After announcing a refresh to its mobile experience earlier this week, Spotify is now also gives its desktop app a new look.
I often open Spotify on my computer to feel extremely overwhelmed by the homepage, which is a mix of things I’ve heard a million times, recommendations for things I don’t even know if I’ll like, and those curated playlists that I often just ignore altogether (except Discover Weekly, which has been pretty good lately). Company announced Thursday, the new desktop and web design is based on ‘months of testing and research’ and will offer a sleeker look, more controls, and similar features to those her introduced on the mobile app.
First, the service updates the playlist controls by allowing you to upload images and write descriptions, and there is also a new search bar to find music and podcast episodes. A new drop-down menu gives listeners the option to sort content. And best of allI, for those of us who often find Googling lyrics of a song we’ve heard but can’t remember the title adds arecently played list and the ability to edit your queue.
A new search bar has moved to the left of the navigation page and users can now also go straight to the radio for an artist or song by selecting the “…” button. In addition, subscribers at the premium level can download their playlists for offline listening with a prominent one redesigned download button.
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The new design will be rolled out to both free and premium users starting today and will be widely available “in the coming weeks”.