diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9afb92da..67f3efdb 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ RUN useradd --create-home --shell /bin/bash --uid 1000 soulsync
 # Copy requirements and install Python dependencies
 COPY requirements-webui.txt .
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip && \
-    pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements-webui.txt
+    pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements-webui.txt && \
+    playwright install --with-deps chromium
 
 # Copy application code
 COPY . .
diff --git a/config/config.example.json b/config/config.example.json
index dccf5746..18721a0f 100644
--- a/config/config.example.json
+++ b/config/config.example.json
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
   "spotify": {
     "client_id": "SpotifyClientID",
     "client_secret": "SpotifyClientSecret",
-    "redirect_uri": "http://127.0.0.1:8888/callback"
+    "redirect_uri": "http://127.0.0.1:8888/callback",
+    "friend_profiles": [
+      "userID1",
+      "userID2"
+    ]
   },
   "tidal": {
     "client_id": "TidalClientID",
diff --git a/core/spotify_profile_scraper.py b/core/spotify_profile_scraper.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..772ad35c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/spotify_profile_scraper.py
@@ -0,0 +1,411 @@
+"""
+Spotify Profile Scraper - Fetches public playlists from Spotify user profiles.
+
+This module scrapes the public Spotify profile page to extract playlist information,
+bypassing API restrictions for users who don't have API access or want to sync
+playlists from friends' profiles.
+
+Requires: playwright (headless browser) for full JS-rendered page scraping.
+Install with: pip install playwright && python -m playwright install chromium
+"""
+
+import requests
+import base64
+import json
+import re
+from typing import List, Dict, Any, Optional, Tuple
+from utils.logging_config import get_logger
+from config.settings import config_manager
+
+logger = get_logger("spotify_profile_scraper")
+
+# Import playwright - required for this module
+try:
+    from playwright.sync_api import sync_playwright
+except ImportError:
+    sync_playwright = None
+    logger.warning("Playwright not installed - friend playlist scraping will not work")
+    logger.warning("Install with: pip install playwright && python -m playwright install chromium")
+
+# User agent for HTTP requests (fetching individual playlist details)
+USER_AGENT = "Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36"
+
+
+def is_playwright_available() -> bool:
+    """Check if playwright is installed and available."""
+    return sync_playwright is not None
+
+
+def fetch_profile_playlists(user_id: str) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """
+    Fetch public playlists from a Spotify user's profile page using playwright.
+    
+    Args:
+        user_id: The Spotify user ID (e.g., "12166842163")
+        
+    Returns:
+        List of playlist dictionaries with id, name, owner, track_count, etc.
+        
+    Raises:
+        RuntimeError: If playwright is not installed
+    """
+    if not is_playwright_available():
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            "Playwright is required for friend playlist scraping. "
+            "Install with: pip install playwright && python -m playwright install chromium"
+        )
+    
+    return _fetch_playlists_with_playwright(user_id)
+
+
+def _fetch_playlists_with_playwright(user_id: str) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """
+    Fetch all playlists using playwright headless browser.
+    
+    This renders the /playlists page with JavaScript to get the complete list.
+    """
+    playlists_url = f"https://open.spotify.com/user/{user_id}/playlists"
+    logger.info(f"Playwright: Fetching playlists from {playlists_url}")
+    
+    playlists = []
+    
+    with sync_playwright() as p:
+        browser = p.chromium.launch(headless=True)
+        # Use default Chrome user agent (custom UA causes Spotify to redirect)
+        context = browser.new_context()
+        page = context.new_page()
+        
+        try:
+            # Navigate to playlists page
+            page.goto(playlists_url, wait_until="networkidle", timeout=30000)
+            
+            # Wait for page to fully render (no specific selector needed)
+            page.wait_for_timeout(5000)
+            
+            # Extract playlist links from rendered page
+            playlist_links = page.query_selector_all('a[href*="/playlist/"]')
+            
+            seen_ids = set()
+            for link in playlist_links:
+                href = link.get_attribute('href')
+                if href and '/playlist/' in href:
+                    # Extract playlist ID from href
+                    match = re.search(r'/playlist/([a-zA-Z0-9]+)', href)
+                    if match:
+                        playlist_id = match.group(1)
+                        if playlist_id not in seen_ids:
+                            seen_ids.add(playlist_id)
+                            
+                            # Get playlist name from link text or parent
+                            name = link.inner_text().strip() or None
+                            
+                            playlists.append({
+                                'id': playlist_id,
+                                'name': name,
+                                'owner': user_id,
+                                'source': 'friend_profile',
+                                'source_user_id': user_id
+                            })
+            
+            logger.info(f"Playwright: Found {len(playlists)} playlist links")
+            
+        finally:
+            browser.close()
+    
+    # Fetch details (name, track count) for each playlist
+    for playlist in playlists:
+        track_count, fetched_name = _fetch_playlist_details(playlist['id'])
+        playlist['track_count'] = track_count
+        if not playlist.get('name') and fetched_name:
+            playlist['name'] = fetched_name
+        
+        # Skip playlists with no name (likely deleted/inaccessible)
+        if not playlist.get('name'):
+            logger.debug(f"Skipping playlist with no name: {playlist['id']}")
+    
+    # Filter out playlists with no name
+    playlists = [p for p in playlists if p.get('name')]
+    
+    return playlists
+
+
+def _fetch_playlists_with_http(user_id: str) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """
+    Fetch playlists using simple HTTP request (limited to ~10 playlists).
