How to Upload a Custom Playlist Image on Spotify

Feb. 16, 2021

Upload Custom Playlist Image on Spotify

You can set custom images from Spotify’s desktop, web, and mobile versions. The process to change the image is identical on both desktop and web versions. Hence, you can follow the steps given below for both Spotify Desktop and Web.

1. Open Spotify Desktop/Web and navigate to the playlist you’re planning to change the image of. Once you’re here,move the mouse pointer near the default playlist image and click on the pencil iconthat appears.

2. After choosing the new image,click on Save to set the new imagefor your favorite playlist.

3. In case you change your mind andwant to delete the playlist image, you can click on the horizontal three dots menu in the pop-up,choose ‘Remove Image’, and hit Save.

4. Open the playlist on Spotify app. From the top-right corner of the playlist page,tap on the vertical three-dots menuandchoose ‘Edit playlist’from the list of available options.

5. When the Edit playlist page appears,tap anywhere on the current playlist image or the ‘Change Image’ buttonbelow the image to choose a different image. Once prompted,tap on ‘Choose photo’to pick the image you prefer.

6. Unlike Spotify Desktop, Spotify’s mobile app offers the flexibility to adjust the image to fit your favorite portion. Choose the part you want to see on the cover,tap on ‘Use Photo’, andhit the ‘Save’ buttonin the top-right corner to confirm the change.

4.If you want to remove the imagelater, you can always come back to the Edit Playlist interface mentioned in Step 2 andchoose ‘Remove photo.’Do not forget to hit the Save button after removing the image.

So, that’s how you can change the default playlist image that Spotify automatically generates based on the first four album artworks. As you can see, the process to change the default image isn’t that complicated and can be done in simple steps within minutes.

If you love using Spotify, don’t forget to check out our guides oncreating folders to organize playlists,setting Spotify as default music player on iPhone, andcreating radio station on Spotify. They will surely enhance your Spotify experience. For even more such tips, check out our article on the bestSpotify tips and tricks.

Subin writes about consumer tech, software, and security. He secretly misses the headphone jack while pretending he’s better off with the wireless freedom.