What is Open in Spotify desktop client?
Open in Spotify desktop client is a spotify extension for chrome. also, it is spotify playlist extension and spotify player extension. it's a free extension , it has 3,000+ active users since released its first version, it earns an average rating of 3.71 from 34 rated user, last update is 696 days ago.
What’s new in version 1.4.1?
Open Spotify link in client
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This is a small simple extension that tries to open any
open.spotify.com or play.spotify.com url in the Spotify desktop client
instead of playing it using the Spotify web player. After opening
the desktop client it tries to close the newly opened browser window.
# How
The way the extension works is:
1. If the URL visited is open.spotify.com or play.spotify.com then
2. Don't do anything if the URL contains any of the following, else
- `/embed/`: Embedded playlists
- `/embed?`: Legacy embed playlist format
- `/log/`: Requests to Spotify's analytics
3. Remove the protocol and domain part together with the first slash and
4. Replace those with `spotify:` and
5. Replace the remaining slashes (`/`) with colons (`:`) and
6. Redirect to that URL and
7. Close the tab that opened the URL if it was a newly opened tab
Available in the [Google Chrome web store][store-url]
# Changes
## 1.4.1
* Purely a technical implementation release, switched from using webpack,
in the unreleased 1.4, to relying on [native ES6 modules in the extension.][es6-modules-extension]
[es6-modules-extension]: https://medium.com/front-end-weekly/es6-modules-in-chrome-extensions-an-introduction-313b3fce955b
## 1.4
* Don't touch analytics/log links and legacy embed links.
Thanks [@claui] for the PR.
[@claui]: https://github.com/claui
## 1.3
* Don't touch embedded links, so that websites that embed a playlist
can do so without having Spotify trying to open the link automatically.
Thanks [@shape55] for reporting the issue.
[@shape55]: https://github.com/shape55
## 1.2
* Opens links to user's playlists properly. Thanks for the bug report Robin H.
[store-url]: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/open-in-spotify-client/okkdbmdhpgmajopdpmflkldkemcldnjd
How to install Open in Spotify desktop client?
You could download the latest version crx file or older version files and install it.
Preview of Open in Spotify desktop client
Technical Features:
- Latest Version: 1.4.1
- Requirements: Windows Chrome, Mac Chrome
- License: Free
- Latest update: Monday, June 6th, 2022
- Author: gaqzi
Open in Spotify desktop client Available languages:
English.
FAQ
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What about others talk about open in spotify desktop client chrome extension?
44% user give 5-star rating, 13% user give 4-star rating, 19% user give 3-star rating, 13% user give 2-star rating, 13% user give 1-star rating. Read reviews of open in spotify desktop client
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How could i get help if there is something wrong with open in spotify desktop client chrome extension?
You could find more help information from open in spotify desktop client support page.
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How could i contact the developer of open in spotify desktop client chrome extension?
You could send emails to publisher, or check publisher's website.
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What are the required permissions for extensions?
- tabs
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- *://open.spotify.com/
- *://play.spotify.com/
More about manifest_file of open in spotify desktop client.
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How could i report abuse of open in spotify desktop client chrome extension?
You could click to report abuse of open in spotify desktop client.
Reviews of open in spotify desktop client:
Works beautifully for me on Windows. Thanks for a solution to an annoying problem
Great when it works, but sometimes it incorrectly thinks other links are Spotify links and just stops those pages from loading.
Once I disabled this app then links started opening in Spotify. At least on Chrome/MacOS in 2020.