+    
+    Fallback method when playwright is not available.
+    """
+    profile_url = f"https://open.spotify.com/user/{user_id}"
+    
+    logger.info(f"HTTP: Fetching playlists from {profile_url}")
+    
+    try:
+        headers = {"User-Agent": USER_AGENT}
+        
+        response = requests.get(profile_url, headers=headers, timeout=15)
+        response.raise_for_status()
+        
+        html_content = response.text
+        
+        # Try to extract from initialState JSON first (most reliable)
+        playlists = _extract_from_initial_state(html_content, user_id)
+        
+        if playlists:
+            logger.info(f"HTTP: Extracted {len(playlists)} playlists from initialState")
+            return playlists
+        
+        # Fallback: Extract playlist IDs from href links
+        playlists = _extract_from_html_links(html_content)
+        
+        if playlists:
+            logger.info(f"HTTP: Extracted {len(playlists)} playlists from HTML links")
+            return playlists
+        
+        logger.warning(f"HTTP: No playlists found for user {user_id}")
+        return []
+        
+    except requests.RequestException as e:
+        logger.error(f"Failed to fetch profile page for {user_id}: {e}")
+        return []
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Unexpected error fetching profile for {user_id}: {e}")
+        return []
+
+
+def _extract_from_initial_state(html_content: str, user_id: str) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """
+    Extract playlist data from the base64-encoded initialState script tag.
+    
+    The initialState contains structured JSON with full playlist metadata.
+    """
+    try:
+        # Find the initialState script tag
+        match = re.search(r'<script id="initialState" type="text/plain">([^<]+)</script>', html_content)
+        
+        if not match:
+            logger.debug("initialState script tag not found")
+            return []
+        
+        # Decode base64
+        encoded_data = match.group(1)
+        decoded_bytes = base64.b64decode(encoded_data)
+        state_json = json.loads(decoded_bytes.decode('utf-8'))
+        
+        # Navigate to the playlists data
+        entities = state_json.get('entities', {})
+        items = entities.get('items', {})
+        
+        # The user data is stored with key like "spotify:user:12166842163"
+        user_key = f"spotify:user:{user_id}"
+        user_data = items.get(user_key, {})
+        
+        if not user_data:
+            logger.debug(f"No user data found for key {user_key}")
+            return []
+        
+        public_playlists = user_data.get('publicPlaylistsV2', {})
+        playlist_items = public_playlists.get('items', [])
+        
+        playlists = []
+        for item in playlist_items:
+            data = item.get('data', {})
+            
+            # Skip playlists that are NotFound (deleted, private, or inaccessible)
+            if data.get('__typename') == 'NotFound':
+                logger.debug(f"Skipping NotFound playlist: {item.get('_uri')}")
+                continue
+            
+            uri = item.get('_uri', '') or data.get('uri', '')
+            
+            # Extract playlist ID from URI (spotify:playlist:XXXXX)
+            playlist_id = uri.split(':')[-1] if uri else None
+            
+            if not playlist_id:
+                continue
+            
+            # Extract image URL from nested structure
+            image_url = None
+            images = data.get('images', {})
+            image_items = images.get('items', [])
+            if image_items:
+                sources = image_items[0].get('sources', [])
+                if sources:
+                    image_url = sources[0].get('url')
+            
+            # Fetch track count (and name if missing) from playlist page
+            playlist_name = data.get('name')
+            track_count, fetched_name = _fetch_playlist_details(playlist_id)
+            
+            # Use fetched name if original is missing
+            if not playlist_name and fetched_name:
+                playlist_name = fetched_name
+            
+            # Skip if still no valid name (likely deleted/inaccessible)
+            if not playlist_name:
