Sharing playlists on Spotify with friends is common, but there are some you don’t want anyone to know you are listening to. Lucky for you, you can learn how to make Spotify playlist private. When you make it private, neither your followers nor people searching for it will be able to see it anymore.
If you want to know how to make Spotify playlist private, you must have the app installed on your phone or desktop.
How To Make A Playlist Private On Spotify? (Mobile)
You can have so much fun with Spotify playlists, creating one for every mood and occasion and also going as far as creating Spotify blends with your friends. But then there are some playlists that you just don’t want to share with others. To change the Spotify playlist’s settings, you need to have the app downloaded on your phone.
- Open Spotify and go to Your Library.
- Now open the playlist you want to make private and tap on the three dots to edit.
- Scroll down to find ‘Make private,’ and on the pop-up, select ‘Make private.’
So there you go, give your playlist whatever name you want and add whatever songs you want in it; no one will ever be able to see it unless you show it to them.
How To Make A Spotify Playlist Private? (Desktop)
Even on the desktop, you need to use the Spotify app to completely hide your playlists from other users’ views. So download the web application on your computer and follow the steps below:
- Open Spotify and click on the playlist you want to make private.
- Click on the three dots to make edits and select ‘Make private.’
Making a Spotify playlist private is not a permanent thing. You can always open the same menu again and choose to Make Public if you change your mind.
Can I Start Private Session Spotify To Hide My Playlists?
By default, Friend Activity allows anybody who follows you on Spotify to see what you are listening to. You can start a Private Session if you don’t want anyone to know what you’re listening to. But starting a private session doesn’t hide your public playlists from people. This is only used to hide your current listening activity. So if you want to hide a playlist, you will have to make it private or remove it completely from Spotify.
By following the instructions above, you can keep a playlist private. Of course, you can use any device to do this as long as the device has a Spotify app installed. Then a private playlist can be made public the same way it was made private if you ever plan to convert that playlist into a YouTube playlist. So nothing is permanent on Spotify, and you can easily change the settings as you like. Now you know how to make Spotify playlist private.