Free
Captures system audio in Chromium browsers via screen sharing; nothing to install.
WebCollection · 7 visualisers · Updated 3 October 2026
7 Visualisers to Use While Listening to Spotify
Spotify's apps do not include a visualiser. In November 2024 Spotify also stopped giving new third-party apps access to its audio-analysis API, which several Spotify-specific visualisers relied on.
The dependable approach today is a visualiser that listens to your computer's audio output, which works with Spotify and any other source. Most tools below do exactly that.
MilkDrop 3Free
Reacts to any Windows audio, including the Spotify app.
WinMilkDrop 3
· Realtime Music Visualiser
Free
Open-source alternative for Windows system audio.
Win · Open sourceBeatDrop
· Desktop MilkDrop VisualiserPlane9
Freemium
3D scenes that react to Spotify or any sound source on Windows.
WinPlane9
· 3D Music Visualiser
projectMFree
MilkDrop presets on Linux and macOS.
Linux · Mac · Win · Open sourceprojectM
· Open-source Music Visualisercava
Free
Terminal visualiser that reads system audio on Linux and macOS.
Linux · Mac · Win · Open sourcecava
· Console Music Visualiser
Audio VisualizeFreemium
iPhone app with Apple Music support, for those who are not on Spotify.
iOSAudio Visualize
· 3D Mobile Music VisualiserListed in editorial order, grouped by approach. Inclusion is editorial and independent of sponsorship; see our methodology.
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