Spotify: A new way to enjoy Music - Instant, Simple, Free

Spotify is a digital music service that gives you access to millions of songs.

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Spotify - A World of Music

Spotify is a new way to enjoy music. Simply download and install, before you know it you'll be singing along to the genre, artist or song of your choice. With Spotify you are never far away from the song you want.

There are no restrictions in terms of what you can listen to or when. Forget about the hassle of waiting for files to download and fill up your hard drive before you get round to organising them. Spotify is instant, fun and simple.

Because music is social, Spotify allows you to share songs and playlists with friends, and even work together on collaborative playlists, Friday afternoon in the office might never be the same again! We're music lovers like everyone else.

Playlists

Drag and drop your favourite tracks into playlists to save them until the next time you listen. The playlists are saved to your account, and accessible from wherever you use Spotify.

Share

You share music by copying the link of a playlist or a track and send it to your friends. They open that link and - voila - Spotify starts playing your music on their computer.

Another great sharing feature is the playlist which you and your friends can manage together. Simply right-click any of your playlists, select 'Collaborative playlist' and then share it. Whoever receives the collaborative playlist is now able to add or remove tracks or even rename the playlist all together. Music made simple.

Mobile music

Or even better, with Premium you can also use Spotify with your iPhone or Android where music is streamed - or saved as an offline playlists - on your mobile phone.

Offline mode

Taking your computer outside where there's no internet? Don't worry. With Spotify Premium, you can select which playlists are to be 'available offline', and you can keep listening.

Download Spotify for Windows

When you have created an account, you can download and begin using Spotify. You need a PC running Windows XP/Vista/7, as well as a broadband Internet connection. Download Spotify for Windows

Download Spotify for Mac OS X

You need Mac OS X 10.4.0 or later, as well as a broadband Internet connection. Download Spotify for Mac