Posted in Spotify, Windows 10 Tagged with. I tested using an older version of Spotify: 1.0.12.161.g64b0797c and updated to the latest Windows 64-bit version: 1.0.14.214.g4dfabc51 but the developer says EZBlocker should work with with any 1.0.X version of Spotify.
Allowing others to review code your is always a good sign the creator is being up front and legitimate about their intentions.
If you want know exactly what EZBlocker is up to you can even review the source doe because this is an open-source project hosted on GitHub. Now when you restart Windows EZBlocker should launch automatically along with Spotify! Then can be done very simply by copying EZBlocker.exe to the Startup folder located at C:Users(User-Name)AppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuProgramsStartup where (User-Name) is your own Windows user name. Check to activate options: “Mute Only Spotify” and “Block Banner Ads” and you might need to restart for it all to take effect.ĮZBlocker needs to always be open for it to work so I recommend adding having it start when Windows first boots up.
No install is required you just simply run EZBlocker.exe and it will launch EZBlocker and Spotify automatically. You’re going to want to download the latest version 1.5.1.4 (March 14, 2015) at the time of writing this from the project page.
I tested using Windows 10 but in the comment section of the project page users have reported it works on Windows 7 so I’d guess it works fine with Windows 8/8.1 as well. NET Framework 3.5 which comes standard with Windows 10. NET and the language C Sharp (C#) which is all created by Microsoft so naturally it works with Windows using. It was developed by a university student using. The official documentation goes on to say: “Because EZBlocker does not modify the Spotify client in any way, it is less buggy compared to other ad blockers.” For the more technical EZBlocker analyzes the Spotify API being sent to your computer and “uses non-intrusive methods to read the Spotify client to extract song information” and block or mute ads using that information. It can mute audio ads using Windows’ Volume Mixer, block banner ads from showing up in the user interface and sometimes block all audio ads all together.ĮZBlocker functions similar to how Chrome or Firefox extensions can block ads in your web browser so in a way you could think of it as a 3rd party extension for Spotify. EZBlocker stays open the entire time Spotify is open constantly reading its state to see if you are listening to songs or if it’s serving you ads and proceeding accordingly.
If you’re using Windows and listening to music through Spotify Free then you might be interested in EZBlocker, a small piece of software that auto mutes ads and blocks banner ads. Now you can just click on Block or Unblock button to disable or enable Ads on Spotify That's all:) Note: You may have to restart the Spotify application for changes to take effect. Run 'Spotify Ad Remover' on your system as Administrator It will show you the current Spotify Ad status as seen in the screenshots below. Although it isn’t supported in Spotify mobile app, StopAd is available for Spotify desktop client on Windows and Mac as well as Spotify web player to block audio advertisements with ease.
There are also many well-designed ad blockers for Spotify, such as EZBlocker and StopAd.Here, we will focus on StopAd. Method 3: Use Spotify Ad Blocker – StopAd. See screenshots, read the latest customer reviews, and compare ratings for Ouga - Tumblr App. If you are using Spotify 1.1.5.xxx or newer, please use run the automatic downgrade script here which will downgrade to 1.1.4.197.g92d52c4f and also disable auto-update.ĭownload this app from Microsoft Store for Windows 10, Windows 10 Mobile, Windows 10 Team (Surface Hub), HoloLens. Current Version: 0.13 Last updated: 5th March 2019 Last tested version: 1.1.4.197.g92d52c4f Important Notice. EZBlocker options: Mute Only Spotify, Block Banner AdsīlockTheSpot Video, audio & banner adblock/skip for Spotify.