Start Spotify with Private Session enabled

[ericwbailey]

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https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4265900/Alfred/Spotify%20Private%20Session.alfredworkflow

 

 

If you're a selectively lazy introvert like me who doesn't want to broadcast

to the entire internet, this workflow co-opts a normal Spotify launch with the keyword spot to enable a Private Session by default.

 

After playing around with AppleScript some, it looks like the devs at Spotify are accessibility-hostile jerks who disallow direct access to its Private Session menu bar command. This workflow brute forces it via activating it manually through "dumb" keypresses, sacrificing some speed to get it off the ground.

 

 

 

Dependencies

You may have to enable keyboard access in the System Preferences before activating this Workflow for it to function properly:
System Preferences > Keyboard, and enable "All Controls" for Full Keyboard Access

 

Download

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4265900/Alfred/Spotify%20Private%20Session.alfredworkflow