Apr 23, 2020 EZBlocker is a Spotify Ad Blocker written in C# for Windows 7/8/10. The goal for EZBlocker is to be the most reliable ad blocker for Spotify. When an advertisement is playing, EZBlocker will mute Spotify until it's over. To download a pre-compiled binary of the latest version, click here. For more info, visit the EZBlocker project page. I've compiled some of the ways to block ads on spotify. Host files (Works for any device so long you can access its host file. On windows is at C: Windows System32 drivers etc hosts file. On Mac open finder and type /private/etc/hosts) Add the following addresses to your host file, save and close. 0.0.0.0 adclick.g.doublecklick.net. That would be Spotify Premium. If we don't pay for a service advert placement is how the company generate revenue. It would be rather a volition of the company’s terms and conditions if you use a third party ad blocker.
Note: To view the download page, visit: https://www.ericzhang.me/projects/spotify-ad-blocker-ezblocker/
Unsatisfied with the current ad blockers for Spotify, I decided to make my own.
The major problems I found with the publicly available ones were:
(1) They hook onto Spotify in a really weird way that messes up the window (can’t minimize, drags Spotify off the screen, changes Spotify’s size to 1×1)
(2) They didn’t work at times (ads still played)
(3) They didn’t work with some Spotify apps (most notably, Soundrop)
(4) Some just mute the whole computer instead of just Spotify.
Spotify Ad Blocker
The solution? EZBlocker! It’s is an extremely simple ad blocker for Spotify that works on a blacklist (“blocklist”). When an ad plays, a notification balloon will appear, which, when clicked, will add that ad to the blocklist. When an ad is blocked, only Spotify is muted, so other sounds (like ones from a game) will be unaffected.
Spotify Ad Blocker
There’s no fancy features, just pure ad blocking. You can find a download link and the source code on my projects page here.