BlockTheSpot exists because a free music app shouldn't come with constant ad interruptions and hidden tracking.
BlockTheSpot started as a simple frustration: why does a "free" music app interrupt every few songs with an ad, and quietly send analytics in the background? We set out to build a patch that removes both — openly, safely, and without asking anyone to pay for what should already be reasonable.
Today, BlockTheSpot blocks millions of audio ads, banner ads, and telemetry requests every day for a growing community of listeners and developers.
Rather than filtering traffic through a browser extension or a proxy server, BlockTheSpot patches the Spotify desktop client itself — so ad and telemetry code paths are disabled at the source, and the patch is re-verified against every new Spotify release.
Re-tested against every Spotify update to keep working reliably.
No background service, no extra process — just a one-time patch.
No fine print required to understand how we treat your data.
BlockTheSpot doesn't collect your listening data at all — there's nothing to sell.
The patch doesn't phone home — it only blocks Spotify's own tracking requests.
Every patch is open source — read exactly what it does before you run it.
We treat every design decision as a security decision — from what the patch touches to how updates are shipped.
The patch only touches the Spotify client files needed to block ads — nothing else.
Every Spotify release is checked against the patch before a new build ships.
Patch code is open for anyone to read, audit, or fork on GitHub.
You can uninstall or revert the patch at any time, no strings attached.
A focused team across reverse engineering, patch development, and cross-platform builds.
Reverse Engineering Lead
Patch Development Lead
Cross-Platform Builds Lead
Compatibility Testing Lead
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