+                logger.debug(f"Skipping playlist with no name: {playlist_id}")
+                continue
+            
+            playlist_info = {
+                'id': playlist_id,
+                'name': playlist_name,
+                'owner': user_id,
+                'owner_display_name': user_data.get('name', user_id),
+                'image_url': image_url,
+                'followers': data.get('followers', 0),
+                'track_count': track_count,
+                'source': 'friend_profile',
+                'source_user_id': user_id
+            }
+            
+            playlists.append(playlist_info)
+        
+        return playlists
+        
+    except (json.JSONDecodeError, ValueError) as e:
+        logger.debug(f"Failed to parse initialState JSON: {e}")
+        return []
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug(f"Error extracting from initialState: {e}")
+        return []
+
+
+def _fetch_playlist_details(playlist_id: str) -> tuple:
+    """
+    Fetch track count and name for a playlist by scraping its page.
+    
+    Args:
+        playlist_id: Spotify playlist ID
+        
+    Returns:
+        Tuple of (track_count, name) - defaults to (0, None) if unable to fetch
+    """
+    try:
+        playlist_url = f"https://open.spotify.com/playlist/{playlist_id}"
+        headers = {"User-Agent": USER_AGENT}
+        
+        response = requests.get(playlist_url, headers=headers, timeout=10)
+        response.raise_for_status()
+        
+        # Find initialState
+        match = re.search(r'<script id="initialState" type="text/plain">([^<]+)</script>', response.text)
+        if not match:
+            return (0, None)
+        
+        decoded = base64.b64decode(match.group(1)).decode('utf-8')
+        data = json.loads(decoded)
+        
+        # Get playlist data
+        items = data.get('entities', {}).get('items', {})
+        playlist_key = f"spotify:playlist:{playlist_id}"
+        playlist_data = items.get(playlist_key, {})
+        
+        # Extract totalCount from content
+        content = playlist_data.get('content', {})
+        track_count = content.get('totalCount', 0)
+        
+        # Extract name
+        name = playlist_data.get('name')
+        
+        logger.debug(f"Playlist {playlist_id}: '{name}' with {track_count} tracks")
+        return (track_count, name)
+        
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug(f"Could not fetch details for {playlist_id}: {e}")
+        return (0, None)
+
+
+# Keep the old function for backward compatibility with tests
+def _fetch_playlist_track_count(playlist_id: str) -> int:
+    """Fetch track count only (wrapper for backward compatibility)."""
+    track_count, _ = _fetch_playlist_details(playlist_id)
+    return track_count
+
+
+def _extract_from_html_links(html_content: str) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """
+    Fallback method: Extract playlist IDs from href links in the HTML.
+    
+    Looks for patterns like href="/playlist/4xJiUcKvrFEhhfhthMeOx7"
+    """
+    try:
+        # Find all playlist links
+        pattern = r'href="/playlist/([a-zA-Z0-9]+)"'
+        matches = re.findall(pattern, html_content)
+        
+        # Deduplicate while preserving order
+        seen = set()
+        unique_ids = []
+        for playlist_id in matches:
+            if playlist_id not in seen:
+                seen.add(playlist_id)
+                unique_ids.append(playlist_id)
+        
+        playlists = []
+        for playlist_id in unique_ids:
+            playlist_info = {
+                'id': playlist_id,
+                'name': f'Playlist {playlist_id[:8]}...',  # Placeholder name
+                'owner': 'Unknown',
+                'image_url': None,
+                'followers': 0,
+                'source': 'friend_profile'
+            }
+            playlists.append(playlist_info)
+        
+        return playlists
+        
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug(f"Error extracting from HTML links: {e}")
+        return []
+
+
+def get_all_friend_playlists() -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """
+    Fetch playlists from all configured friend profiles.
+    
+    Reads the friend_profiles list from config and fetches playlists from each.
