App for Spotify™

An easy-to-use and lite App for Spotify Music Player.
What is App for Spotify™?
App for Spotify™ is a Firefox add-on built for an improved Spotify experience on desktop. Its standalone UI lets users play music without interrupting their browser functions. It’s a very lite extension, preserving Firefox’s speed. Although unofficial, it aims to bring Spotify’s web services to your desktop while offering a 'Always-On-Top' feature for multi-tasking and flash plugin support for unmatched functionality.

Add-on stats

By: Fernika
Version: 0.1.3resigned1 (Last updated: 2024-04-25)
Creation date: 2016-08-29
Weekly download count: 85
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • https://*.spotify.com/*
Size: 60.17K
URLs: Website

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Add-on summary

App for Spotify™ is the easiest way to play music in Spotify from your desktop machine (PC, MAC or Linux). Clicking on the toolbar button, renders Spotify Music Player in a standalone UI. Moreover, the window is re-sizable to your desired choice and all the changes are auto saved to the memory. Note, to start playing music, you need to create an account in Spotify website.

App for Spotify™ is designed to operate similar to Google Chrome Apps. In other words, it opens in a simple and stand-alone popup window (as opposed to the toolbar-popup or sidebar), and once closed, completely clears-off and won't have any further background activities. Having this behavior, it is considered a very lite Addon and does not add any additional burden to your Firefox browser. Moreover, the popup has a built-in "Always-On-Top" feature which makes the window remain always on top of other windows, and enables you to do multi-tasking.

Important Note: App for Spotify™ does NOT belong or related to the official Spotify website or application in any ways. It is an unofficial app that is developed and maintained independently. The official Spotify software is only released for smart phones and the web. This unofficial app (browser addon) is a wrapper to the original Spotify application and tries to make it usable as a browser plug-in.

When you open the popup, you will see a toolbar with 6 buttons at the top. Toolbar buttons are described in the screenshot below (2nd picture). Note, after few seconds the toolbar will disappear by itself. But when you move the mouse to the top area, it will appear again.

Note: when you first run this addon, Spotify may ask you to install, upgrade, or activate Firefox's Flash plugin. This is because Spotify music player, is built based on Flash technology. After upgrading Flash plugin, music player should work without any issues.

Note: in order to report bugs, please fill the bug report form in the addon's Homepage.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Creates a pop-out small Firefox window for Spotify, making it appear as a separate app.
  • Runs smoothly and avoids lag compared to the Spotify app during resource-heavy tasks.
  • User-friendly and easy to use.
  • No problems reported on version 96.0.3, with everything playing great.
Cons
  • Opens a new window with a Spotify tab, which some users find useless.
  • No desktop player tool available.
  • Has limitations with Discord integration for listening along with others.
Most mentioned
  • Smooth performance compared to the actual Spotify app.
  • User experience while running resource-heavy tasks.
  • Desire for continued updates and improvements.
Recent reviews
by Qtsuin, 2024-08-05

by Qtsuin, 2024-08-05

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Add-on safety

Risk impact

App for Spotify™ requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

App for Spotify™ is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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