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Head over to the Snip download page here: and download and extract the latest release zip file. It also pulls the album artwork using a jpg file, allowing you display that if you’d like.ġ. So we can use this text file in OBS to output the track title and artist name on stream. Snip is an application that updates a text file with the current song you’re listening to on Spotify or iTunes. Click OK, and close out of the Filter window and you should now see your Spotify capture without its background. That’s what my Spotify window picked up.ħ. You could also try adding this value in the HTML: box #181818. Your mouse cursor will now look like a crosshair, so make sure your Spotify Window Capture source is visible in your OBS scene, then snipe (left click) the grey Spotify background color so the filter knows which color it needs to key out.

In the new Key Color window that popped up, click Pick Screen Color.Ħ. Click the Select Color button just below that to the right.ĥ. Under Key Color Type, select Custom Color.Ĥ. Or click the + icon on the bottom left.ģ. In the Filters window, right click on the darker part (left side of the window) > add > Color Key. Right click your Spotify Window Capture source and click Filters.Ģ.

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If you want to remove the grey background from your Spotify window so it’s just showing the song text information here’s how to do that:ġ. So if you stream with a second monitor, make your Spotify window as small as possible and leave it up on there if you can.

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To make sure the Window Capture updates your Spotify now playing each time a new song comes on, you’ll need to have your Spotify window opened up full time.

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IMPORTANT: If you have your Spotify window minimized while a song switches to a new one, OBS won’t update it until you open up your Spotify window again. You should now have whatever music you’re playing in Spotify showing up on OBS! Now adjust the crop values found at the bottom of this window. We have a video here if you need a better visual example on how to do it.ī) Right click your Window Capture source > Transform > Edit Transform…(shortcut CTRL+E). You’ll now have your entire Spotify window in your OBS scene, but we’ll want to crop it so it’s just showing the article and track title.Ī) While holding ALT and having your Spotify Window Capture source selected, hold left click on any of the red squares around the window and drag your mouse inwards to crop the window. Select Spotify.exe under the Window dropdown options and click OK.ģ. Add a new Window Capture source and name it something like, “Spotify”.Ģ. It involves using the Window Capture source option in OBS and cropping your Spotify window so that it only shows what song is currently playing.įirst, make sure you have Spotify opened up already.ġ. This is the easiest method of the three and won’t require any 3rd party applications. Now let’s get into the 3 methods for showing Spotify on OBS. all individually, check out our guide on how to split audio in OBS. If you want to learn how to split your audio sources so you can control your music, gameplay, Discord, etc. You should now see audio activity in your OBS or SLOBS audio mixer under Desktop Audio. Before we get into displaying what music you’re listening to in Spotify on OBS, let’s make sure your audio is actually being captured and coming through.ģ. Sometimes something so obviously simple can throw people for a loop. I’ll be using OBS Studio for these guides, but the Streamlabs OBS GUI is more or less the same and has all the same functions so it’ll be easy to follow along.

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