https://github.com/artemgordinskiy/Spotifree

An OS X app that automatically mutes ads on Spotify [DISCONTINUED]
https://github.com/artemgordinskiy/Spotifree

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An OS X app that automatically mutes ads on Spotify [DISCONTINUED]

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/artemgordinskiy/Spotifree
• Owner: artemgordinskiy
• License: mit
• Created: 2012-10-14T15:18:19.000Z (about 12 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2020-05-08T12:36:31.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-30T03:42:52.176Z (13 days ago)
• Language: Swift
• Homepage: http://spotifree.gordinskiy.com
• Size: 8.75 MB
• Stars: 1,052
• Watchers: 22
• Forks: 70
• Open Issues: 27
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.txt

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# Spotifree (DISCONTINUED)

Spotifree is a free OS X app that automatically detects and mutes Spotify audio ads.

## Installing

1. Download **Spotifree** from [the website](http://spotifree.gordinskiy.com);

2. Move **Spotifree.app** to the **Applications** folder, run, and enjoy your ad-free music listening experience :)

On the first run, **Spotifree** will be added to the login items. From this moment, **Spotifree** will mute all **Spotify** ads it detects (usually, all of them). Don't worry though, it will not impact your Mac's performance and you'll never notice it running.

## How it works

**Spotifree** is polling Spotify every **.3** seconds to see whether the current track number is 0 (as in all ads). If it is, Spotify is muted for a duration of an ad. When an ad is over, the volume is set to the way it was before.

#### Alternatives

[MuteSpotifyAds](https://github.com/simonmeusel/MuteSpotifyAds) by [Simon Meusel](https://github.com/simonmeusel) is a good alternative if Spotifree does not work for you.

#### Thanks

Thanks Chris Ferrara from MacRumors forums, for the original idea and the proof-of-concept script.  

Thanks [Eneas](https://github.com/E-n-e-a-s), for turning that brittle AppleScript into a robust native application.  

Thanks to all other contributors for helping make Spotifree better.