Patcher for Spotify Desktop Client on Windows

• Requirements • Features • Installation • Uninstall • FAQ • Disclaimer

Requirements

• OS: Windows 7-11
• SpotX: Official desktop version (Microsoft Store version is not suitable)

Features

• Blocks all banner, video, and audio ads in the client
• Hiding podcasts, episodes, and audiobooks from the homepage (optional)
• Block Spotify automatic updates (optional)
• Some native experimental features have been changed
• Analytics sending has been disabled
• Advanced installation parameters

Installation / Update

Choose installation type:

Usual installation (New theme)

During installation, you need to confirm some actions, also contains:

• New theme activated (new right and left sidebar, some cover change)
• All experimental features included

Installation steps:

1. Go to the latest release.
2. Download the .rar file for the new theme version.
3. Extract the contents of the .rar archive to any folder.
4. Run the program inside the extracted folder.
5. If your antivirus flags or removes the file, temporarily disable it — this is due to the custom patcher signature, not a virus.
6. Follow on-screen prompts to complete the installation.

Usual installation (Old theme)

During installation, you need to confirm some actions, also contains:

• Forced installation of version 1.2.13 (since the old theme was removed in subsequent versions)
• Old theme activated
• Automatic blocking of Spotify updates
• All experimental features included

Installation steps:

1. Go to the latest release.
2. Download the .rar file for the old theme version.
3. Extract the archive and run the included program.
4. Temporarily disable antivirus if it prevents running the file.
5. Follow the prompts to complete installation.

Full installation

Full installation without confirmation, what does it do?

• New theme activated (new right and left sidebar, some cover change)
• Hiding podcasts/episodes/audiobooks from the homepage
• Activated static theme spotify for lyrics
• Hiding ad-like sections
• All experimental features included
• Removal of Spotify MS if it was found
• Installation of the recommended version of Spotify (if another client has already been found, it will be installed over)
• Blocking of Spotify updates
• After the installation is completed, the client will autorun.

Installation steps:

1. Go to the latest release.
2. Download the .rar file for the full installation.
3. Extract the archive and run the included executable or batch file.
4. Temporarily disable antivirus if needed.
5. Wait until the setup completes — Spotify will start automatically afterward.

Other types of installations

Installation for premium

Usual installation only without ad blocking, for those who have a premium account, also contains:

• New theme activated (new right and left sidebar, some cover change)
• Disabled only audio ads in podcasts
• All experimental features included

Installation steps:

1. Go to the latest release.
2. Download the .rar file for the premium installation.
3. Extract it and run the installer.
4. Disable antivirus temporarily if it interferes.
5. Follow the prompts to finish setup.

Installing with parameters

You can specify various parameters for a more flexible installation, more details here

Uninstall

• Go to the folder where you extracted SpotX and run the included Uninstall.bat,
  or
• Reinstall Spotify (Full uninstall Spotify recommended)

FAQ

Read FAQ

Disclaimer

SpotX is a tool that modifies the official Spotify client, provided as an evaluation version — use it at your own risk.