liverics
Live lyrics, like subtitles, for the music you're already playing.
Chromium extension
No backend
Synced lyrics via LRCLIB
What it does
liverics detects the song playing and shows its lyrics line-by-line, advancing automatically in time with the music — karaoke-style subtitles for whatever's on. The lyric renderer is one reusable core; different "detectors" feed it the current song and playback position.
Modes
| Mode | Source of truth | Sync |
|---|---|---|
| Linked (built) | Extension reads YouTube Music's <video> position | Millisecond-accurate |
| Listen (planned) | Mic fingerprints whatever's playing, any device | Best-effort |
Install
It's an unpacked Chromium extension (Chrome / Edge / Brave / Arc):
- Go to
chrome://extensions - Turn on Developer mode (top-right)
- Click Load unpacked and select the
extension/folder - Open music.youtube.com and play a song
The overlay appears near the bottom and follows along. Hit × to hide it.