The latest articles on DEV Community by SomeKirill (@somekirill). https://dev.to/somekirill https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3522279%2F8f90ebb2-65f7-48e6-88bf-382c6300d77d.jpeg https://dev.to/somekirill en SomeKirill Mon, 22 Sep 2025 14:49:06 +0000 https://dev.to/somekirill/dont-lose-the-music-you-love-4i0l https://dev.to/somekirill/dont-lose-the-music-you-love-4i0l <p>Streaming is amazing, until the day you notice gaps. Tracks can quietly vanish from Spotify for all kinds of reasons: licensing changes, regional restrictions, or artists pulling their catalogs. Those greyed-out entries aren't just missing files; they're memories and moods you saved for a reason.</p> <p>That's why I built <a href="https://spot-rec.vercel.app/" rel="noopener noreferrer">SpotRec</a>. It helps you recover removed songs from Spotify so you don't lose the music that matters.</p> <h2> How SpotRec works </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>Scan:</strong> Connect your Spotify and SpotRec scans your liked songs for greyed-out tracks.</li> <li> <strong>Match:</strong> For each unavailable song, it searches the title on YouTube and surfaces the best playable match.</li> <li> <strong>Save:</strong> Just press the button to download YouTube URLs or plain-text track names.</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fo2d33npbiwdyud2xowa7.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fo2d33npbiwdyud2xowa7.png" alt="How UI looks" width="800" height="529"></a></p> <p>In general, don't let streaming services dictate what you can listen to. Whenever possible, buy music directly from artists or trusted platforms. Keep your own backups, consider self-hosting your library, and avoid relying entirely on a single provider.</p> <h2> Try it, it's free </h2> <ul> <li>Link: <a href="https://spot-rec.vercel.app/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://spot-rec.vercel.app/</a> </li> <li>Product hunt: <a href="https://www.producthunt.com/products/spotrec" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.producthunt.com/products/spotrec</a> </li> </ul> spotify music youtube webdev