# SpotX

SpotX patcher used for patching the desktop version of Spotify

Repository: https://github.com/SpotX-Official/SpotX
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/spotx
Language: PowerShell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: spotify, spotify-desktop-client, spotify-desktop, spotify-adblocker, spotify-ads, windows, spotify-windows, spotify-no-ads, spotify-no-update, spotify-ad-blocker, spotify-ad-free, adblock, spotx
Last push: 2026-08-16T08:14:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1848, "days_push": 17, "days_rel": 607, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 22161, forks 1114 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:32.405236+00:00)

## What it is
SpotX is a PowerShell-based patcher that modifies the official Spotify desktop client on Windows to block ads, hide podcasts/audiobooks, disable analytics, and optionally block automatic updates. A companion Bash script provides the same patching for macOS and Linux.

## Use cases
- block ads in spotify desktop client
- remove audio and banner ads from spotify
- hide podcasts and audiobooks from spotify homepage
- disable spotify automatic updates
- stop spotify from sending analytics
- patch spotify client on windows

## When to choose
- you use the official Spotify desktop client on Windows and want an ad-free experience without paying
- you want to hide podcasts, episodes, and audiobooks from the Spotify UI
- you want to freeze Spotify on a specific version by blocking auto-updates

## When to avoid
- you use the Microsoft Store version of Spotify, which is not supported
- you need a legal, ToS-compliant solution - patching violates Spotify's terms of service
- you want ad blocking on mobile or web players, which this does not cover

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: security, privacy, developer-tools, cli
- domain: privacy, media, windows, desktop-applications
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: spotify, adblock, patcher, powershell, spotify-desktop, ad-blocking, client-modification, desktop

## Member repositories
- SpotX-Official/SpotX (main) score 67
- SpotX-Official/SpotX-Bash (mirror) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:32.405236+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 2026-08-29T16:57:42.496143+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/SpotX-Official/SpotX (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:32.405236+00:00, sha 5d5110a7c785)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.