YouTube lyrics app for Windows 10 and Windows 11

Lyrics for YouTube music videos on Windows

Watch a music video while Lyrixound finds the song and shows lyrics beside or over the browser. It also follows Spotify and other Windows players or browsers that report the current track, and highlights synced lines when LRC lyrics are available.

How it works

Free download. Requires Windows 10 (1809+) or Windows 11.

Synced lyrics overlaid on a YouTube music video, with the current line highlighted

How to show lyrics over YouTube on Windows

On YouTube itself, words appear only when the video has subtitles, and auto-generated subtitles work badly for music. Lyrixound does not use those captions. It runs beside the browser, reads the track Windows reports, and looks up lyrics on its own.

  1. Open Lyrixound

    Install it from Microsoft Store and leave the app running on your desktop.

  2. Play a music video

    Use YouTube in a browser that exposes the current video through Windows media controls.

  3. Follow the words

    Lyrixound cleans the title, searches your lyrics sources, and displays the best match.

Lyrixound lyrics overlay beside a YouTube video of Coldplay in the browser
Lyrics beside the YouTube tab while the video plays

Built for YouTube, useful with other apps

Music-video titles often contain labels that interfere with lyrics search. Lyrixound removes common noise, then uses the same overlay for other players and browsers.

  • Title cleanup

    Handles labels such as “Official Video,” Topic, VEVO text, and duplicated artist names.

  • Synced LRC lines

    Highlights the active line in time with playback when synchronized lyrics exist.

  • Manual correction

    Edit the artist or title and search again when an upload uses unusual metadata.

  • Audio recognition

    Identify the song from system audio when the browser title is not enough.

  • Floating overlay

    Keep lyrics beside the video or on top of another app. Click-through is part of Lyrixound Pro.

  • Spotify and other apps

    The same Windows media path works for Spotify and other compatible players or browsers.

Works through Windows media information

Lyrixound does not inject code into YouTube. It reads the media title and artist that a compatible browser reports to Windows, then searches lyrics independently.

Browser support and video metadata vary, so a match is not guaranteed for every upload. If automatic search misses, correct the fields manually or try audio recognition.

YouTube lyrics FAQ

How do I show lyrics while watching YouTube on Windows?

Open Lyrixound and play a music video in a compatible browser. The app reads the browser media information, cleans common title labels, and searches your enabled lyrics sources.

Why are YouTube subtitles a poor way to read song lyrics?

YouTube only shows words on the video when that upload has subtitles. Auto-generated subtitles work badly for music: sung lines are often wrong or missing. Lyrixound does not read those captions. It searches lyrics sources for the song.

Why can a video fail to match the correct lyrics?

Uploaders format titles in many ways, and browsers can expose incomplete media information. Edit the artist and title manually or use system-audio recognition.

Does Lyrixound work only with YouTube?

No. It can also follow Spotify and other players or browsers that expose the current track through Windows media controls.

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