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Spotify

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Enjoy unlimited music and podcast streaming. Explore tracks by artist, genre, or playlist, and experience seamless transitions across all devices. Upgrade to Premium for offline access and no ad interruptions.

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License model

  • FreemiumProprietary

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • Online  [https://play.spotify.com](https://play.spotify.com)
  • Android
  • Chrome OS
  • Android Tablet
  • Snapcraft
  • Flathub
  • Kindle Fire
  • Playstation
  • Fire TV
  • Xbox
4.4 / 5 Avg rating (298)
2752 likes
116comments

Features

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  1.  Podcast Player
  2.  Music Library
  3.  Offline mode
  4.  Internet Radio
  5.  Smart playlists
  6.  Support for Lyrics
  7.  Online Music
  8.  Dark Mode
  9.  Podcast Manager
  10.  Create Playlist
  11.  Works Offline
  12.  Selecting songs
  13.  Playlists management
  14.  Student discount
  15.  Personalized Recommendations
  16.  Stream audio
  17.  Curated playlists
  18.  Media Streaming
  19.  AirPlay Support
  20.  Collaborative Playlists
  21.  Kids Mode
  22.  Lossless Audio
  23.  Integrated Search
  24.  Music Store
  25.  Chromecast Support
  26. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration
  27.  Audio Books
  28.  Podcast Hosting
  29.  Skip songs

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Comments and Reviews

   
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Comment summary: Spotify garners widespread acclaim for its extensive music library, easy-to-use interface, and cross-platform availability, making it a popular choice globally. Users appreciate its capacity to cater to different music tastes and the convenience of playlist creation, although some express frustration over the removal of previously available features and software bugs. The premium version is often highlighted for its value, with both free and paying users appreciating the service despite limitations in certain countries.
Kagerjay
  
Top positive commentJul 7, 2017

I don't trust one service to handle my music library (e.g. grooveshark), so i recommend exporting out your spotify playlists

Tool here: http://joellehman.com/playlist/index.html github repo here: https://github.com/jal278/spotify-playlist-export

Add your songs you like to a designated playlist and export it out as a CSV

this way you have a backup of your spotify playlists / songs

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Anamon
  
Top negative commentDec 5, 2017

This is an updated review to trump my previous one.

After having been a Spotify member for 4+ years, I finally cancelled my account in frustration.

To anyone considering it as their next music streaming service, consider this: while the offer may look decent on the surface, and everything they promise is technically there, the low quality of their software and their absolutely abysmal customer support will ensure that you'll get more frustration than anything else.

What Spotify seem to have been most active doing over the past three years is remove popular features from their clients. Here is just a small, partial list that I compiled, only the features that I personally used a lot as they disappeared at the rate of about one a month:

  • The ability to mark tracks as favourites (Starred tracks)
  • Notifications (about new releases, etc.)
  • Private messaging and sharing of tracks and playlists
  • Markers to denote updated playlists
  • Search on artist pages
  • Global search over playlists
  • Aggregate view of all tracks in playlist folders
  • List of the members who follow a playlist
  • Defining a custom location for the cache (tough luck, SSD users)
  • Apps for the desktop client
  • Copying track titles to the clipboard
  • Title numbers in playlists
  • Adjustable columns
  • Lyrics

And that is not even mentioning all the other issues and bugs the clients have. Things that would seem acceptable temporarily for a product that is officially in a beta stage, but somehow remain unfixed in Spotify for years. For example, sharing tracks with members that didn't link their account with Facebook was broken for as long as I was a member (before sharing was removed altogether, of course). The web player still can't handle playlist folders like every other client, which means that it can become unusably slow, and the mobile clients still don't allow you to reorder tracks on playlists. It's completely ridiculous that Spotify don't even manage to keep their clients synchronised in which features they support.

Spotify is also infamous for blatantly ignoring any customer opinions, and happily moving in the opposite direction. Their community forums are a farce, many of the most popular community ideas, pleas and suggestions don't even warrant an official acknowledgement.

I accepted all of that, for the benefit of still having access to the actual streaming library in a somewhat usable way, for many years. What finally did it for me is that instead of just ignoring customers on their forums, they turned to actively fight back against volunteer community support. Some of the features that have been removed from the clients can be worked around, or restored relatively easily if so desired. I made the effort of writing down a few of those recipes and sharing it with other members. The official "thanks" I got from Spotify, for trying to fix some parts of their broken product, and doing the customer support work that they should be doing, was that they started deleting my posts. I couldn't think of any appropriate response to that apart from no longer giving them any of my money. I cancelled my account right after.

I implore you, don't give these people any money. Even if you somehow, barely, could make the service work for you, a company that treats its paying customers this shabbily should simply be left to die.

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Kobe Auery
  
Positive commentNov 22, 2024

I been using Spotify for years and will continue using it!

However, the customer service is abysmal! My playlist keep being reported for no reason..

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Mel
  
Positive commentSep 9, 2024

Overall a fan of Spotify, as I have been using this platform since 2017. I enjoy the user-related events they have, such as Spotify Wrapped. Good way to find music with Discover Weekly and New Release Radar.

Only complaint is a new feature called Smart Shuffle, which has no disable feature and comes on at random moments. I wish you could specifically turn it off in Settings to make sure it didn't reappear unless I wanted it to.

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Patricia Robinson
  
Positive commentAug 8, 2024

The best music service. Huge selection of tracks. I love it.

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Anna Worchak
  
Positive commentJun 21, 2024

I literally cannot leave without this app ʚ(´◡`)ɞ

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choomaque
  
Negative comment
Pending approval • Edited Apr 15, 2024

Cancelled my subscription after ~5 years because they made impossible to continue paying them

"If you still want to change your country or region, you need to update your payment method"

"Payment method and country do not match."

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What is Spotify?

Spotify is a freemium music streaming service providing digital rights management-restricted content from record labels including Sony, EMI, Warner Music Group and Universal.

Music can be browsed by artist, album, genre, playlist, or record label, as well as by direct searches. On computers, a link allows the listener to purchase selected material via partner retailers.

Spotify music streaming is available on all mobile devices and on desktop computers for unlimited durations. Features like offline listening and ad-free playback are only available for Premium subscribers of the service.

Spotify information

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    Spotify
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Freemium product.
  • Pricing

    Subscription ranging between $5 and $15 per month + free version with limited functionality.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.4 (298 ratings)
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  • Supported Languages

    • English
    • Indonesian
    • Japanese
    • Korean
    • Russian
    • Chinese
    • Spanish
    • Ukrainian
    • Thai

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