What the SpinShare Desktop Client Is and What It's For

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The SpinShare desktop client is a companion app for Windows that connects to spinsha.re, the community chart-sharing site for Spin Rhythm XD. The site describes it as "the next generation of our desktop client," released after three years of development, and presents it as the main way to browse, download, and manage custom charts from a computer. To get it, open the "Client Next" announcement on the spinsha.re homepage and follow the link there; the site does not list system requirements, pricing, or account rules on the page itself, so check the client page for those details before installing.

What the client does

SpinShare hosts custom charts — community-made note layouts for Spin Rhythm XD songs — organized by difficulty tier. The client is the desktop tool for working with that library instead of doing everything through a browser.

Based on how the site frames it, the client is meant to:

  • Browse the chart catalog (the homepage shows Featured, New, Updated, Hot This Week, and Hot This Month sections)
  • Download charts to your machine
  • Keep your local chart collection organized and up to date
  • Handle the handoff between the website and the game

The site does not spell out every feature of the new client, so treat the list above as the expected scope rather than a confirmed feature set.

Getting started

  1. Go to spinsha.re and find the "Client Next" panel on the homepage.
  2. Follow its "CHECK IT OUT" link to the client page.
  3. Download the installer for your platform and run it.
  4. Sign in or link your SpinShare account if the client asks for it.
  5. Browse or search for a chart, download it, and confirm it appears in your local library.

How to verify it worked: the chart you downloaded should show up in the client's local list and be available to the game. If the game doesn't see it, the usual cause is the chart folder not matching the game's custom-chart directory — check the client's settings for the folder path.

Reading the chart labels

Every chart on the site carries difficulty tags, and you'll see the same tags in the client. They run from easiest to hardest:

Label Tier
E Easy
N Normal
H Hard
EX Expert
XD Extra Difficult

A chart page shows the tier plus a number, such as "XD 57" — the number is the chart's difficulty rating within that tier. Higher numbers mean harder charts. Use these to pick charts that match your skill level before downloading, so you don't fill your library with charts you can't play yet.

Common snags

  • The client page link doesn't lead anywhere useful. The homepage banner rotates with other announcements (tournaments, playlists), so scroll to the Client Next panel directly rather than relying on the top banner.
  • Charts download but don't appear in-game. This is almost always a folder-path mismatch. Point the client at the same custom-chart directory the game reads from.
  • You're not sure which version to install. The site calls this the "next generation" client, implying an older one existed. Use the current Client Next build rather than hunting for legacy versions.

When the client is worth using

If you only want one or two charts, downloading them through the website is fine. The client earns its place once you're regularly browsing new releases, tracking updates to charts you already have, or managing a library large enough that manual downloads get tedious. For casual players who check in occasionally, the browser is enough.