This line deserves to be seen.

When music starts, lyrics naturally surface from the top of your screen. When playback ends, they fully retreat—always at the edge of your vision, never in the way of your work.

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Lyric Island shown at the top of a Windows desktop

With music, it appears. With silence, it disappears.

No taskbar space. No extra window. It surfaces when music starts, retreats when playback pauses, and gently fades as your pointer approaches—giving the screen back to what matters.

Lyric Island visible at the top while music is playing

Playback

Music plays. Lyrics stay.

As the music begins, lyrics naturally surface from the top of the screen.

Lyric Island retracted while nothing is playing

Idle

No sound. Not around.

When nothing is playing, the lyrics retreat beyond the screen and your desktop returns to quiet.

Lyric Island fading as the pointer approaches

Awareness

Move near. Work stays clear.

Wherever your pointer passes, the lyrics gently fade so the content beneath stays readable and clickable.

Try it yourself

Move. Switch. Play. Watch the island sway.

Switch between states and layouts to experience how Lyric Island surfaces, retreats, and moves out of your way. Everything here runs as a browser demo and never connects to your player.

Playback state

Windows desktop

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The island is in view

Compose your own

How it unfoldsis yours to mold.

Horizontal when you want room to breathe. Auto-collapsed when space matters. Lyric Island naturally adapts to the layout you choose.

Lyric Island layouts shown across three desktop scenes

Players may change. Lyrics stay the same.

Lyric Island automatically recognizes the player in use and follows its playback state. You can also lock in a favorite player from Settings for a consistent experience every time.

*Due to interface limitations, NetEase Cloud Music does not currently support progress-bar sync or real-time lyric resync after seeking.

Apple MusicQQ MusicNetEase Cloud Music*Kugou MusicSpotifyKuwo MusicSMTC

Where lyrics come from

Many sources. One perfect match.

Lyric Island searches providers including LRCLIB, Tencent Music, and NetEase Cloud Music to find synced lyrics and available translations for the song playing now.

lyric sources

Multiple sources match automatically, so fewer songs go without lyrics.

popular players

Works with Apple Music, QQ Music, NetEase Cloud Music*, and more.

ad interruptions

No ads. Nothing between you and the lyrics.

*Due to API limitations, NetEase Cloud Music currently does not support progress-bar synchronization or real-time lyric synchronization after you drag the progress bar.

Frequently asked

Before you begin, here's what you may want to know.

Lyric Island supports popular players including Apple Music, NetEase Cloud Music, QQ Music, Kugou Music, and Kuwo Music. If a player connects to the Windows SMTC media-control protocol, Lyric Island can usually recognize the song automatically. Please note that NetEase Cloud Music has incomplete Windows SMTC support. If you seek manually within the player, lyric progress may not update immediately.

Lyric Island's core features are free forever. No Lyric Island account or subscription is required. You can optionally join the Pro Support Plan to help fund continued development and get early access to selected new features. You may also earn a Pro Support Plan gift code by joining the Community Rewards Program and submitting a valid issue or bug report. Pro benefits are linked to the Microsoft Store account used to download Lyric Island.

Lyric Island V2.0

Every line. Right on time.

View v1.0 and the source code on GitHub. Download the app from Microsoft Store.

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