LyricGlow

Real-Time Synchronized Lyrics for macOS

Word-by-word lyrics highlighting for Spotify, Apple Music, and any macOS music player.

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Quick Install

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ateymoori/lyricglow/main/scripts/install.sh | bash

Supports: Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4) and Intel Macs • macOS 11.0+

Manual Installation

1. Download from Releases:
   • Apple Silicon: LyricGlow-arm64.dmg
   • Intel: LyricGlow-x64.dmg
2. Open DMG → Drag to Applications
3. First launch: Right-click → Open

Features

Core Real-time word-by-word highlighting Auto-sync with playback position Full lyrics modal view Progress bar seek support

Integrations Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music Spotify OAuth for top tracks/albums Menu bar live lyrics display 7-day intelligent caching

Design Glassmorphism UI RTL support (Arabic, Persian, Hebrew) Customizable sections Always-on-top floating window

Screenshots

Full Mode	Compact Mode
Lyrics Only	RTL Support

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Usage

1. Launch LyricGlow from Applications
2. Play music in any supported player
3. Watch lyrics sync with word-by-word glow
4. Customize via settings (gear icon)

Shortcut	Action
Cmd+L	Toggle window
Click progress bar	Seek to position
Click album art	Open in Spotify

Development

git clone https://github.com/ateymoori/lyricglow.git && cd lyricglow
npm install
npm run dev      # Development with hot reload
npm run build    # Compile TypeScript
npm run dist     # Build DMG

Project Structure

src/
├── main/           # Electron main process
│   ├── auth/       # Spotify OAuth
│   └── managers/   # Lyrics, metadata, cache
├── preload/        # IPC bridge
├── renderer/       # UI (DOM manipulation)
└── shared/         # Types, utilities, logger

Contributing

PRs welcome! Priority areas:

• Windows/Linux support
• Additional lyrics sources
• UI translations

Credits

Service	Purpose
LRCLIB	Synchronized lyrics
TheAudioDB	Artist metadata
Spotify API	Top tracks & albums

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MIT License © AmirHossein Teymoori

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