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SpotX

A PowerShell script that patches the Windows Spotify desktop app to remove ads.

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MIT
Language
PowerShell
Last update
5 days ago
Type
Dev tool

What it is

SpotX is a patcher for the official Spotify desktop client on Windows. It modifies the installed Spotify app so that banner, video, and audio ads are blocked, and it can also hide podcasts from the homepage, block Spotify auto-updates, and disable analytics. It is run as a script or batch file that performs the changes during installation.

  • Run the installer to remove banner, video, and audio ads from the Windows Spotify desktop client
  • Choose the new or old theme during installation
  • Hide podcasts, episodes, and audiobooks from the homepage using an optional flag
  • Uninstall the patch with the provided Uninstall.bat

Great for

  • Windows users of the official Spotify desktop app who want to remove ads
  • People comfortable running a PowerShell install script and reading its prompts
  • Users who want a single script that can install, update, or revert the patch
  • Users who prefer to keep Spotify from updating itself automatically

Not ideal for

  • Users of the Microsoft Store version of Spotify, which the README says is not suitable
  • People on macOS or Linux, since the README points to a separate SpotX-Bash project for those platforms
  • Anyone who wants a risk-free change, because the README's disclaimer says the tool modifies the client and should be used at your own risk
  • Users who need Spotify to receive automatic updates
Step-by-step guide: how to use SpotXInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

How to get it

  1. 1

    See the README

    You'll need: Windows 7-11 · Official Spotify desktop version (not Microsoft Store) · PowerShell 5.1 or above

    Run the new theme installer in PowerShell

    iex "& { $(iwr -useb 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SpotX-Official/SpotX/refs/heads/main/run.ps1') } -new_theme"

    Uninstall via batch file (download and run)

    Uninstall.bat
  2. 2

    Run it

    • Install the official Spotify desktop version on Windows, not the Microsoft Store version.
    • Download and run Install_New_theme.bat, or run the PowerShell command from the README.
    • Confirm the prompts the installer shows.
    • Open Spotify to check the result.
  3. 3

    Get the most out of it

    • Use the full installation option if you want podcasts hidden and auto-updates blocked in one step.
    • Read the advanced installation parameters discussion linked in the README to customize the install.
    • Choose the old theme install only if you specifically want that theme, since it pins Spotify to version 1.2.13.
    • Check the linked FAQ on Telegram or telegra.ph when problems come up.

Downloads

Source code (.zip)main branch · straight from GitHubRelease 1.92 files incl. Install_New_theme.bat

Strengths

  • Blocks ads in the desktop client according to the README's feature list
  • Offers several preset install types (new theme, old theme, full, premium) plus advanced parameters
  • Includes an uninstall script and a linked FAQ

Trade-offs

  • Modifies the official Spotify client, and the README explicitly warns to use it at your own risk
  • Depends on specific Spotify versions; the old-theme path pins Spotify to version 1.2.13
  • Documentation is largely in linked discussions and a Telegram FAQ, so some details are outside the README

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Stats synced from GitHub. The assessment above was drafted with AI from the project's README on 2026-10-29 and may miss recent changes — check the README before relying on a command. MIT licence: free to use, modify and distribute, including commercially, as long as you keep the copyright notice.