How to Fix Spotify's Ugly Blue Titlebar on Gnome

Note: If you're using the Flatpak version of Spotify or Spotify Launcher rather than Spotify directly, this article might not fully solve your problem. Hit me up on my Discord server for assistance, as I haven't had time to update this article for those situations yet.

This is going to be a super short article because this is a really easy fix! I've been using Arch Linux with Gnome and recently noticed an annoying blue titlebar on Spotify that doesn't match the default Gnome design. I'm using the spotify Arch Linux package. Based on my research, this has to do with the Chromium Embed Framework's design, along with Gnome famously not supporting Server-Side Decorations in apps.

Before

Fix

1. Close Spotify.
2. Open a bash terminal. Run:

   nano ~/.config/spotify-flags.conf

1. An interactive editor should appear. Paste this content (press CTRL + Shift + V):

   --ozone-platform=x11
   --disable-features=UseOzonePlatform

1. Save the file (press CTRL + O, then Enter, then CTRL + X).
2. Reopen Spotify.

After

Not working for you? Hit me up on my Discord server!