ikeyo / BlockTheSpot

Video, audio & banner adblock/skip for Spotify

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BlockTheSpot

A multi-purpose adblocker and skip-bypass for the Windows Spotify desktop application.

Please support Spotify by purchasing premium

Last updated: 10 December 2020
Last tested version: 1.1.54.592.gc0b20638

Important checks before installing:

0. Update Windows, update Spotify and update BlockTheSpot
1. Go to "Windows Security" -> "Virus & Threat Protection"
2. Click "Allowed threats" -> "Remove all allowed threats"

Features:

• Blocks all banner/video/audio ads within the app
• Retains friend, vertical video and radio functionality
• Unlocks the skip function for any track

⚠️ This mod is for the Desktop Application of Spotify on Windows only and not the Microsoft Store version.

Installation/Update:

• Just download and run BlockTheSpot.bat or

1. Browse to your Spotify installation folder %APPDATA%\Spotify
2. Download chrome_elf.zip from releases
3. Unzip and replace chrome_elf.dll and config.ini

Uninstall:

• Just run uninstall.bat or
• Reinstall Spotify

Known Issues:

• BlockTheSpot will have issues blocking ads on the alpha version of Spotify. To identify this, look into the Spotify version and see if there is -a in the end. If so, you have an alpha version of Spotify. To be able to use BlockTheSpot, click here to download the latest Spotify stable/public version.
• Optional feature "Remove Upgrade Button" will not work with Spicetify, also might have issues with alpha Spotify.
• It will also have issues with the latest Spotify version where the user avatar will be blank.

Note:

• "chrome_elf.dll" gets replaced by the Spotify installer each time it updates, make sure to replace it after an update.
• Spicetify users have to reapply BlockTheSpot after applying a Spicetify theme.
• The ad banner may appear if your network uses Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocol
  • Setting Skip_wpad = 1 in config.ini may help
• For Spotify Premium users, setting Block_BannerOnly = 1 will only block the banner at home
• If the automatic install/uninstall scripts do not work, please contact rednek46
• For more support and discussions, join our Discord server