BlockTheSpot-Mac

A multi-purpose adblocker and skip-bypass for the Spotify for MacOS

Please support Spotify by purchasing premium

For Windows, use BlockTheSpot

Last updated: 03 March 2024
Last tested version: 1.2.32.985

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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.dev 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)
• Hides podcasts, episodes and audiobooks on Home Screen (optional)
• Enable Developer Mode (optional)

Installation/Update:

• Close Spotify completely.
• Run The following command in Terminal:

bash <(curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Nuzair46/BlockTheSpot-Mac/main/install.sh)

Note:

• BlockTheSpot-Mac now requires codesign to sign the binaries after patching.
• For this, you will need to have Xcode installed on your mac.
• To install xcode, use the following command in terminal:

xcode-select --install

• If you have already installed xcode, you can skip this step.
• If you have Intel mac, you can try skipping codesign by using the -S flag.

Optional Install Arguments:

-f Force patch -- forces re-patching if backup detected
-h Hide podcasts, episodes and audiobooks on home screen
-P Path to Spotify.app -- set custom Spotify app path
-u Block updated -- blocks automatic updates
-d Enable Developer Mode
-S Skip Codesign -- only to be used if you have intel mac
-U Uninstall BlockTheSpot-Mac and restore original.

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/Nuzair46/BlockTheSpot-Mac/main/install.sh) -hu

Uninstall:

• Close Spotify completely.
• Run The following command in Terminal:

bash <(curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Nuzair46/BlockTheSpot-Mac/main/install.sh) -U

or

• Reinstall Spotify

Notes:

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

DISCLAIMER

• Ad blocking is the main concern of this repo. Any other feature provided by BlockTheSpot-Mac or consequence of using those features will be the sole responsibility of the user, not BlockTheSpot/BlockTheSpot-Mac.
• All future forks/clients using this of this repo should be licensed under AGPL-3.0 License.