/spotify-adblock-linux

Spotify adblocker for Linux

Primary LanguageCGNU General Public License v3.0GPL-3.0

spotify-adblock-linux

Spotify adblocker for Linux that works by wrapping getaddrinfo and cef_urlrequest_create, blocking non-whitelisted domains and blacklisted URLs.

Notes

  • This does not work with the snap and Flatpak Spotify packages.

Build

Prerequisites:

  • Git
  • Wget
  • tar
  • Make
  • GCC
  • libc headers (e.g. libc-dev on Debian-based distributions)
$ git clone https://github.com/abba23/spotify-adblock-linux.git
$ cd spotify-adblock-linux
$ wget -O cef.tar.bz2 https://cef-builds.spotifycdn.com/cef_binary_88.1.6%2Bg4fe33a1%2Bchromium-88.0.4324.96_linux64_minimal.tar.bz2
$ tar -xf cef.tar.bz2 --wildcards '*/include' --strip-components=1
$ make

Install

$ sudo make install

Usage

Command-line

$ LD_PRELOAD=/usr/local/lib/spotify-adblock.so spotify

Desktop file

You can also integrate it with your desktop environment by creating a .desktop file (e.g. spotify-adblock.desktop) in ~/.local/share/applications. This lets you easily run it from an application launcher without opening a terminal.

Example 

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Spotify (adblock)
GenericName=Music Player
Icon=spotify-client
TryExec=spotify
Exec=env LD_PRELOAD=/usr/local/lib/spotify-adblock.so spotify %U
Terminal=false
MimeType=x-scheme-handler/spotify;
Categories=Audio;Music;Player;AudioVideo;
StartupWMClass=spotify

Uninstall

$ sudo make uninstall