How to Add Your Own Music to Spotify

Whether you want to play unreleased demos, rare live bootlegs, or your own original music on Spotify, there are two distinct ways to do it depending on your goal:

1. Local Files Method: Play audio files stored on your computer or phone for personal listening only.
2. Music Distributor Method: Release your original tracks officially on Spotify so the entire world can stream them.

Method 1: Personal Listening (Local Files)

Spotify’s Local Files feature lets you integrate .mp3, .m4p, and unencrypted .mp4 files from your device directly into your Spotify library.

Step 1: Enable Local Files on Desktop

1. Open the Spotify Desktop App on Mac or PC (the Web Player does not support local files).
2. Click your profile icon in the top-right corner and select Settings.
3. Scroll down to the Your Library section.
4. Toggle on Show Local Files.
5. Click Add a source to point Spotify to the folder where your audio files are saved (