LyricsX
LyricsX is a macOS lyrics app that shows synchronized song lyrics in the menu bar, on the desktop, and inside a lyrics window while music plays.
What is LyricsX?
LyricsX is a macOS music companion app for showing synchronized song lyrics while you listen. It works with supported desktop music players and can display lyrics in the menu bar, as an on-screen desktop overlay, or in a separate lyrics window so you can follow along without opening a browser. The app is useful for listeners who want karaoke-style playback, quick lyric lookup, or a cleaner way to keep lyrics visible during work or study sessions. LyricsX also supports lyric timing adjustment and navigation within a song by selecting a lyric line, which helps when synced lyrics are slightly off. It is published by Xiang Deng and is primarily used on Mac as a lightweight helper for Apple Music, Spotify, and other supported players.
Key features
- Display synchronized lyrics in the menu bar while music plays
- Show karaoke-style lyrics as a floating desktop overlay
- Open a separate lyrics window for easier reading
- Automatically fetch lyrics for supported songs from online sources
- Adjust lyric timing when lines are out of sync
- Jump to a point in a song by selecting a lyric line
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
LyricsX is a legitimate lyrics utility for macOS. To show live lyrics for the current track, it may interact with supported music apps and use network access to fetch lyric data, which is normal for this kind of tool. If you no longer use desktop lyric overlays or menu bar lyrics, removing it should mainly affect those convenience features and not your music library itself.
Recommendation: Keep LyricsX if you use on-screen or menu bar lyrics with your Mac music player. If you installed it for occasional lyric lookup and no longer use it, you can remove it with little impact beyond losing its lyric display and syncing features.
Common paths
/Applications/LyricsX.app
Cache paths
~/Library/Caches/ddddxxx.LyricsX
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/LyricsX
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/ddddxxx.LyricsX.plist
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