Lyra
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Every word, on time
Words fill in as they are sung. It works for English, Hindi, Punjabi and more, even when the lyrics only come line by line.
Free · open source · no account
Lyrics that move
with the music.
Lyra reads what you are playing and shows it word by word, over the music video itself. A floating widget on Windows. A screen saver on your phone.
The real app. Not a mock-up.
Screenshots straight from Lyra, playing a song with its music video behind the lyrics.
See it in motion.
Screen recordings of Lyra on Windows, different songs, different moods.
Watch a whole song.
Barsaat by Banjaare, start to finish, with the Hindi lyrics lighting up word by word over the video. Press play and turn your sound up.
The song and the video belong to Banjaare and Sony Music. They are shown here only to demo Lyra.
Try it. It is the real thing.
This preview runs the same way the app does. Play, skip, and click any lyric line to jump there.
Made to be looked at.
The video behind it
The official music video plays softly behind the lyrics. Your own clips work too.
Colours from the cover
The whole interface takes on the colours of the album art, and cross-fades between songs.
A screen saver for your music
On Android, ambient mode turns your phone into a dim, drifting lyrics clock on the charger. It adapts to room light and stays easy on the battery.
On the lock screen
The current line sits in a media card in the notification shade and on the lock screen.
Tap to jump
Scroll the lyrics, tap any line, and the song seeks there.
Private by design
No account, no tracking, no ads. Lyra only reads the now-playing card.
Android
Your phone,
on the desk.
Works with Spotify, YouTube Music and any player that shows a media card. Turn ambient mode on and the screen becomes a calm, lyrics-first display.
- Auto brightness from the light sensor
- Screen stays on only while music plays
- Floating lyrics widget over other apps
- Quick Settings tile, home-screen widget, app shortcut
New · Lyra's sister app
Meet Vega.
Your own music app.
Lyra shows lyrics for what Spotify plays. Vega is the other half: a complete music app that plays your own library and the open web, with Lyra's lyrics player built in. No Spotify needed.
Search anything
One search over your files, Audius, Jamendo and more. Press Ctrl+K to jump anywhere.
Your library
Point it at a music folder. Tags, covers and durations are read for you, and it all works offline.
Playlists and radio
Playlists you can reorder, smart playlists, live radio, and a radio from any song.
Insights
Top artists, genres and tracks, your listening clock and streaks. Stays on your device.
Made for you
Daily mixes and discover lists learned from what you actually play.
Lyra inside
The lyrics button opens Lyra's fullscreen player: word-by-word lyrics, video backgrounds, karaoke.
Get Lyra.
Free forever. Pick your device.
Windows
Windows 10 / 11
Download installer- Install the Spotify desktop app and play a song.
- Run the installer. Lyra opens as a small floating widget.
- Click it to expand, press F for fullscreen.
If Windows SmartScreen warns, choose More info → Run anyway. The app is open source and not yet code-signed.
Android
Android 8.0 or newer
Download APK- Open the APK and allow installs from your browser or files app.
- Grant Notification access so Lyra can see what is playing.
- Play a song. Switch ambient mode on from the moon icon.
Google Play Protect may block installs made straight from a browser. If you see App blocked to protect your device (no “install anyway” button): open the Play Store, tap your picture → Play Protect → the gear → switch off Scan apps with Play Protect, install Lyra, then switch it back on. Or install with adb install, or use Obtainium. Lyra asks for Notification access to see what is playing, which is why Google is careful; the code is open on GitHub.
Open source,
all of it.
MIT licensed. Read the code, build it yourself, send a pull request. Lyrics come from LRCLIB, the free community lyrics database.