LyricTime uses AI to automatically sync your lyrics to your audio. Here's the process:

1. Upload your audio - Drop an MP3 file (up to 15MB) into LyricTime
2. AI transcribes - Our AI listens to your song and detects when each word is sung
3. Review & edit - Use our visual editor to preview and fine-tune the timing
4. Download - Get your lyrics as LRC, SRT, or VTT format

The entire process takes about 30 seconds for transcription, plus whatever time you spend reviewing.

Both sync your lyrics to the audio. The difference is how finely, and how much fine-tuning you'll want to do afterwards.

Line level — each lyric line gets a start and end time. It's the quickest to get right and works for any song. If you're doing fast rap or dense hip-hop, this is usually the better choice: word-by-word timing is hard to nail on rapid vocals, so line level saves you editing.

Word level — every individual word is timed. This unlocks word-by-word karaoke highlighting in the Video Studio — words light up one at a time as they're sung, an effect line level can't produce.

• Paste your lyrics and word level gets the words perfect — you may just lightly adjust some timing.
• MP3 only (no pasted lyrics) means the AI guesses the words too, so expect more editing — especially on fast or unusual vocals.

For most songs, word level with pasted lyrics gives the best-looking video for a little extra effort. For fast rap, line level is the smoother path. You can always try both — see the difference in the Video Studio.

Minutes are based on the length of your audio file:

• A 3-minute song uses 3 minutes from your balance
• We round to the nearest 15 seconds
• Unused minutes never expire
• You can check your balance anytime in Settings

Example: If you have 30 minutes and sync a 3:15 song, you'll have 26.75 minutes remaining.

Currently, LyricTime accepts:

• Format: MP3 files only
• Size: Up to 15MB per file
• Length: Any duration (minutes used = audio length)

For best results:

• Use audio with clear, isolated vocals
• Avoid heavily auto-tuned or distorted vocals
• Songs with backing vocals may need manual adjustment

LyricTime supports three industry-standard formats:

Most major music distributors accept LRC files for synced lyrics:

• DistroKid - Upload LRC during release or add later
• TuneCore - Supports synced lyrics via LRC upload
• CD Baby - Accepts LRC for lyric sync
• LANDR - Supports LRC files
• Ditto Music - Accepts synced lyrics

Each distributor has slightly different upload processes. Check their help documentation for specific instructions on where to upload your LRC file.

LRC (Lyric) files are the standard format for synced lyrics. They're plain text files that pair each line of lyrics with a timestamp:

LyricTime creates standard LRC files with line-by-line timing. Each line appears when that phrase starts singing, with natural sentence boundaries so lyrics read naturally.

Our AI achieves high accuracy on most songs, but results vary based on audio quality:

You can always fine-tune timing in our visual editor after transcription.

Yes! LyricTime includes a visual editor where you can:

• Edit the text of any word or line
• Adjust timing by dragging words on the timeline
• Add or remove line breaks
• Preview changes in real-time with audio playback
• Split or merge words

Your edits are automatically saved to your project, so you can come back and refine them anytime.

LyricTime works with most languages that use these writing systems:

• Latin scripts - English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, etc.
• Cyrillic scripts - Russian, Ukrainian, etc.
• CJK scripts - Chinese, Japanese, Korean

The AI is trained on diverse audio and handles various accents and dialects well. However, accuracy may vary for less common languages or heavy regional accents.

LyricTime has monthly minutes for regular use and one-time minutes for occasional or extra usage:

• Monthly - 90 minutes for $5/month
• Starter - 30 one-time minutes
• Standard - 60 one-time minutes
• Best Value - 120 one-time minutes

Monthly minutes refresh each billing cycle. One-time minutes never expire and are used after monthly minutes run out.

View current pricing →

All one-time minute purchases are final and non-refundable. Here's why:

• Minutes never expire, so you can use them whenever
• We offer a free demo so you can try before you buy
• One-time minutes are digital goods delivered instantly

Exceptions: Technical issues preventing service use or duplicate/accidental charges will be addressed - just contact us at support@lyrictime.com.

Absolutely. We take security seriously:

• Payment processing - We use Polar, which is fully PCI DSS compliant
• Credit card data - We never see or store your card details
• Encryption - All data is transmitted over HTTPS

Your payment information goes directly to our payment processor and is never stored on our servers.

Monthly plans can be managed in Settings. One-time minutes are not subscriptions, so there is nothing to cancel for those purchases.

You can manage your account in Settings:

• View your remaining minutes
• See your usage history
• Purchase additional minutes when needed

We respect your privacy and handle your audio carefully:

• Processing - Your audio is sent to our AI for transcription
• Storage - Audio files are deleted from our servers after processing
• Your lyrics - Synced lyrics are saved to your account so you can access them anytime
• No sharing - We never share your audio or lyrics with third parties

We don't store your music files. Only the resulting lyric data is saved to your account.

LyricTime works in any modern browser, including mobile devices.

However, we recommend desktop for the best experience:

• The visual editor is easier to use with a larger screen
• Timeline adjustments require precise clicking/dragging
• Keyboard shortcuts make editing faster on desktop

Mobile works fine for viewing and exporting existing projects, but editing is much easier on a computer.

Yes! LyricTime is perfect for AI-generated music from platforms like Suno and Udio.

Why it works well:

• AI-generated songs often have clear, synthetic vocals
• Consistent audio quality leads to reliable transcription
• Fast turnaround matches the speed of AI music creation

Many of our users are Suno and Udio creators who release multiple songs and need efficient lyric syncing.