+    
+    Returns:
+        Combined list of playlists from all friend profiles
+    """
+    spotify_config = config_manager.get_spotify_config()
+    friend_profiles = spotify_config.get('friend_profiles', [])
+    
+    if not friend_profiles:
+        logger.debug("No friend profiles configured")
+        return []
+    
+    logger.info(f"Fetching playlists from {len(friend_profiles)} friend profile(s)")
+    
+    all_playlists = []
+    for user_id in friend_profiles:
+        try:
+            playlists = fetch_profile_playlists(user_id)
+            all_playlists.extend(playlists)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to fetch playlists for friend {user_id}: {e}")
+            continue
+    
+    logger.info(f"Total friend playlists fetched: {len(all_playlists)}")
+    return all_playlists
+
+
+# For standalone testing
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import sys
+    
+    if len(sys.argv) > 1:
+        test_user_id = sys.argv[1]
+    else:
+        test_user_id = "12166842163"
+    
+    print(f"Testing profile scraper for user: {test_user_id}")
+    print("-" * 50)
+    
+    playlists = fetch_profile_playlists(test_user_id)
+    
+    print(f"Found {len(playlists)} playlists:")
+    for i, p in enumerate(playlists, 1):
+        print(f"{i}. {p['name']} (ID: {p['id']})")
+        if p.get('followers'):
+            print(f"   Followers: {p['followers']}")
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6d54c95c..0155c185 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ aiohttp>=3.9.0
 unidecode>=1.3.8
 yt-dlp>=2024.12.13
 Flask>=3.0.0
-lrclibapi>=0.3.1
\ No newline at end of file
+lrclibapi>=0.3.1
+playwright>=1.40.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/test_spotify_profile_scraper.py b/tools/test_spotify_profile_scraper.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f439dfbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test_spotify_profile_scraper.py
@@ -0,0 +1,227 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Spotify Profile Scraper Test Suite
+
+Tests the spotify_profile_scraper module for fetching public playlists
+from Spotify user profiles without using the API.
+
+All tests use MOCKED data - no network requests to Spotify.
+
+Usage:
+    python tools/test_spotify_profile_scraper.py
+"""
+
+import sys
+import os
+import base64
+import json
+from unittest.mock import patch, Mock
+
+# Add parent directory to path to import from core
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
+
+from utils.logging_config import get_logger
+from core.spotify_profile_scraper import (
+    fetch_profile_playlists,
+    _extract_from_initial_state,
+    _extract_from_html_links,
+    _fetch_playlist_track_count
+)
+
+logger = get_logger("spotify_scraper_test")
+
+
+# =============================================================================
+# MOCK DATA
+# =============================================================================
+
+# Well-known Spotify editorial playlist IDs for realistic mock data
+MOCK_PLAYLISTS = [
+    {"id": "37i9dQZF1DXcBWIGoYBM5M", "name": "Today's Top Hits", "followers": 35000000},
+    {"id": "37i9dQZF1DX0XUsuxWHRQd", "name": "RapCaviar", "followers": 15000000},
+    {"id": "37i9dQZF1DX4JAvHpjipBk", "name": "New Music Friday", "followers": 8000000},
+]
+
+
+def _create_mock_initial_state(user_id: str, playlists: list) -> str:
+    """Create a mock initialState JSON structure matching Spotify's format"""
+    playlist_items = []
+    for p in playlists:
+        playlist_items.append({
+            "__typename": "PlaylistResponseWrapper",
+            "_uri": f"spotify:playlist:{p['id']}",
+            "data": {
+                "__typename": "Playlist",
+                "followers": p.get("followers", 0),
+                "name": p["name"],
+                "uri": f"spotify:playlist:{p['id']}",
+                "images": {"items": [{"sources": [{"url": f"https://example.com/{p['id']}.jpg"}]}]}
+            }
+        })
+    
+    state = {
+        "entities": {
+            "items": {
+                f"spotify:user:{user_id}": {
+                    "__typename": "User",
+                    "id": user_id,
+                    "name": f"Test User",
+                    "publicPlaylistsV2": {"items": playlist_items, "totalCount": len(playlist_items)}
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return base64.b64encode(json.dumps(state).encode()).decode()
+
+
+def _create_mock_html(user_id: str, playlists: list) -> str:
+    """Create mock Spotify profile HTML page"""
+    state = _create_mock_initial_state(user_id, playlists)
