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How to make Spotify look like Rdio on Mac

Do you have fond memories of using Rdio How to import Spotify, Rdio and more to your Apple Music collection How to import Spotify, Rdio and more to your Apple Music collection What if you already have playlists on other services like Spotify and want to replicate them? on Apple Music? Read More Good, very bad, because it's gone now.!

Ok that was bad. Let me make it up to you for showing you how you can at least make hate music from Spotify. Has Spotify still got you covered in hate music? Spotify still has you covered Spotify's music selection is well documented. But maybe you're not a music person. Don't worry:the service has a cool but little-known genre called Word packed with selections of spoken words. Read more it seems Radio . Sure, it won't bring the service back from its unfortunate demise, but it's as close as you can get. (You should also note that this will only work on a Mac.)

First, before you download anything, you'll need to set up your Mac to allow apps to be installed from anywhere How to Install and Remove Mac Software:5 Easy Methods How to Install and Remove Mac Software:5 Easy Methods That Change to a Mac and Getting to the basics? Wondering how to install software from the command line? Do you have old Windows applications that you just have to run on your Apple computer? Read More Mac app store in a load for Mac developers? to talk to some and find out more Read More

To do so, go to System Preferences… , then Security and Privacy , followed by General. Once here, you must configure Allow applications downloaded from to Anywhere.

How to make Spotify look like Rdio on Mac

Now, you just need to go to Spotio website and download the .ZIP file. Close the regular Spotify and launch the version you just downloaded. If you find that you like it better than the default Spotify skin, just delete the original app and stick with it.

Remember, it's just a copy of Spotify, so whatever Rdio functionality you were looking for won't be there, but it will at least allow you to take a trip down memory lane (and it actually looks pretty good).

Were you a Rdio user? How are you finding the switch to Spotify? Let us know in the comments!