internal scheduler. Spotify hasn't implemented this feature.

Extra Tip: How to remove Spotify ads without Premium?

It is a handy feature for all Spotify users and it will improve your bedtime audio experience. However, most Spotify free users won’t listen to Spotify songs when they go to bed. Since Spotify free is supported by ads. If you are a Spotify free user, you will be forced to be interrupted by one or two ads while you are listening to songs. It will break up your pleasure and disturb you. How to get rid of Spotify ads without Premium?

Ondesoft Spotify Converter will help you to losslessly download and convert Spotify music to common formats, so that you can use Spotify music more efficiently. For Spotify free users, Ondesoft Spotify Converter can also completely remove Spotify ads after conversion. Follow the steps to convert songs from Spotify with Ondesoft Spotify Converter.

1. Run Ondesoft Spotify Converter

Download, install and run Ondesoft Spotify Converter on your Mac or Windows. Log in your Spotify account with the built-in Spotify web player, whether free or premium.

2. Choose output format (optional)

Ondesoft Spotify Converter will download Spotify songs in original format by default, mostly in M4A format. It also supports downloading Spotify music in MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV and AIFF formats. Click the gear icon on the top right corner to change output format if you need. You can also change the output folder, quality, volume, file name format, etc. according your needs.

3. Select Spotify songs, albums or playlists

Browse or search to find the songs, playlists or albums you want to download with the built-in Spotify web player. Click the red Add to list button to load all songs.

All songs in the playlist or albums will be checked by default. You can uncheck the songs you don't want to download.

4. Click Convert button

Click Convert button to start downloading Spotify music to the format you choose.

After downloading, click below folder icon to quickly locate the DRM-free Spotify songs. You can then listen to the Spotify songs offline without ads, skip any song as you like. Transfer them to your iPhone, iPad, iPod or Android devices. You can enjoy Spotify premium free on any devices that support mp3.