SpotConnect

If you are an avid Spotify user, then chances are that the thought of extending the experience to other devices in your home setup has crossed your mind. SpotConnect is a tool that can help you bridge the gap between the popular streaming service and other audio players so that you can enjoy music and podcasts on various external gadgets.

This is a console app, and that may deter those who are not familiar with commands and expect complicated configurations. Luckily, you don’t really need to do more than launch the executable to get the app up and running. You will see numerous log messages, but that shows you that the program is running and actively scanning for AirPlay and UpnP devices connected to the network.

You can try to play audio to the devices and, once you ensure that everything is working correctly, simply type the exit command in the command line window. The command doesn’t shut down the app, but rather it makes it run in the background so that it doesn’t distract you.

To run the app, you don’t really need anything else than an active Spotify account, and you don’t need to install anything else, such as libraries or additional programs. Then again, if the libraries fail to load, then you should check out the app’s home page, as the developer will provide a way around it.

SpotConnect is quite a versatile tool, and it works on virtually any machine that can connect to your local network and that supports UPnP/Sonos or AirPlay, be it your main computer or Raspberry Pi devices.

The role of the tool is to create as many Spotify connect devices as needed and acts like a link between the said gadgets and the controller, which is your smartphone or PC. Needless to say that this allows you to listen to your favorite artists or podcasts, regardless of where you are in the house or what you are doing.