That’s okay. My suggestion won’t work for everyone.
I spent last June backing up my music collection and then unsubbed. I think it’s a genuinely good app and algorithm, but the theft of labor from artists on top of raising prices twice in one year just was too much for me. I’d rather just play my MP3 files on a FOSS music player.
For those who don’t know, there are online tools out there you can use to rip MP3 files from YouTube videos, and it’s a really good option for backing up your music if you want to cut the cord on Spotify. Just takes some effort and a little legwork.
Do it! I did it some time ago and havent had any regrets. The new flow of finding and dl’ing music will set in naturally. I also noticed that I listen less music, but when I do, I enjoy it much more.
It’s pretty simple. Brave is a freeware internet browser with exceedingly good ad block, and you can listen using Spotify’s web player and it’ll play your music seamlessly with no ads. Also seemlessly blocks ads on YT and other services.
I’ve been on Firefox since it was Netscape, with no serious complaints. Tried Brave for a few months, and it’s certainly workable, but came back to Firefox because it’s the most customizable, privacy, and ad-block friendly browser (in my opinion).
Probably a good time to mention that you can unsub from Spotify, use it through the Brave browser, and you won’t get any ads.
:)
https://github.com/Team-xManager/xManager
This project is also nice. (and it’s written in Rust) https://github.com/abba23/spotify-adblock
I thought Spotify started banning users that did that? Also, I do use other features a lot, like offline play.
That’s okay. My suggestion won’t work for everyone.
I spent last June backing up my music collection and then unsubbed. I think it’s a genuinely good app and algorithm, but the theft of labor from artists on top of raising prices twice in one year just was too much for me. I’d rather just play my MP3 files on a FOSS music player.
For those who don’t know, there are online tools out there you can use to rip MP3 files from YouTube videos, and it’s a really good option for backing up your music if you want to cut the cord on Spotify. Just takes some effort and a little legwork.
I kinda really want to do this but keep procrastinating. Maybe I should make it my NYs resolution to finally cut the cord.
Do it! I did it some time ago and havent had any regrets. The new flow of finding and dl’ing music will set in naturally. I also noticed that I listen less music, but when I do, I enjoy it much more.
Yes I know. It’s just the first step of downloading all the hundreds of songs from my favourites first that’s seems insurmountable.
:O
Can you give more info on this?
It’s pretty simple. Brave is a freeware internet browser with exceedingly good ad block, and you can listen using Spotify’s web player and it’ll play your music seamlessly with no ads. Also seemlessly blocks ads on YT and other services.
Obligatory Firefox + Ublock better
I’ve been on Firefox since it was Netscape, with no serious complaints. Tried Brave for a few months, and it’s certainly workable, but came back to Firefox because it’s the most customizable, privacy, and ad-block friendly browser (in my opinion).
Of course. There always has to be a circle-jerk anytime someone mentions Brave.
Download Brave
Visit https://brave.com/. Windows/macOS: Click “Download.” Linux: Follow the terminal commands from Brave’s site. Install Brave
Windows/macOS: Run the installer. Linux: Follow your package manager’s installation. Enable Shields
Open Brave, go to Settings > Shields, and set Trackers & Ads Blocking to “Aggressive.” Log Into Spotify
Visit https://open.spotify.com/. Log in with your Spotify credentials. Block Ads on Spotify
Ensure Brave Shields are Up for Spotify. Adjust blocking settings as needed. Optional: Use uBlock Origin extension for stricter blocking.
Simple lol