+    return f'<html><body><script id="initialState" type="text/plain">{state}</script></body></html>'
+
+
+MOCK_USER = "testuser"
+MOCK_HTML = _create_mock_html(MOCK_USER, MOCK_PLAYLISTS)
+
+
+def _create_mock_playlist_page(playlist_id: str, track_count: int) -> str:
+    """Create mock Spotify playlist page HTML with track count in initialState"""
+    state = {
+        "entities": {
+            "items": {
+                f"spotify:playlist:{playlist_id}": {
+                    "__typename": "Playlist",
+                    "content": {
+                        "__typename": "PlaylistItemsPage",
+                        "items": [],
+                        "totalCount": track_count,
+                        "pagingInfo": {"nextOffset": None}
+                    },
+                    "name": "Test Playlist",
+                    "id": playlist_id
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    encoded = base64.b64encode(json.dumps(state).encode()).decode()
+    return f'<html><body><script id="initialState" type="text/plain">{encoded}</script></body></html>'
+
+
+# =============================================================================
+# TESTS
+# =============================================================================
+
+class TestSpotifyProfileScraper:
+    """All tests use mocked data"""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.passed = 0
+        self.failed = 0
+
+    def run_all(self):
+        print("\n" + "=" * 60)
+        print("🧪 SPOTIFY PROFILE SCRAPER TESTS (mocked)")
+        print("=" * 60 + "\n")
+
+        self.test_extract_initial_state()
+        self.test_extract_html_links()
+        self.test_playlist_fields()
+        self.test_fetch_with_playwright_mock()
+        self.test_playwright_not_installed()
+        self.test_track_count_fetch()
+
+        print("\n" + "=" * 60)
+        print(f"📊 RESULTS: {self.passed}/{self.passed + self.failed} passed")
+        print("=" * 60)
+        if self.failed == 0:
+            print("🎉 All tests passed!")
+        return self.failed == 0
+
+    def _check(self, cond, name, detail=""):
+        if cond:
+            print(f"  ✅ {name}")
+            self.passed += 1
+        else:
+            print(f"  ❌ {name}" + (f" - {detail}" if detail else ""))
+            self.failed += 1
+
+    def test_extract_initial_state(self):
+        """Parse playlists from initialState JSON"""
+        print("📦 Parse initialState JSON")
+        result = _extract_from_initial_state(MOCK_HTML, MOCK_USER)
+        self._check(len(result) == 3, "Extracts 3 playlists")
+        self._check(result[0]['id'] == MOCK_PLAYLISTS[0]['id'], "Correct playlist ID")
+        self._check(result[0]['name'] == "Today's Top Hits", "Correct playlist name")
+        self._check(result[0]['source'] == 'friend_profile', "Source is friend_profile")
+
+    def test_extract_html_links(self):
+        """Fallback: parse playlist IDs from HTML links"""
+        print("\n📦 Parse HTML links (fallback)")
+        html = '<a href="/playlist/abc123">P1</a><a href="/playlist/def456">P2</a><a href="/playlist/abc123">P1</a>'
+        result = _extract_from_html_links(html)
+        self._check(len(result) == 2, "Deduplicates to 2 playlists")
+        self._check(result[0]['id'] == 'abc123', "First ID correct")
+        self._check(result[1]['id'] == 'def456', "Second ID correct")
+
+    def test_playlist_fields(self):
+        """Playlist dict has required fields"""
+        print("\n📦 Playlist structure")
+        result = _extract_from_initial_state(MOCK_HTML, MOCK_USER)
+        p = result[0] if result else {}
+        for f in ['id', 'name', 'owner', 'source']:
+            self._check(f in p, f"Has '{f}' field")
+
+    def test_fetch_with_playwright_mock(self):
+        """fetch_profile_playlists with mocked playwright"""
+        print("\n📦 fetch_profile_playlists (playwright mocked)")
+        
+        # Create expected result from playwright
+        mock_playlists = [
+            {'id': MOCK_PLAYLISTS[0]['id'], 'name': MOCK_PLAYLISTS[0]['name'], 
+             'owner': MOCK_USER, 'track_count': 50, 'source': 'friend_profile'}
+        ]
+        
+        with patch('core.spotify_profile_scraper._fetch_playlists_with_playwright', return_value=mock_playlists):
+            result = fetch_profile_playlists(MOCK_USER)
+        
+        self._check(len(result) == 1, "Returns mocked playlist")
+        self._check(result[0]['name'] == MOCK_PLAYLISTS[0]['name'], "Correct playlist name")
+
+    def test_playwright_not_installed(self):
+        """Raises RuntimeError when playwright is not installed"""
+        print("\n📦 Playwright not installed handling")
+        
