# x0uid/SpotifyAdBlock

Protect your privacy by blocking all annoying Spotify ads & analytics in Linux, OSX and Windows with hosts file.

Repository: https://github.com/x0uid/SpotifyAdBlock
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/spotifyadblock
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: spotify, whitelist, linux, privacy, local-machine
Last push: 2024-06-02T07:44:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2606, "days_push": 822, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1479, forks 269 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:50.658839+00:00)

## What it is
A maintained hosts-file blocklist that redirects Spotify's ad and analytics/tracking domains to localhost, blocking ads and telemetry on Linux, macOS, and Windows. It also provides Pi-hole-compatible blocklist and whitelist files.

## Use cases
- block spotify ads on a free account
- stop spotify from tracking me
- block spotify telemetry via hosts file
- add spotify ad domains to pi-hole
- listen to spotify without ads on linux
- block spotify analytics domains on mac

## When to choose
- you want a simple, legal, DNS-level way to silence Spotify ads and tracking
- you use Pi-hole or manage a hosts file and want a curated Spotify blocklist
- you want cross-platform coverage without installing extra software

## When to avoid
- you use Spotify Premium and just want a cleaner client
- you need guaranteed ad blocking - Spotify can serve ads from domains you whitelist for playback
- you want a turnkey app rather than manually editing a hosts file
- you need blocking inside the browser web player, which may behave differently

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: active
- function: privacy, security, developer-tools
- domain: privacy, media, self-hosted, security
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: hosts-file, ad-blocking, spotify, blocklist, pi-hole, telemetry-blocking, dns, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- x0uid/SpotifyAdBlock (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:50.658839+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 2026-08-30T04:34:20.376843+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/x0uid/SpotifyAdBlock (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:50.658839+00:00, sha 5a37187252bf)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.