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LyricsX

🎶 Ultimate lyrics app for macOS.

From ddddxxx·Updated June 22, 2026·View on GitHub·

[LyricsX for iOS](https://github.com/ddddxxx/LyricsX-iOS) and [lyricsx-cli for Linux](https://github.com/ddddxxx/lyricsx-cli) is in early development. The project is written primarily in Swift, distributed under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 license, first published in 2017. It has gained significant community traction with 5,174 stars and 446 forks on GitHub. Key topics include: apple-music, audirvana, download-lyrics, itunes, lyrics.

Latest release: v1.6.31.6.3
April 29, 2022View Changelog →

LyricsX

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Ultimate lyrics app for macOS.

LyricsX for iOS and lyricsx-cli for Linux is in early development.

Installation

Homebrew

$ brew install --cask lyricsx

Mac App Store

download on the Mac App Store

Manual

Download from releases.

Requirements

  • macOS 10.11+

Features

  • Work perfectly with your favorite music players. List of supported players
  • Automatically search & download live lyrics from various lyrics sources. List of supported sources
  • Display lyrics on desktop and menubar. you can customize font, color and position.
  • Adjust lyrics offset on status menu.
  • Navigate the song with lyrics - Double click a line to jump to specific position.
  • Drag & Drop to import/export lyrics file.
  • Auto launch & quit with music player.
  • Automatic conversion between Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese.

Lyrics Editor

LyricsX use custom lyrics file format "LRCX" which support word time tag, multi-language translation and more. Currently there's no official LRCX editor. You can use Lrcx_Creator for now (see #544, thanks to @Doublefire-Chen). Or use normal LRC editor, as LRCX is compatible with LRC.

Screenshot

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Credit

Components

Open Source Libraries

Special Thanks

⚠️ Disclaimer

All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners.

Contributors

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