Frequently Asked Questions

Sleevenotes is a music tracking and social platform that automatically builds your album collection from your streaming history. Connect your Spotify or Apple Music account, and we'll track what you listen to, letting you rate albums, write reviews, create yearly lists, and connect with friends who share your musical taste. Think of it as a digital record shelf for the streaming age.

Getting started is easy: 1) Create an account with your email, 2) Connect your Spotify or Apple Music account during onboarding, 3) Start listening to music! Your collection will build automatically as you listen. You can also explore albums, follow other users, and write your first review right away.

Yes! Sleevenotes is completely free to use with all core features included. This includes unlimited album tracking, reviews, ratings, lists, and social features. We may introduce optional premium features in the future, but the core experience will always remain free.

Sleevenotes requires either a Spotify or Apple Music account to track your listening history. This is by design—we believe reviews are more meaningful when we can verify you've actually listened to the album. However, you can still browse the platform, read reviews, and explore albums without connecting a streaming service.

You can rate any album you've listened to on a scale of 1-10 and write an optional review sharing your thoughts. You can also select your favorite tracks from the album and add tags to categorize it. Your reviews appear on the album page and in your followers' activity feeds. You can edit or delete your reviews at any time.

Yearly lists are curated collections of your favorite albums from a specific year. You can create a list for any year, drag and drop albums to rank them, and share your list with others. It's a great way to document your musical journey and see how your taste evolves over time.

Your activity feed shows recent activity from users you follow, including new reviews, ratings, and list updates. It's a great way to discover new music through people whose taste you trust. You can also see a global feed of all recent activity on the platform.

Yes! Each review can be shared as a beautiful image card that includes the album artwork, your rating, and your review text. Just click the share button on any review to generate a shareable image or copy a link to your review.

The Most Played section on your profile shows the albums you've listened to most frequently, based on your streaming data. It's automatically calculated from your listening history and updates regularly to reflect your current listening habits.

Collections organize your listening history in different ways. You can view your albums by year (when you first listened), by artist, or browse your complete library. Collections help you rediscover music you may have forgotten about and see patterns in your listening over time.

Currently, Sleevenotes focuses on yearly lists as the primary way to curate and rank albums. This design encourages documenting your musical journey year by year. We're always listening to user feedback and may expand list types in the future based on community interest.

We connect to Spotify through their official API using OAuth authentication. When you authorize Sleevenotes, we get permission to read your recently played tracks and saved albums. We never get access to your password, payment information, or the ability to modify your Spotify account in any way.

We connect to Apple Music through Apple's MusicKit framework. You'll sign in with your Apple ID and grant permission for Sleevenotes to access your listening history. Like with Spotify, we only read your listening data and cannot modify your Apple Music account or access payment information.

Yes! You can connect both services to your Sleevenotes account. Your listening history from both platforms will be combined into a single collection. This is perfect if you switch between services or use different ones for different purposes.

Your listening history syncs automatically in the background. New listens typically appear within a few minutes, though during high-traffic periods it may take slightly longer. You don't need to do anything—just keep listening to music as you normally would.

An album is added to your collection when you've listened to a meaningful portion of it—typically when you've played enough tracks to demonstrate genuine engagement with the album. Quick skips or partial plays of a single track won't add an album to your collection. This helps ensure your collection reflects albums you've actually explored.

Yes, you can disconnect Spotify or Apple Music at any time from your account settings. Disconnecting will stop future syncing, but your existing listening history and reviews will remain in your Sleevenotes account. You can reconnect at any time to resume syncing.

Your listening history is visible on your profile by default, but you have control over your privacy. Your email address is always private. Reviews and ratings you post are public and visible to other users. You can adjust privacy settings in your account to control what others can see.

You can follow other users by visiting their profile and clicking the Follow button. Once you follow someone, their activity will appear in your feed. You can find users by searching for their username, browsing the members page, or through mutual connections.

You'll receive notifications when someone follows you, likes your review, or comments on your activity. You can view all notifications by clicking the bell icon in the navigation. Notification preferences can be customized in your account settings.

Currently, profiles are public by default so the community can discover and connect with each other. However, we're always evaluating privacy features based on user feedback. Your email address and personal information are always kept private.

If you see a review or comment that violates our community guidelines, please contact us at sleevenotes.io@gmail.com with details about the content. Include the username and a description of the issue. We take reports seriously and will review them promptly.

First, check that your streaming service is still connected in your account settings. If it shows as connected, try disconnecting and reconnecting the service. If the issue persists, it may be a temporary sync delay—wait a few hours and check again. For ongoing issues, contact us at sleevenotes.io@gmail.com.

Albums appear in Sleevenotes when users listen to them through connected streaming services. If you recently listened to an album and it's not showing, wait a few minutes for the sync to complete. For very obscure releases, the album may not be available in our metadata sources yet.

Album metadata comes from multiple sources and occasionally contains errors. If you notice incorrect information, please let us know at sleevenotes.io@gmail.com with the album name and what's wrong. We'll work to correct it as soon as possible.

Click 'Forgot Password' on the login page and enter your email address. You'll receive a password reset link within a few minutes. Check your spam folder if you don't see it. The reset link expires after 24 hours for security.

You can delete your account from your account settings. Please note that account deletion is permanent and will remove your profile, listening history, and reviews. Some anonymized data (like review statistics) may be retained to maintain platform integrity. If you have trouble, contact us for assistance.

Try these steps: 1) Clear your browser cache and cookies, 2) Try a different browser, 3) Disable browser extensions that might interfere, 4) Check if you have a stable internet connection. If problems persist, email us at sleevenotes.io@gmail.com with your browser version and a description of the issue.