How to make a private collaborative playlist on spotify

Spotify has a lot of cool social features and one of them is making collaborative playlists with other users. Making a collaborative playlist on Spotify can be great fun for you and your friends, so why won't you check out this option? Collaborative playlists will allow to invite other Spotify users to add tracks while only you own the playlist.

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What is a Spotify Collaborative Playlist
How to Make a Collaborative Playlist on Spotify - Step by Step
How to manage Spotify shared playlist
Transfer your playlist with FreeYourMusic
How to Make a Spotify Playlist Private on Android or iPhone
Creating Your Private Playlists on Spotify
Can you collaborate on a private playlist?
How do I lock a collaborative playlist on Spotify?
Are collaborative playlists automatically private?

The best part is — a collaborative playlist is not as hard to create as you might think! Let's dive in.

What is a Spotify Collaborative Playlist

A collaborative playlist allows you to create a playlist, and invite other users to it, so that you can craft a playlist together. Any person who has the link to the collaborative playlist can put new tracks to it. It's a great feature thanks to which everyone can suggest some songs to their friends.

A collaborative playlist is a great idea in many situations. A playlist with the best songs from the music festival you attended together? Or maybe a unique mixtape for your upcoming trip? Spotify shared playlist can be an excellent opportunity to exchange music with your friends. It's perfect for family trips, vacations, workouts, parties, and more!
By creating a collaborative playlist, you can merge your music tastes into one shared playlist, and make it more tailored to the group.

How to Make a Collaborative Playlist on Spotify - Step by Step

Creating a collaborative playlist is very simple and doesn't require much steps.

Open Spotify and click on the "Your Library" tab.
Click on Create Playlist.
Before you invite collaborators, it's good to fill some information. Give your playlist a name, add a description and/or a cover art image, and choose whether you want it to be public or private. You can add some tracks to start off.
Now it's time to invite the collaborators! How to do it? You can either click on the person icon or the three dots icon next to it. If you click on the dots, scroll down to find the option "Invite collaborators". Click on it and Spotify will present your with many sharing options.
Copy the link and share it with your friends or send an invite on social apps.
Remember that the link will expire after 24 hours. You friend has to accept the invitation within this time frame. Otherwise you will have to send another invitation.
Once they accept the invitation, they're able to add their music.

How to manage Spotify shared playlist

Collaborative playlists are a relatively new Spotify feature (introduced in late 2020), thanks to which you can share your Spotify playlist with friends or even large public groups. It's very easy to create and manage. You can make a collaborative playlist on both Spotify mobile and desktop apps, but this option will not be available on Spotify web player.

Luckily, you don't need a Premium subscription to create and participate in a Spotify collaborative playlist. What else should you know about managing Spotify shared playlists? Let's dive in:

You can turn an exisiting playlist into a collborative playlist by clicking on the playlist's three dots icon.
In order to make a playlist collaborative, you need to be the playlist's owner.
With the new 2022 Spotify update, you can share playlists with large public groups or keep them private. If you set a playlist to private, only those working on it can view it. Spotify collaborative playlist are public by default.
As a playlist owner, you can add or remove members at any time.
Only the owner of the playlist can change the playlist's picture and title.
Any collaborator can add or delete a song from a collaborative playlist.
When somebody adds a song to a collaborative playlist, it will have a name, initial, and picture next to it to inform who added the track.
If you're using the desktop Spotify app, you can also the date the song was added.

Transfer your playlist with FreeYourMusic

Once you’ve created an epic collaborative playlist with your friends, you may want to transfer it to other music streaming platforms. Good news, you don't have to do it manually. Just get the FreeYourMusic app to transfer your playlists from Spotify to Apple Music, or another music streaming platform.

Want to hide your music tastes from your friends? You’ll need to start using private playlists on Spotify. Here’s how to make one.

Spotify offers several different ways to collate your favorite music to listen to. You can create playlists based on mood, activities, working out, or anything else you want. You can also create a collaborative playlist that you can work on with your friends, and add friends on Spotify to introduce friends to music (and vice versa).

On the other hand, you can make a playlist private on Spotify. To make a playlist private on Spotify, you need to do more than remove it from your profile.

If you want to make a playlist private on Spotify and hide your music tastes from your friends, here’s what you’ll need to do.

If you listen to Spotify on your PC or Mac, you can quickly make a playlist private by using the Spotify desktop app.

To make a Spotify playlist private on PC or Mac:

Launch Spotify on your desktop.
From your list of playlists on the left, click the one you want to make private.
On the right page, click the three-dot button and select Make private from the menu.
After following the steps above, the selected playlist will be set to Private.
When you set a playlist to Private, you can see it listed at the top of the desktop app.
To reverse your decision and make your playlist public again, right-click the playlist on the left and select Make public from the menu.

How to Make a Spotify Playlist Private on Android or iPhone

You can also make a playlist private (or public) from your iPhone or Android device.

To make your Spotify playlist private on mobile:

Launch the Spotify app on your phone or tablet.
Tap Your Library from the bottom bar.
Scroll down, select the playlist you want to make private, and tap the three-dot button.
Swipe down from the menu that appears and tap the Make private option from the list.
Tap the green Make private button when the verification box appears.
If you ever want to make your playlist public again, select the playlist, tap the three-dots button, and select the Make public option from the menu.

Creating Your Private Playlists on Spotify

If you have a particular playlist you want to keep to yourself, using the steps above will keep it private. Of course, if you’re going to make it public again for any reason, you can do so using the Spotify app on desktop or mobile.

If you’re new to Spotify and are looking for a better sound experience, check out how to make it louder and sound better. Also, you can add your own music files to Spotify, which is perfect for instances when you’re offline.

Did you know Spotify has a voice assistant? Check out Spotify’s voice commands for the hands-free operation of the streaming music app.

Can you collaborate on a private playlist?

First, Spotify will give the playlist creator the ability to invite or remove users from collaborating. You will also be able to set collaborative playlists to private, so no one can listen to, search for or view those mixes except for the people you've given access.

How do I lock a collaborative playlist on Spotify?

This way only your friends with the private playlist link will be able to view the playlist and contribute to it. A playlist can be made private by right clicking the playlist title or using the ellipses button and selecting "Make Secret."

Are collaborative playlists automatically private?

Yes, they are but in order to get people to listen to your playlist you have to share on other social media platforms. The name is also a factor that affects how many people discover your playlist.