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Spotify adds ‘Exclusive Mode’ audiophile feature for Windows PCs

The Verge / 3/18/2026

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Key Points

  • Spotify has launched Exclusive Mode for Windows, a setting that gives the Spotify app full control over audio processing to improve fidelity.
  • The feature prevents the system from resampling, mixing other sounds, or altering volume, aiming for Bit Perfect playback.
  • Exclusive Mode is currently available to Premium users on Windows and is planned to come to macOS in a future release.
  • The move targets audiophile listeners on Windows and signals Spotify's emphasis on higher-quality listening experiences.
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Starting Tuesday, Spotify users will have access to "Exclusive Mode," a new feature in the streaming service's Windows app that can help maximize audio quality by giving the Spotify app full control over your device's audio processing. According to Spotify, "your computer may alter audio before it reaches your DAC by resampling it, mixing other system sounds in, and changing the volume." Turning on Exclusive Mode prevents this, which Spotify says allows for "Bit Perfect playback."

Exclusive Mode is currently only available to Spotify Premium users on Windows, but Spotify says it will also be coming to the Mac app "in a future release." To …

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