Spotify is one of the most popular music streaming services out there. One of the best things about Spotify on Windows is that its user interface and the default theme are minimal yet elegant and easy to use. However, if you get tired of the default theme, you can change the Spotify theme.
Now, other than default Dark and Light themes, customization is pretty limited in Spotify. Thankfully, we can use an open-source tool called Spicetify to install new Spotify themes built and maintained by the community. Once installed, you can change the Spotify theme with just a couple of clicks. The entire process is pretty seamless and easy. Let me show you how to do it.
Changing Spotify Theme on Windows
In order to use custom themes with Spotify, you should install Spicetify, an open-source and free tool. Once installed, you can pick and choose and apply Spotify themes you like.
Install Spicetify
1. First, close Spotify if it is opened.
2. Right-click on the Start icon on the taskbar and select Terminal. The easiest, fastest, and recommended way to install Spicetify is using the Terminal.
3. In the terminal window, run the following command to download and install Spicetify.
iwr -useb https://raw.githubusercontent.com/spicetify/spicetify-cli/master/install.ps1 | iex
4. When prompted if you want to install Marketplace, type Y and press Enter.
Note: Installing the Spicetify Marketplace makes it easy to browse and install the Spotify theme. If you don’t install it, you have to manually download the themes and use the terminal or edit the Spicetify config file to install and manage Spotify themes.
5. Once everything is complete, close the terminal window.
Change Spotify Theme
6. After installing Spicetify, open the Start menu, type Spotify in the search bar, and click on the top result to open the Spotify application.
7. On the left sidebar, click on Marketplace and then click on Themes on the top bar.
8. You will see a list of themes, click on the theme of your choice. For example, I wanted to install the ‘Sleek’ theme so I clicked on it.
Note: While selecting a theme, make sure it is tagged as ‘latest,’ not ‘outdated.’
9. Click the Install button at the top to install the Spotify theme. Once installed, the Spotify theme is automatically changed to the selected theme. On this page, you will also see all the color schemes supported by the selected.
10. You can find the installed theme under the Installed tab of the Marketplace page.
Change the Color Scheme of a Theme
Some themes will have more than one color scheme and you can switch between them.
11. Go to the Marketplace > Themes page on Spotify. Here, select the color scheme of your choice from the dropdown menu at the top. For instance, I liked the ‘UltraBlack’ color scheme, so I selected it.
The selected color scheme will be applied instantly.
And there you have it! It’s that simple to change the Spotify theme on Windows.
Restore Default Spotify Theme
If you no longer want to use a custom theme and like to switch to the default theme, follow the below steps to restore the default Spotify theme.
1. Open Spotify and click on Marketplace on the sidebar.
2. Go to the Installed tab and click on the currently active theme.
3. Click the Remove button.
This will remove the installed theme and restore the default Spotify theme.
Alternative method (without uninstalling the theme)
If you don’t want to uninstall a theme to restore the default theme, follow the below steps.
1. Close Spotify if it is opened.
2. Right-click on the Start menu icon on the taskbar and select Terminal.
3. In the terminal window, run the spicetify restore command.
4. Close the terminal window.
6. Relaunch the Spotify application and the default theme is restored.
Uninstall Spicetify
If you no longer want to use Spicetify, you can uninstall it. Follow the below steps.
1. Close Spotify if it is opened.
2. Right-click on the Start icon on the taskbar and select Terminal.
3. In the terminal window, run the following commands one after another.
spicetify restore
and
rmdir -r -fo $env:APPDATA\spicetify
and
rmdir -r -fo $env:LOCALAPPDATA\spicetify
4. Close the Terminal window.
With that, you’ve installed Spicetify. If you are wondering, the first command restores the default Spotify theme, and the next two commands will delete the ‘spicetify’ folder under ‘C:\Users\YourUsername\AppData\Roaming’ and ‘C:\Users\YourUsername\AppData\Local’ folders.
Wrapping Up – Customizing Spotify With Custom Themes
As you can see, using Spicetify to change the Spotify theme is pretty. If you want to, you can also create custom themes yourself using CSS and add them to the Spicetify theme library (%appdata%\Spicetify\Themes\). Additionally, you can also install extensions, snippets, and apps that let you extend Spotify functionality.
While all-powerful, only install extensions, snippets, and apps from trusted and popular community members just to be on the safe side.
If you have any questions, comment below and I will answer.
