How to Make a Spotify Playlist Public: A Complete Guide

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Spotify makes it easy to share your playlists with other people—all you have to do is hit the triple-dot menu attached to your playlist and hit “Make public.” In this guide, we’ll walk you through all the ins and outs of publishing and privatizing your Spotify playlists, so you can share your best jams with anyone and everyone in your life.

How do you make your Spotify playlists public?

Tap the triple-dot icon if you’re on a mobile device or if you’re using the Spotify desktop app. Then, hit the “Make public” option, which is accompanied by a globe symbol. Spotify’s web player doesn’t allow you to change your playlist’s privacy settings.

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Phone, Tablet & Computer

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    This makes your playlist public and able to be discovered by random Spotify users—you can find it at the top of the playlist. To set it to private again, hit the same triple-dot button and select “Make private” instead. [1]
    • If the “Make private” option pops up, your playlist is already public.
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Web Player

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    Unfortunately, Spotify doesn’t offer the “Make public/Make private” option in the triple-dot menu of a playlist in the web player interface. You can, however, click â‹Ż and hit “Add to profile” or “Remove from profile” to change how it's featured on your profile. [2]
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How do you make a playlist collaborative?

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    You can also hit the icon of a person with a + sign to the left of their head. Selecting this option automatically copies your playlist’s link to your device’s clipboard, which makes it easy to send to your desired collaborators. [3]
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How do you share a playlist?

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    If you’re on the desktop app or web player, select the “Copy link to playlist” option from the submenu; if you’re using a mobile device, you’ll be redirected to a screen that allows you to send the playlist link however you’d like (e.g., text message, Twitter/X, WhatsApp, etc.).
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How do I feature playlists on my Spotify profile?

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    Unless you adjust your settings, Spotify will treat all your playlists as public and post them to your profile accordingly. [4]
    • To prevent your playlists from automatically becoming public, head to the Settings page (accessible by hitting your profile icon), followed by the “Social” section (or “Privacy & Social” if you’re on mobile). Then, toggle off the “Publish new playlists on my profile” feature.
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    If you’d like to remove a specific playlist from your profile, hit the “Remove from profile” option instead.
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    The "make public" option is not there. What can I do?
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    Check to see if there is a "make secret" button, as it may already be public and people can already visit it. If not, ask on the Spotify website.
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    I have made my playlist public, but it's not public and it doesn't show on my profile. Is there something I am missing?
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    Make sure that it is not a collaborative playlist. For some reason it doesn't let you make a collaborative playlist public.
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    What do I do if the "Make public" button doesn't show up?
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    Spotify playlists are initially public. In place of a "Make public" option, it will have a "Make secret" option.
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      References

      1. ↑ https://support.spotify.com/us/article/playlist-privacy-and-access/
      2. ↑ https://community.spotify.com/t5/Your-Library/how-do-i-make-a-playlist-private-on-the-web-player/td-p/5523041
      3. ↑ https://support.spotify.com/us/article/collaborative-playlists/
      4. ↑ https://support.spotify.com/us/article/playlist-privacy-and-access/

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