How to Get Custom Songs on Spotify: The Ultimate Guide

Ever found a rare remix, an unreleased demo, a video game soundtrack, or your own original music that isn’t on Spotify’s official library, and wished you could just stream it alongside your favorite regular tracks?

Good news: you can. Spotify has a built-in feature called Local Files that lets you import custom audio files from your computer or phone directly into your app library. Once imported, you can drop them into playlists, download them for offline listening, and seamlessly shuffle them with mainstream tracks.

This step-by-step guide will walk you through how to set it up on desktop and mobile, along with formatting tips to avoid common headaches.

Step 1: Prepare Your Audio Files

Before diving into Spotify settings, you need to make sure your custom audio files are in a format Spotify can actually read.

• Supported Formats: Spotify natively accepts .mp3, .mp4, and .m4p files (note: standard iTunes .m4a lossless files or video-heavy .mp4s may fail to load).
• DRM-Free Only: Files protected by digital rights management (DRM) from other subscription services will not work.
• Pro-Tip: Create a dedicated folder on your computer (