# In Spotify

> Opens Spotify links in the desktop app instead of the web player.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/in-spotify](https://chrome-stats.com/d/in-spotify)

## Overview

- **ID:** `in-spotify`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** thesuperduke
- **Category:** photos-music-videos,tabs
- **Daily users:** 73
- **Weekly downloads:** 8
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-08-24
- **First published:** 2025-08-21
- **Size:** 42 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/in-spotify/)

## Description

Tired of Spotify links opening in the web player? This extension seamlessly bridges the gap by automatically opening all Spotify web links directly in the desktop application.

Key Features:

<code>Automatic Redirection: Automatically detects and redirects links for songs, albums, artists, and playlists to your Spotify desktop client.

Simple Toggle Control: Click the addon icon in your toolbar to access a simple popup where you can instantly enable or disable the redirection.

    ON: Spotify links open in the desktop app.

    OFF: Spotify links open in the web player as usual.
</code>

Enjoy an uninterrupted music experience, just the way you like it.

## Rankings

- #13,515 — Overall
- #18 — hot spot
- #167 — desktop

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `webRequest`
- `tabs`
- `webRequestBlocking`

### Host permissions

- `*://open.spotify.com/*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/in-spotify)