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How to Change a Spotify Playlist Picture

• Pranay Parab

  @prawnay

If youve created playlists on Spotify, you can add a personal touch by adding a custom cover image. Heres how to do it on iPhone, Android, Mac, PC, and more.

Before we begin, you should know that you cannot change the cover image for Spotify playlist images created by others. This includes algorithm-based playlists such as Daily Mix as well as playlists created by people you follow.

How to Change a Spotify Playlist Picture on iPhone

Spotify lets you quickly change the playlist picture on iPhone. First, open Spotify on your iPhone and tap the Your Library button in the bottom bar.

In Your Library, tap any playlist that youve created.

Once you open the playlist, tap the three-dot icon below the name of the playlist.

This will open a menu with several playlist options. Select Edit.

This will open a screen titled Edit Playlist. To use a new playlist picture, tap the Change Image button, which is located above the playlists name.

You will now see a pop-up titled Change Image near the bottom of the screen. This menu allows you to change or remove the playlist picture. If you want to get rid of the image in the playlist, tap Remove Current Image.

Alternatively, you can select Take Photo to quickly click a picture and add it to your playlist.

If you select Choose From Library, Spotify will open up your photo gallery to allow you to select an image.

You can tap any image to select it, and then hit Save to change the playlist picture.

How to Change a Spotify Playlist Picture on Android

You can easily change Spotify playlist pictures on Android, too. The steps are fairly similar to those on iPhone, so lets dive right in.Open Spotify on Android and tap the Your Library tab in the bottom bar.

Select any of the playlists youve created.

This will open the playlist page on Spotify. Now, hit the three-dot icon in the top-right corner.

In the menu that appears, select Edit Playlist.

When you do that, you will see the Edit Playlist page, where you can change the playlists name, picture, and description. Were going to select Change Image to use a different playlist picture.

Youll now see a menu titled Change Image. To get rid of the playlist picture, select Remove Photo.

If you want to click a new picture, select Take Photo, and you can quickly take a nice picture for your playlist.

To pick an image from your photo gallery, select Choose Photo.

You can adjust the photo by swiping on the screen, and when youre ready, hit Use Photo to select the playlist picture.

Finally, tap Save to change the playlist photo.

How to Change a Spotify Playlist Picture on Windows, Mac, or the Web

Its fairly easy to change the playlist picture on Spotify for Windows, Mac, and Spotifys Web player. Fire up the app and select any playlist that youve created. You can find these playlists in the sidebar on the left side of the screen when you first open Spotify. These playlists are located under a separator below the Liked Songs button.

Once you do that, hit the three-dot icon below the playlist image.

This opens up a menu where you can see various playlist options. To change the playlist picture, choose Edit Details.

Move your mouse pointer to the image and click Choose Photo.

Navigate to the folder containing the playlist photo on your computer and double-click the image that you want to use.Click Save when youre done.

And thats it! You now have a new playlist photo. If youre short on ideas for playlist cover images on Spotify, websites such as //replacecover.com make it easy to create beautiful cover art for your playlists.

Now that youve found great images for your music, you might enjoy learning how to share Spotify playlists with the world. Enjoy!

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