"Without Exclusive Mode turned on, your computer may alter audio before it reaches your DAC by resampling it, mixing other system sounds in, and changing the volume. With the mode enabled, all other sounds from your computer are disabled so Spotify can deliver the highest quality and most accurate version of a song possible."
"Exclusive Mode is only available on Windows for now, but Spotify says it'll come to the macOS version of the Spotify app in a future release. Provided you're a Spotify Premium subscriber, enabling the feature is fairly simple."
"Spotify launched its Lossless streaming option as a perk for Premium subscribers in September 2025. Now both lossless audio and bit-perfect playback are included as part of the same $13 per month you pay for a Premium subscription."
Spotify introduced Exclusive Mode for Windows users, a feature that grants the streaming app sole control over audio processing to achieve bit-perfect playback. When enabled, Exclusive Mode disables all other system sounds and prevents audio resampling, mixing, and volume alterations that typically occur on computers. This ensures songs are delivered in their highest quality and most accurate form as originally mastered. The feature works best when combined with wired headphones connected to a DAC and Spotify's lossless streaming option. Exclusive Mode is currently available only on Windows, with macOS support planned for a future release. Both lossless audio and bit-perfect playback are included as standard features for Spotify Premium subscribers at $13 monthly.
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