Lyrimuse

Summary

Lyrimuse is an open-source desktop lyrics app for macOS 14+, supporting 11 music players including Apple Music, Spotify, KKBOX, QQ Music, and NetEase Cloud Music. It displays word-by-word synced lyrics to eliminate manual lyric lookups while listening.

What is Lyrimuse?

Lyrimuse is a native Mac lyrics display application that integrates 14 lyric sources (QQ Music, NetEase Cloud Music, Kugou, Musixmatch, LRCLIB, etc.) to automatically match and display synced lyrics for currently playing tracks. It supports both Apple Silicon and Intel chips, released under GPL-3.0 license. The app processes lyrics locally without requiring account registration or uploading listening history.

Core Capabilities

• Five display modes: floating lyrics, Dynamic Island (notch area), menu bar, Touch Bar, and standalone lyrics window
• Word-by-word sync: karaoke-style highlighting with timeline micro-adjustment (±0.1s precision)
• Multilingual support: translations for foreign songs, automatic romanization for Japanese, Korean, and Cantonese (romaji/Jyutping)
• Smart lyric matching: fetches from 14 sources, scores by title, album, duration, timestamp quality, auto-selects best version
• Listening history: local playback stats, heatmaps, syncs to Last.fm and ListenBrainz
• Lyric management: manual search, version locking, batch offset editing, offline caching
• Discord integration: displays now-playing track, cover art, and progress on Discord profile

Pros

• Broad player support: works with Apple Music, Spotify, KKBOX, QQ Music, NetEase Cloud Music, Kugou, Soda Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, and more
• Highly customizable: adjust fonts, colors, background opacity, position, width; settings page shows live preview
• Privacy-first: no accounts, no telemetry; lyrics and listening data stay local, translation runs on-device by default
• Open source: GPL-3.0 licensed, code publicly auditable, one-command Homebrew install
• Offline-ready: cached lyrics display without internet, ideal for commutes or offline environments

Positioning & best fit

Lyrimuse is built for Mac users who value listening experience and privacy, especially music enthusiasts, language learners, and streamers needing lyric assistance.

• Music enthusiasts: use multiple streaming services on Mac, want unified lyric display
• Language learners: study foreign languages via romanization and translations for Japanese, Korean, Cantonese songs
• Content creators: overlay lyrics to OBS streams via web lyrics feature, or display on secondary screen
• Privacy-conscious users: prefer tools that operate entirely locally without tracking listening habits