+        with patch('core.spotify_profile_scraper.sync_playwright', None):
+            from core.spotify_profile_scraper import is_playwright_available
+            # Need to reimport to pick up the patched value
+            with patch('core.spotify_profile_scraper.is_playwright_available', return_value=False):
+                try:
+                    fetch_profile_playlists("any_user")
+                    self._check(False, "Should raise RuntimeError")
+                except RuntimeError as e:
+                    self._check("Playwright is required" in str(e), "Raises correct RuntimeError")
+
+    def test_track_count_fetch(self):
+        """Fetches track count from playlist page"""
+        print("\n📦 Track count fetching")
+        playlist_id = "test123"
+        expected_count = 42
+        
+        mock_html = _create_mock_playlist_page(playlist_id, expected_count)
+        mock_resp = Mock(text=mock_html, raise_for_status=Mock())
+        
+        with patch('core.spotify_profile_scraper.requests.get', return_value=mock_resp):
+            result = _fetch_playlist_track_count(playlist_id)
+        
+        self._check(result == expected_count, f"Returns correct track count ({expected_count})")
+        
+        # Test error handling - returns 0 on failure
+        import requests
+        with patch('core.spotify_profile_scraper.requests.get', side_effect=requests.RequestException("fail")):
+            result = _fetch_playlist_track_count(playlist_id)
+        self._check(result == 0, "Returns 0 on request failure")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    suite = TestSpotifyProfileScraper()
+    sys.exit(0 if suite.run_all() else 1)
diff --git a/web_server.py b/web_server.py
index 476bdba8..262bf02f 100644
--- a/web_server.py
+++ b/web_server.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ from core.navidrome_client import NavidromeClient
 from core.soulseek_client import SoulseekClient
 from core.download_orchestrator import DownloadOrchestrator
 from core.tidal_client import TidalClient # Added import for Tidal
+from core.spotify_profile_scraper import get_all_friend_playlists, fetch_profile_playlists, is_playwright_available
 from core.matching_engine import MusicMatchingEngine
 from core.database_update_worker import DatabaseUpdateWorker, DatabaseStatsWorker
 from core.web_scan_manager import WebScanManager
@@ -13994,6 +13995,52 @@ def get_spotify_playlists():
     except Exception as e:
         return jsonify({"error": str(e)}), 500
 
+@app.route('/api/spotify/friend_playlists', methods=['GET'])
+def get_friend_playlists():
+    """Fetches public playlists from configured friend Spotify profiles."""
+    try:
+        # Check if any friend profiles are configured
+        spotify_config = config_manager.get_spotify_config()
+        friend_profiles = spotify_config.get('friend_profiles', [])
+        
+        if not friend_profiles:
+            return jsonify([])
+        
+        # Check if playwright is available (required for scraping)
+        if not is_playwright_available():
+            print("⚠️ Playwright not installed - friend playlist scraping disabled")
+            print("   Install with: pip install playwright && python -m playwright install chromium")
+            return jsonify([])
+        
+        # Get playlists from all configured friend profiles
+        friend_playlists = get_all_friend_playlists()
+        
+        if not friend_playlists:
+            print("📋 No friend playlists found from configured profiles")
+            return jsonify([])
+        
+        # Format response to match the standard playlist format
+        playlist_data = []
+        for p in friend_playlists:
+            playlist_data.append({
+                "id": p['id'],
+                "name": p['name'],
+                "owner": p.get('owner_display_name', p.get('owner', 'Unknown')),
+                "track_count": p.get('track_count', 0),
+                "image_url": p.get('image_url'),
+                "sync_status": "Never Synced",
+                "snapshot_id": "",
+                "source": "friend_profile",
+                "source_user_id": p.get('source_user_id', p.get('owner'))
+            })
+        
+        print(f"🎵 Returning {len(playlist_data)} playlists from friend profiles")
+        return jsonify(playlist_data)
+        
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"❌ Error fetching friend playlists: {e}")
+        return jsonify({"error": str(e)}), 500
+
 @app.route('/api/spotify/playlist/<playlist_id>', methods=['GET'])
 def get_playlist_tracks(playlist_id):
     """Fetches full track details for a specific playlist."""
