Enhance Spotify's Awful User Interface with These Essential Apps

Transforming Spotify's User Experience

Spotify's user interface has received quite a bit of criticism lately. If you want to continue enjoying Spotify but find its layout unsatisfactory, there are a variety of tools available for customizing and even replacing its user interface completely.

1. Customize with Spicetify

Spicetify is a free application that allows you to tailor the Spotify experience to your liking. After a somewhat complicated setup involving the command line, you'll gain access to custom themes and scripts that can effectively modify how your Spotify application looks and functions.

2. Use Spotify via Raycast

For those who prefer efficiency, Raycast lets you control Spotify entirely through keyboard shortcuts. Search for music quickly without the need to interact with Spotify's interface!

3. Navigate through Command Line

If you're feeling adventurous, operating Spotify entirely through the command line with spotify-player can be an eye-opening experience, allowing for complete keyboard navigation.

4. Nostalgia with Browser-Based iPods

For a nostalgic touch, developer Tanner Villarete has designed a browser-based iPod that connects to your Spotify account, providing an authentic, classic iPod experience.

5. For Winamp Fans

For fans of the retro interface, Winampify offers a browser-based recreation of Winamp that lets you browse your Spotify library in a classic style. Experience your music like it’s the 2000s again.

6. Mini Players for Concurrent Usage

Applications like Lofi and Silicio allow you to keep track of your current tracks without diving into the full Spotify window, making music listening more convenient.