How to Add Spotify to OBS? Find the Best Answer Here!

Open Broadcaster Software, short for OBS, is open-source screencasting and streaming software that can be used for video recording and live streaming. If you’re using OBS, you may decide to have background music in a stream to keep your audience engaged. So are you looking for a way to add music from Spotify to your stream and give your viewers a pretty ambience? Look no further! Today, I’ll tell you how to add Spotify to OBS so you can display what you’re playing from Spotify on stream.

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Part 1. How to Add Spotify to OBS via Window Capture

The easiest way to add Spotify to OBS is to let Spotify play in the background and OBS will pick it up automatically. OBS has a built-in recording feature called Window Capture, which allows you to capture a specific application with its interface and audio, rather than the system’s audio as a whole. Here’s how to.

Step 1. Launch the OBS program on your computer and make sure the Spotify player is playing.

Step 2. Click + under the Source section.

Step 3. Choose Window Capture and name it Spotify. Click OK to continue.

Step 4. Under the Window dropdown options, select [Spotify.exe] or [browser.exe] if you’re playing with the Spotify web player.

Step 5. Now, you have got the entire OBS Spotify now playing window on OBS.

Step 6. You can hold the Alt key to crop the Spotify widget OBS so it’s just showing the now playing track.

In addition to the above recording way, there are a few users who share the same tool called Snip. If you are using this tool to link your Spotify account for adding Spotify to OBS, you may find it refuses to show Spotify lyrics and artworks on OBS when you drag it to the Sources section. Hence, this method won’t work in 2023. But don’t beat yourself up over it, we list the best way to add Spotify music to OBS in the following part.

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Part 2. How to Add Spotify to OBS via Media Source

You may know that OBS allows users to add local media files as sources. So, your another choice to play Spotify on OBS is to add your Spotify music to OBS as a media source. The only issue is how to get your Spotify music as a local audio file? Luckily, there is a dedicated software can give you assistance - TunesMake Spotify Music Converter.

TunesMake Spotify Music Converter is a professional music downloader adopted with advanced technology. It can help you download Spotify songs, playlists, albums, and podcasts to MP3, M4A, M4B, WAV, FLAC, or AIFF without quality loss. Even if you don’t have a Premium subscription, just install the TunesMake tool on your desktop and you can get full control over your Spotify songs. It’s your freedom to play them on OBS or other players and devices. What counts most is that TunesMake program will keep the and ID3 tags so you can easily get Spotify artwork to show on OBS. Now, let’s walk through the step-by-step tutorial on how to play Spotify on OBS.

Step 1 Select and Add Spotify Songs to TunesMake

Start by installing and launching the TunesMake Spotify Music Converter on your computer, and then it will soon load the Spotify web player on its interface. On Spotify, you can log in to your account and find the playlists you wan to play on OSB. Select this playlist and click the Add icon at the bottom right > Add to List. So, all the songs included in this playlist will be loaded to the conversion list.

Step 2 Set the Output Format

After all your required songs are added to the conversion list, go to the Menu bar and select the Preferences option then switch to the Conversion window. In this window, you’re able to select one format from the provided format list. It is suggested to keep the default MP3 format to avoid compatibility issues. Apart from that, you can also adjust the bit rate, sample rate, and channel for better audio quality.

Step 3 Download Spotify Songs Locally

Just click the Convert button after configuring your desired options to initiate the final step. Then the software will download Spotify songs to your computer. After the conversion is complete, go to browse your downloaded Spotify songs in the converted list by clicking the Converted icon. Remember to utilize the search icon to locate them in the local folder.

Step 4 Add Spotify to OBS As A Source

Back to the OBS program and click + under Sources. Then select Media Source > OK. Navigate to the folder that contains your converted Spotify songs and click OK to upload it. Now, the converted Spotify music displays on OBS. If you hit it, the artwork will appear on the Preview window and the audio is available in Audio Mixer.

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Bonus Tips about Adding Spotify to OBS

How to add Spotify to OBS Audio Mixer

Once you add Spotify to OBS with the above methods, the Spotify audio appears in the Audio Mixer section. Just locate it to learn about the best volume levels in your streams or recordings.

How to get OBS Spotify overlay

1. Customize the size of the Spotify widget OBS to your wanted size by holding the Alt key.
2. Then, continue to add one more window capture.
3. Move the Spotify window up. Even if there are other windows here, the OBS Spotify now playing widget will be shown at the top.

How to make OBS not capture Spotify

It is easy to stop OBS from recording Spotify. Once you disable the sound from Spotify or shut down the Spotify application, OBS will not capture any sound from this application anymore.

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Conclusion

Adding Spotify to OBS makes your stream stand out and helps create an amazing environment for your viewers. By reading this post, you’ve known how to get Spotify on OBS with 2 methods. Either using the Window Capture function or TunesMake Spotify Music Converter, you can learn how to pick the right Spotify songs to play in the background.

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