To view and listen to song lyrics on Spotify at the same time, perhaps the most popular option is Musixmatch. As the sound progresses, the text will scroll up, at the rhythm set by the music. Immediately, the lyrics of the song will be displayed on the screen. The next step is to request the identification of the topic that is being listened to. To work collaboratively with SpotifyAll you have to do is leave a playback running and open the application. Also from a hum or whistle of a user on the microphone of the equipment, it is able to identify a song.
This system, available for iOS, Android devices and computers under Windows environment, is in essence, a sound seeker, by playing an audio file. Another app recommended by the developers of the world's most popular platform for streaming music. In addition to Genius, there are other tools that allow you to display on the screen of a mobile device or a computer, the lyrics of the songs in Spotify while the playback is running. If the icon is not marked Behind the lyrics, it means that the file has no information to display.
The lyrics and story of the song being played will appear immediately. To activate this option, the playback of songs on Spotify is activated then, within the app itself, click on the bar " You are listening”Located at the bottom of the screen. However, it has an important limitation: only offers lyrics in English. It also offers not only the lyrics, but also a story or background for each title. However, to meet the requests of its millions of users, in 2016 they sealed an alliance with Genius.ĭeveloped by Genius Media Group INC., This other application stores a huge number of files. Spotify does not have its own tool within the app, which allows you to see the lyrics of the songs while they are playing.
It’s a collaborative platform too, letting users add lyrics, edit lyrics, and time lyrics to show in sync with music.Ī desktop Musixmatch app launched on Windows and mac app earlier this year. It lets users view lyrics for pretty much any track by any artist. Musixmatch is billed as “the world’s largest lyrics platform”. Spotify says it plans to make ‘improvements’ to its lyrics support in the future, but over a year on we’re yet to hear so much as squeak about the how and when.īut the Musixmatch app fills the lyrical void in the meantime - and it works well on Linux. Sadly Spotify removed lyrics functionality from all of its apps last year, as its deal with lyrics database Musixmatch came to an end.
With a single click you could see lyrics scroll up the screen in sync with the playing song, perfect for both impromptu desk-based karaoke sessions to well-known classic, as well as learning lyrics to new tracks by your favourite artists.Īnother click let you view full lyrics as a static, scrollable page. If you used to use the Spotify lyrics feature you will already be familiar with Musixmatch’s main USP: synchronized lyrics. We’ve written about several before, including ‘Instant Lyrics’ and ‘Lyricfier’, and many open-source music players offer some sort of song words integration.īut the Musixmatch app is a little different from those. Not that Linux users are short of desktop lyrics apps, mind. This weekend I learnt that the Musixmatch desktop app is available for Linux!