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See the full story · 3 sourcesGo to the 9to5Mac home page Switch site 9to5Toys 9to5Google Logo 9to5Google Electrek Drone DJ Logo DroneDJ Space Explored About Privacy Toggle social menu Toggle dark mode Search for: Submit Toggle search form Forums Store Podcasts Apple@Work Happy Hour 9to5Mac Daily Overtime iPhone iPhone Mac Mac MacBook Pro MacBook Air iMac Mac mini Mac Studio Mac Pro iPad iPad Pro iPad Air iPad mini iPad iPadOS Watch Apple Watch Apple Watch Ultra Apple Health Apple Watch SE Vision Vision Pro visionOS Music and TV Apple Music AirPods HomePod Apple TV Guides Reviews How Tos AAPL Apple Store Apple Arcade Apple Card Apple Silicon Apple One Apple Fitness+ CarPlay Siri HomeKit Toggle dark mode Spotify Spotify’s new Playlist Notes let users add context to songs, podcasts, and audiobook picks Marcus Mendes | Aug 17 2026 - 2:00 pm PT 0 Comments Spotify today announced an expansion of its recently released User Notes feature. While User Notes are limited to songs, the new Playlist Notes also let users add context to podcast episodes and audiobooks in their playlists. Here are the details.
Last month, Spotify announced User Notes , a social feature that lets users append short, 240-character-long notes to individual tracks on their playlists.
Today, as first noted by TechCrunch , the company announced Playlist Notes, which expands on the possibilities of User Notes.
With Playlist Notes, users can now add notes not just to the tracks, but also to the podcast episodes and audiobooks they’ve added to their playlists.
Spotify says its editors will also use Playlist Notes to “share why a track matters, what makes it culturally relevant, or why it belongs in that particular playlist.”
Users will also be able to check out Editor Profiles to “get to know the people behind the playlists,” where they’ll also find the editor’s top tracks, top albums, and the playlists they contribute to.
Here’s Spotify’s official guide to add a Playlist Note:
Playlist Notes on user-curated playlists are currently rolling out on iOS and Android in more than 100 markets globally. Availability may differ from editors’ Playlist Notes.
Spotify says Editor Profiles and their Playlist Notes will start rolling out today to all users aged 16 and up in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
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Marcus Mendes is a Brazilian tech podcaster and journalist who has been closely following Apple since the mid-2000s.
He began covering Apple news in Brazilian media in 2012 and later broadened his focus to the wider tech industry, hosting a daily podcast for seven years.
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