Spotify Ad blocker based on SpotX for Linux
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A multi-featured adblocker for the Spotify Linux application.

Last updated: 27 October 2022
Last tested version: 1.1.84.716

Features:

  • Blocks all banner/video/audio ads within the app
  • Blocks logging (Sentry, etc)
  • Unlocks the skip function for any track
  • Enables some experimental features (optional)

Installation/Update:

NOTE: SpotX does not support the Spotify client from Snap

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

Optional Install Arguments:

-c Clear app cache -- use if UI-related patches aren't working
-e Experimental features -- enables experimental features
-f Force patch -- forces re-patching if backup detected
-P Path directory -- manually set Spotify directory if not found in PATH
-p Premium subscription setup -- use if premium subscriber

Use any combination of flags.
The following example clears app cache and adds experimental features:

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

Uninstall:

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

or

  • Reinstall Spotify

DISCLAIMER

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

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