# master131/BlockTheSpot

Video, audio & banner adblock/skip for Spotify. This project has been superceded by SpotX: https://github.com/SpotX-CLI/SpotX-Win

Repository: https://github.com/master131/BlockTheSpot
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/blockthespot
Language: C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2022-12-14T05:24:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3042, "days_push": 1358, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1363, forks 958 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:30.478022+00:00)

## What it is
BlockTheSpot is a Windows-only mod that patches the Spotify desktop client to block banner, video, and audio ads and unlock track skipping. The project is no longer maintained and has been superseded by SpotX.

## Use cases
- block ads in spotify desktop app
- skip any track on spotify without premium
- remove banner and video ads from spotify
- patch spotify client on windows
- disable spotify audio ads

## When to choose
- you run an old Spotify 1.1.4.x desktop client on Windows and want ad-free playback

## When to avoid
- you use a current Spotify version or the Microsoft Store version
- you want an actively maintained solution - use SpotX instead
- you are on macOS or Linux

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: security, developer-tools
- domain: media, windows, privacy
- platform: windows
- tags: spotify, adblock, ad-blocking, patch, dll-injection, music, superseded, spotx, desktop

## Member repositories
- master131/BlockTheSpot (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:30.478022+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:41:25.610905+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/master131/BlockTheSpot (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:30.478022+00:00, sha 5b8154a7c459)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.