Get synced lyrics in YouTube Music
Add time-synced, karaoke-style lyrics to YouTube Music on the desktop, plus a fallback for songs the service has no lyrics for at all.
YouTube Music’s own lyrics coverage is patchy, and where it exists the lyrics are static — a wall of text that does not follow the song. Two plugins fix both problems.
Synced Lyrics provides timed, line-by-line lyrics from open providers. Lyrics Genius fills in songs that have no lyrics at all.
Steps
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Enable the Synced Lyrics plugin
Menu → Plugins → Synced Lyrics. It fetches time-aligned lyrics from providers such as LRClib and highlights each line as it is sung.
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Enable Lyrics Genius as a fallback
Also switch on Lyrics Genius. When no synced version exists, it supplies full lyrics from Genius so the tab is rarely empty.
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Open the lyrics tab while a song plays
Lyrics appear in the app’s normal lyrics tab. With Synced Lyrics active, the current line is highlighted and scrolls automatically.
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Fix timing drift if you see it
If the highlight runs ahead of or behind the audio, adjust the offset in the Synced Lyrics options until it lines up.
Tips
- Both plugins can run at once — synced lyrics take priority, plain lyrics fill the gaps.
- Remixes, live versions and non-English releases are the most common gaps in both databases.
- Pair with Ambient Mode for a lyrics view that looks good on a second monitor.
Frequently asked questions
Why does YouTube Music say no lyrics are available?
Coverage comes from the rights holder and is incomplete, especially for imports, live sets and smaller labels. The Lyrics Genius plugin covers many of those cases.
Can I see lyrics for songs in other languages?
Yes, wherever the provider has them. LRClib and Genius both carry substantial non-English catalogues.
Are the lyrics stored offline?
They are fetched per song and cached for the session, not stored as a permanent local library.