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https://github.com/whoeevee/EeveeSpotify

A tweak to get Spotify Premium for free, just like Spotilife
https://github.com/whoeevee/EeveeSpotify

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# EeveeSpotify



This tweak makes Spotify think that you have a Premium subscription, granting free listening, just like Spotilife.



## The History



Several months ago, Spotilife, the only tweak to get Spotify Premium, stopped working on new Spotify versions. I decompiled Spotilife, reverse-engineered Spotify, intercepted requests, etc., and created this tweak.



## Restrictions



Please refrain from opening issues about the following features, as they are server-sided and will **NEVER** work:



- Very High audio quality

- Native playlist downloading (you can download podcast episodes though)

- Jam (hosting a Spotify Jam and joining it remotely requires Premium; only joining in-person works)



In theory, implementing downloading/offline mode locally *should* be possible, but it will **not** be included in this tweak.



## Lyrics Support



EeveeSpotify replaces Spotify monthly limited lyrics with one of the following three lyrics providers:



- Genius: Offers the best quality lyrics, provides the most songs, and updates lyrics the fastest. Does not and will never be time-synced.



- LRCLIB: The most open service, offering time-synced lyrics. However, it lacks lyrics for many songs.



- Musixmatch: The service Spotify uses. Provides time-synced lyrics for many songs, but you'll need a user token to use this source. To obtain the token, download Musixmatch from the App Store, sign up, then go to Settings > Get help > Copy debug info, and paste it into EeveeSpotify alert. You can also extract the token using MITM.



If the tweak is unable to find a song or process the lyrics, you'll see the original Spotify one or a "Couldn't load the lyrics for this song" message. The lyrics might be wrong for some songs (e.g. another song, song article) when using Genius due to how the tweak searches songs. While I've made it work in most cases, kindly refrain from opening issues about it.



## How It Works



Upon login, Spotify fetches user data, including active subscription, and caches it in the `offline.bnk` file in the `/Library/Application Support/PersistentCache` directory. It uses its proprietary binary format to store data, incorporating a length byte before each value, among other conventions. Certain keys, such as `player-license`, `financial-product`, and `type`, determines the user abilities.



The tweak patches this file while initializing; Spotify loads it and assumes you have Premium. To be honest, it doesn't really patch due to challenges with dynamic length and varied bytes. Ideally, there should be a parser capable of deserializing and serializing such format. However, for now, the tweak simply extracts the username from the current `offline.bnk` file and inserts it into `premiumblank.bnk` (a file containing all premium values preset), replacing `offline.bnk`.



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Tweak also changes query parameters `trackRows` and `video` in HTTP requests to true, so Spotify loads videos and not just track names at the artist page. Sorry if the code seems cringe; the main focus is on the concept. It can stop working just like Spotilife, but so far, it works on the latest Spotify 8.9.## (Spotilife also patches `offline.bnk`, but it changes obscure bytes that do nothing on new versions). Spotify may reload user data, and you'll be switched to the Free plan. When this happens, you'll see a popup with quick restart app and reset data actions.



To open Spotify links in sideloaded app, use [OpenSpotifySafariExtension](https://github.com/BillyCurtis/OpenSpotifySafariExtension). Remember to activate it and allow access in Settings > Safari > Extensions.