How to Make Spotify Playlist Private?

Spotify is one of the most popular music streaming platforms worldwide. This platform allows its users to create playlists with the inclusion of their preferred songs. The main aim of creating playlists is to listen to your favorite songs in a sequence and also being able to share it with your friends and family. But, what if you do not want to do so?

Sometimes, a playlist you create might be of emotional importance to you or you simply might not want others to be able to access it. In those cases, you can make Spotify playlist private. When you make a playlist private, only you will be able to access it and listen to the songs there. If you want to make it public later on, you can do so with a click.

Having problems figuring out how to make Spotify playlist private? Well, worry no more because this article is here at your rescue.

How to Make Spotify Playlist Private?

The first thing you must remember before you make Spotify playlist private is that you can only set those playlists to private which you have created. You cannot set the privacy of some other playlists that have been created by other users. You can make Spotify playlist private by:

1. Using Mobile App

2. Using Desktop App

1. Using Mobile App

To make Spotify playlist private using mobile app,

1. Open Spotify on mobile and click on ‘Your Library’.

2. Open the playlist you want to set private.

3. Tap on the ‘Three dots’.

4. Choose the option ‘Make Private’.

5. Click on ‘Make Private’.

6. The playlist will have been set to private.

Hence, in this way, you can make Spotify playlist private using phones.

2. Using Desktop App

To make Spotify playlist private using desktop app:

1. Open Spotify desktop app and click on ‘Your Library‘.

2. Open the playlist you want to make Private.

3. Click on the ‘Three dots’.

4. Select the option ‘Make Private’.

5. Your playlist will have been set to private.

In this way, you can make Spotify playlist private using desktop.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

How to Make Spotify Playlist Public?

To make a playlist public again, open the playlist, tap on the ‘three dots’ option and choose ‘make public’. Once you do this, your playlist will be set to public again making it visible and accessible to your friends and others as well.

Can my Friends see my Private Playlist?

No, they cannot. Once you make Spotify playlist private through the mobile app, only you will be able to access and listen to it. Your friends will not be able to see it. But, if you have done so though the desktop version, they might be able to see and access the playlist.

How do I find my Friend’s playlist?

To find a playlist of your friends, go to View>Friend Activity. List of your friends will appear. Choose whose activity you want to view and then select ‘see all’ next to public playlists.

If you do not have friends on Spotify, you can add new ones and then access their playlist as well. To learn how to make friends on Spotify, click here: How to Add Friends on Spotify?

How do I make a New Playlist directly private?

To make every new creating playlist private on Spotify, open Spotify and go to Settings>Social>Make my New Playlist Public button and toggle it off. If the button is grey, it means that new playlists you create will be private automatically. If green, they will be public by default.

Can I make a Collaborative Playlist Private?

Yes, a collaborative playlist can be made private. When you do this, the playlist will still be visible to other participants and they will be able to listen to the playlist and also edit it. But, your profile will not be shown to other users.

Conclusion

Thus, by using the steps mentioned above, you can easily make Spotify playlist private. If you want all of your future creating playlists to be private as well, you can change the default settings otherwise, you can do as suggested in the article.

Hope these suggestions were helpful and cleared your doubts. Do leave comments in case of queries.