Steam Music: the best tips

In order to use Steam Music effectively, we will give you the best tips about the new music player.

Steam Music: Start the player and listen to soundtracks

Steam Music is hiding something, but with two clicks you opened the feature:

1. Start Steam and click on "Display" in the top menu bar.
2. Now click on "Music Player".
3. The player opens in an extra window.
4. Press [Shift] + [Tab] in the game and then click on "Music". So you can listen to your music while you play.

Steam Music: Add your own music

Not only do you have to listen to the soundtracks of Steam games, you can also add your own songs to the playlist.

1. Click on "Library" in Steam and then on "Music".
2. In the top half you will see a "+" sign. Click on it.
3. You now decide which folders should be searched for music files. Only MP3 files are then added to the library.

Steam Music: Find music folder

You can also download the downloaded soundtracks to your smartphone as a separate file, for example. All you have to do is find the right folder:

1. Click on "Library" in Steam and then on "Music".
2. Select the album whose files you need and click on "Show in browser".
3. A new window is opening up. Here you will find the audio files and can load them onto other devices.

In our practical tips, we also tell you how to create a Steam account and change the avatar.