Spotify is out immediately with an overhaul for its desktop expertise. The brand new UI brings redesigned ‘Your Library’ and ‘Now Taking part in’ sections to align extra with the iOS/Android Spotify app and make it extra seamless to “discover, curate, hearken to, and manage Spotify on a pc or internet browser.”

Spotify launched the brand new desktop UI immediately and shared all the main points in a weblog publish and a brief video. The corporate notes the middle portion of the desktop UI stays the identical as “your central hub to browse, uncover, and discover really helpful songs and podcasts.”

However a brand new three-column design sees new Your Library and Now Taking part in experiences supply higher and faster entry to music and podcasts, extra info together with tour dates, merch, and even transcripts.

Right here’s how Spotify describes the brand new desktop sections:

On the left-hand facet of the app window, we’re anchoring the brand new Your Library so you’ll be able to rapidly entry your saved music and podcast collections. And from preliminary insights we’ve seen, customers have discovered that the brand new Library helps them save time, gives them with a greater overview, and permits them to extra simply change between playlists. 

On the right-hand facet of the app, you’ll discover the Now Taking part in view, which shows the present tune or podcast you’re listening to. You possibly can even discover extra details about the tune and artist right here, in addition to info on tour dates and merch—making it simpler to attach together with your favourite artists and uncover extra about them. For choose podcasts, you’ll be able to even comply with transcripts as you hear.

For those who’re in search of the Pal Exercise feed with the brand new desktop design, that’s now discovered with the “three-person” icon beside your profile image within the top-right center of the display.

Spotify additionally shared some recommendations on utilizing the brand new desktop UI:

• Go compact: By default, you’ll see an expanded view of Your Library. However for those who solely wish to see your playlist icons, you’ll be able to merely click on the “Your Library” button within the prime proper hand nook to break down the library.
• Search & filter Your Library: Beforehand, the one technique to discover playlists was by way of the search bar—and also you needed to wade by way of not solely your personal content material, however outcomes from the total Spotify catalog. Now, when it’s expanded, our new Library design permits you to toggle by way of your devoted music, podcast, and audiobook feeds and search Your Library completely.
• Customise: We would like this expertise to suit the best way you hear, which is why Your Library and Now Taking part in can each be resized to take up roughly of the display. 
• Pin, drag & drop: You possibly can transfer and pin the playlists within the Library, in addition to drop songs into the editable listed playlists. 

Spotify says the brand new desktop UI is “rolling out to all Desktop customers worldwide beginning immediately.”

Try a more in-depth take a look at the brand new design in Spotify’s brief video.