Spotify Lyrics
A free synced-lyrics overlay for Spotify. It shows your current song and scrolls the lyrics in time, in a small always-on-top mini-player that stays out of your way.
Not affiliated with Spotify. Lyrics by LRCLIB. Requires a Spotify Premium account.
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Connect your Spotify (one time, ~5 min)
Spotify caps hobby apps at a few users per key, so each person uses their own free key. It takes a few minutes once.
- Open the Spotify Developer Dashboard and create an app (any name).
- Add this exact Redirect URI:
http://127.0.0.1:8888/callback - Copy the app's Client ID (you do not need the secret).
- Launch Spotify Lyrics, open Settings → Spotify account, paste the Client ID, and click Connect.
Reading playback requires a Spotify Premium account (Spotify's rule since Feb 2026). Free accounts can't authorize the API.
Opening it the first time
The app is not code-signed (signing certificates are expensive), so your OS will warn you the first time. This is normal for indie apps. Here's how to get past it.
- Run the installer. If you see "Windows protected your PC", click More info.
- Click Run anyway, then finish the installer.
- Launch Spotify Lyrics from the Start Menu or Desktop shortcut.
- Open the
.dmgand drag Spotify Lyrics into Applications. - In Applications, right-click the app and choose Open, then Open again.
- If macOS still blocks it: System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down, and click Open Anyway.
- Last resort in Terminal:
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/Spotify Lyrics.app"
- AppImage: make it executable (
chmod +x Spotify-Lyrics-x86_64.AppImage) and double-click it, or run it from a terminal. - .deb: install with
sudo dpkg -i Spotify-Lyrics-amd64.deb(or open it with your software installer). - For encrypted token storage, a keyring (gnome-keyring or KWallet) should be installed.