diff --git a/webui/static/script.js b/webui/static/script.js
index 1ff3dc19..2734b50b 100644
--- a/webui/static/script.js
+++ b/webui/static/script.js
@@ -4876,12 +4876,28 @@ async function loadSpotifyPlaylists() {
     refreshBtn.textContent = '🔄 Loading...';
 
     try {
+        // Fetch user's own playlists
         const response = await fetch('/api/spotify/playlists');
         if (!response.ok) {
             const error = await response.json();
             throw new Error(error.error || 'Failed to fetch playlists');
         }
-        spotifyPlaylists = await response.json();
+        const userPlaylists = await response.json();
+
+        // Fetch friend playlists (non-blocking, don't fail if this errors)
+        let friendPlaylists = [];
+        try {
+            const friendResponse = await fetch('/api/spotify/friend_playlists');
+            if (friendResponse.ok) {
+                friendPlaylists = await friendResponse.json();
+                console.log(`📋 Loaded ${friendPlaylists.length} friend playlists`);
+            }
+        } catch (friendError) {
+            console.warn('Could not load friend playlists:', friendError.message);
+        }
+
+        // Combine: user playlists first, then friend playlists
+        spotifyPlaylists = [...userPlaylists, ...friendPlaylists];
         renderSpotifyPlaylists();
         spotifyPlaylistsLoaded = true;
 
@@ -4908,14 +4924,19 @@ function renderSpotifyPlaylists() {
         if (p.sync_status.startsWith('Synced')) statusClass = 'status-synced';
         if (p.sync_status === 'Needs Sync') statusClass = 'status-needs-sync';
 
+        // Check if this is a friend playlist
+        const isFriendPlaylist = p.source === 'friend_profile';
+        const friendBadge = isFriendPlaylist ? `<span class="friend-playlist-badge" title="From friend: ${escapeHtml(p.owner)}">👥</span>` : '';
+        const ownerInfo = isFriendPlaylist ? ` • <span class="playlist-owner-name">from ${escapeHtml(p.owner)}</span>` : '';
+
         // This HTML structure creates the interactive playlist cards
         return `
-        <div class="playlist-card" data-playlist-id="${p.id}" onclick="togglePlaylistSelection(event)">
+        <div class="playlist-card ${isFriendPlaylist ? 'friend-playlist' : ''}" data-playlist-id="${p.id}" onclick="togglePlaylistSelection(event)">
             <div class="playlist-card-main">
                 <div class="playlist-card-content">
-                    <div class="playlist-card-name">${escapeHtml(p.name)}</div>
+                    <div class="playlist-card-name">${friendBadge}${escapeHtml(p.name)}</div>
                     <div class="playlist-card-info">
-                        <span>${p.track_count} tracks</span> • 
+                        <span>${p.track_count} tracks</span>${ownerInfo} • 
                         <span class="playlist-card-status ${statusClass}">${p.sync_status}</span>
                     </div>
                     <div class="sync-progress-indicator" id="progress-${p.id}"></div>
diff --git a/webui/static/style.css b/webui/static/style.css
index ec57ba3c..314e3696 100644
--- a/webui/static/style.css
+++ b/webui/static/style.css
@@ -6826,6 +6826,33 @@ body {
         inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
 }
 
+/* Friend Playlist Styles */
+.friend-playlist {
+    border-color: rgba(100, 149, 237, 0.25);
+    border-top-color: rgba(100, 149, 237, 0.35);
+}
+
+.friend-playlist:hover {
+    border-color: rgba(100, 149, 237, 0.4);
+    box-shadow: 
+        0 16px 48px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5),
+        0 8px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3),
+        0 0 20px rgba(100, 149, 237, 0.15),
+        inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
+}
+
+.friend-playlist-badge {
+    display: inline-block;
+    margin-right: 8px;
+    font-size: 14px;
+    cursor: help;
+}
+
+.playlist-owner-name {
+    color: rgba(100, 149, 237, 0.9);
+    font-weight: 500;
+}
+
 .playlist-card-actions {
     flex-shrink: 0;
     margin-left: 20px;