/SpotX-Mac

Spotify Ad blocker based on SpotX for MacOS

Primary LanguageShellMIT LicenseMIT

A multi-featured adblocker for the Spotify macOS application.

Last updated: 20 January 2023
Last tested version: 1.2.3.1115

We need collaborators.

  • We are running short of people who can collaborate and maintain this project. If you are good with bash scripting, please create an issue here or contact Red.#1111 in discord.

Features:

  • Blocks all banner/video/audio ads within the app
  • Blocks logging (Sentry, etc)
  • Unlocks the skip function for any track
  • Blocks Spotify automatic updates (optional)
  • Enables experimental features (optional)
  • Hides podcasts, episodes and audiobooks on Home Screen (optional)

Installation/Update:

  • Close Spotify completely.
  • Run The following command in Terminal:
bash <(curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SpotX-CLI/SpotX-Mac/main/install.sh)

Optional Install Arguments:

-c Clear app cache -- use if UI-related patches aren't working
-e Experimental features -- enables experimental features
-E Exclude feature -- disables specified feature(s) [currently disabled]
-f Force patch -- forces re-patching if backup detected
-h Hide podcasts, episodes and audiobooks on home screen
-o Old UI -- skips forced 'new UI' patch
-p Premium subscription setup -- use if premium subscriber
-P Path to Spotify.app -- set custom Spotify app path
-u Update block -- blocks automatic updates

Use any combination of flags.
The following example clears app cache, adds experimental features, leaves new UI enabled and blocks updates:

bash <(curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SpotX-CLI/SpotX-Mac/main/install.sh) -ceu

Uninstall:

  • Close Spotify completely.
  • Run The following command in Terminal:
bash <(curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SpotX-CLI/SpotX-Mac/main/uninstall.sh)

or

  • Reinstall Spotify

Notes:

  • Audio/video ads during Podcast playback are currently NOT blocked with SpotX.
  • Spicetify users: When using SpotX-Mac + Spicetify, the current script requires running SpotX first.

DISCLAIMER

  • Ad blocking is the main concern of this repo. Any other feature provided by SpotX-Mac or consequence of using those features will be the sole responsibility of the user, not BlockTheSpot/SpotX/SpotX-CLI/SpotX-Mac.

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