Spotify has started rolling out Playlist Notes, a feature that lets listeners attach short written notes to the tracks, podcast episodes, and audiobooks inside their playlists. Spotify announced Playlist Notes on August 17, 2026, and is releasing the user side of the feature on iOS and Android in more than 100 markets. The company's own playlist editors are getting the same tool — plus new public Editor Profiles — although that half of the update starts in only six countries.
The idea is simple. A playlist already says what you listen to; a note lets you say why. A note can explain why a song earned its spot, record the memory attached to it, or give friends some context before they press play.
How to add a note to a Spotify playlist
Notes are created in the Spotify mobile app, and they work on playlists you own or collaborate on:
- Open the playlist.
- Tap the three-dot menu next to a track, podcast episode, or audiobook.
- Choose Add note.
- Type your note, then tap Save.
Notes are not private. Anyone who can view the playlist can read them, and each note carries the writer's name with a link to their Spotify profile. That makes a note closer to a public caption than a personal reminder — worth keeping in mind on shared and collaborative playlists.
There is also no paywall. Spotify says the editor rollout covers both Free and Premium accounts, and the user-side notes that arrived in July likewise did not require a paid plan.
Spotify editors get notes — and public profiles
The more visible change may be on Spotify's own flagship playlists. Editors will now attach notes explaining why a track matters, what makes it culturally relevant, or why it belongs in that particular playlist. The first editorial playlists to carry notes are Today's Top Hits, RapCaviar, Hot Country, All New Pop, mint, and Fresh Finds Hip-Hop.
Alongside the notes, Spotify is introducing Editor Profiles — public pages that show an editor's top tracks and albums, plus the playlists they contribute to. You reach a profile by tapping the editor's name next to a note or in a playlist's header. For a company long criticized for faceless, algorithm-driven curation, putting named humans in front of its biggest playlists is a notable shift.
Editor notes and Editor Profiles are rolling out to Free and Premium users aged 16 and older in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. TechCrunch's report points out that availability of the user-created notes may differ from the editor rollout.
Built on July's User Notes
Playlist Notes grows out of User Notes, which Spotify launched on July 30, 2026 as a way to add personal captions to individual songs — when you first heard a track, or what it reminds you of. Those notes were also public to anyone who could see the playlist, and were available to listeners aged 16 and up on both Free and Premium plans in select markets.
Playlist Notes keeps the same mechanics and stretches them further: podcast episodes and audiobooks can now carry notes too, and Spotify's editorial team joins the same system. User Notes itself arrived alongside Running Mode, which launched on iPhone in seven markets — part of a steady stream of listening features Spotify has shipped this year.
Will Filipino listeners get Playlist Notes?
Spotify has not published the list of the "more than 100 markets" getting user-created Playlist Notes, and the announcement does not name the Philippines. Because the rollout is staged, the practical test is to update the app, open a playlist you own, and check the three-dot menu for Add note.
Editor notes and Editor Profiles, on the other hand, are confirmed to start outside the Philippines — the six launch countries are all Western, English-speaking markets. That follows a familiar pattern for Spotify's recent features: Running Mode skipped the Philippines at launch, and Talk to Spotify's conversational AI has not reached the country yet. Playlist Notes carries no extra cost, so if and when it appears in Philippine accounts, nothing changes on your Spotify bill — Free-tier listeners get it too.
