# abba23/spotify-adblock

Adblocker for Spotify

Repository: https://github.com/abba23/spotify-adblock
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/spotify-adblock
Homepage: https://github.com/abba23/spotify-adblock
Language: Rust
License Family: other
Topics: spotify, adblock, linux
Last push: 2026-08-14T18:13:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 93/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 85, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1952, "days_push": 19, "days_rel": 21, "gap_med": 68, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2224, forks 112 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:27.982344+00:00)

## What it is
A Spotify adblocker for Linux implemented as a shared library that wraps cef_urlrequest_create and blocks requests to denylisted URLs via LD_PRELOAD. It is written in Rust and supports both Debian and Flatpak Spotify installations.

## Use cases
- block ads in the Spotify desktop client on Linux
- skip audio ads without paying for Spotify Premium
- prevent Spotify from loading ad and tracking URLs
- run Spotify with ad blocking via LD_PRELOAD
- configure allowlists and denylists for Spotify requests
- integrate an ad-free Spotify launcher into a desktop environment

## When to choose
- you use the Debian or Flatpak Spotify client on Linux and want to remove ads
- you prefer a lightweight native library over a modified Spotify client
- you want configurable URL allow/deny lists for Spotify traffic

## When to avoid
- you installed Spotify via snap, which is unsupported
- your Flatpak shared library versions are incompatible
- you need ad blocking on Windows or macOS
- you want a fully supported, ToS-compliant listening experience

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, privacy, networking, developer-tools
- domain: privacy, media, operating-systems, desktop-applications
- platform: cli
- tags: spotify, adblock, ld-preload, shared-library, ad-blocking, music-streaming, linux

## Member repositories
- abba23/spotify-adblock (main) score 93

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:27.982344+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 2026-08-30T02:44:57.390390+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/abba23/spotify-adblock (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:27.982344+00:00, sha 34126668bfad)
  - homepage: https://github.com/abba23/spotify-adblock (fetched 2026-08-29T10:25:27.207746+00:00, sha c0a42258dcef)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.