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Last updated: 20 January 2023
Last tested version: 1.2.3.1115

• We are running short of people who can collaborate and maintain this project. If you are good with bash scripting, please create an issue here or contact Red.#1111 in discord.

• Blocks all banner/video/audio ads within the app
• Blocks logging (Sentry, etc)
• Unlocks the skip function for any track
• Blocks Spotify automatic updates (optional)
• Enables experimental features (optional)
• Hides podcasts, episodes and audiobooks on Home Screen (optional)

• Close Spotify completely.
• Run The following command in Terminal:

bash <(curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SpotX-CLI/SpotX-Mac/main/install.sh)

-c Clear app cache -- use if UI-related patches aren't working
-e Experimental features -- enables experimental features
-E Exclude feature -- disables specified feature(s) [currently disabled]
-f Force patch -- forces re-patching if backup detected
-h Hide podcasts, episodes and audiobooks on home screen
-o Old UI -- skips forced 'new UI' patch
-p Premium subscription setup -- use if premium subscriber
-P Path to Spotify.app -- set custom Spotify app path
-u Update block -- blocks automatic updates

Use any combination of flags.
The following example clears app cache, adds experimental features, leaves new UI enabled and blocks updates:

bash <(curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SpotX-CLI/SpotX-Mac/main/install.sh) -ceu

• Close Spotify completely.
• Run The following command in Terminal:

bash <(curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SpotX-CLI/SpotX-Mac/main/uninstall.sh)

or

• Reinstall Spotify

• Audio/video ads during Podcast playback are currently NOT blocked with SpotX.
• Spicetify users: When using SpotX-Mac + Spicetify, the current script requires running SpotX first.

• Ad blocking is the main concern of this repo. Any other feature provided by SpotX-Mac or consequence of using those features will be the sole responsibility of the user, not BlockTheSpot/SpotX/SpotX-CLI/SpotX-Mac.

• Thanks to SpotX - amd64fox.
• Thanks to @jetfir3 for the extended contribution