Spotify has changed the design of its desktop app

Spotify has officially announced a redesign for its desktop app that aims to give you easier access to details on the song or podcast you’re currently listening to, and new ways to organize your playlists and other content. have to provide. according to a blog post published yesterday The changes — which Spotify calls “one of the biggest improvements yet” — are rolling out to “all desktop users around the world” starting this week.

The biggest change you might notice after the update is your Library sidebar on the left side of the screen. Instead of showing a simple text list of playlists, the interface now includes colored icons. It also shows playlists as well as recently played artists and albums to jump back to quickly. You can minimize the sidebar to see these icons, or expand it to see the name of each entry and even additional details like the last time they were played . Or, if you just want to see the text without the icon, go to Spotify’s settings and tick the “Use compact library layout” option.

You can filter your library sidebar to only show lists of artists, albums, or playlists using the icons at the top, and a search tool to specifically search your own library instead of searching the whole of Spotify using the main search. There is a search box. tool. User reporting Been seeing a similar interface pop up for a few weeks now, and Spotify has announced a First rollout of the feature in April,

Meanwhile, on the right side of the screen, Spotify is adding a Now Playing view that shows the currently playing song or podcast along with additional information. This can include tour dates or merchandise for music artists, or transcripts or episode descriptions of podcasts. The right side of the interface is where Spotify used to show what your friends are listening to, but it’s now hidden behind the friends icon at the top right of the screen.

The official launch of the new interface comes as Spotify is reportedly preparing more significant updates to its service. This week, Bloomberg informed of The audio streaming service is gearing up for the launch of a new, more premium tier that could finally add support for its much-anticipated lossless HiFi streaming feature.