Step 1 — Get your final audio and lyrics ready
Use the exact mix you plan to release, because timing is tied to that audio. Keep your lyric sheet open so you can check every line.
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How to Make a Lyric Video
A lyric video needs three things: your final audio, lyrics timed to the vocals, and a readable design. This guide walks through each step, whether you time the words by hand or let AI do it, and what to check before you publish.
How to Make a Lyric Video in 5 Steps
The same order works with any tool.
Step 2 — Time the lyrics to the vocals
Place each line by hand in a video editor, or use AI to transcribe the song and time every word. Either way, compare the result with your lyric sheet and fix misheard words.
Step 3 — Choose a format and background
Use 16:9 for a full YouTube upload and 9:16 for Shorts, TikTok and Reels. Your cover art or one strong image is often enough, as long as the words stay easy to read.
Step 4 — Preview it on a phone
Watch a preview on a small screen. Check that the text is readable, each line stays up long enough, and the timing holds in the chorus.
Step 5 — Export and publish
Export an MP4 and title it clearly, such as Song Name - Artist Name (Lyric Video). Add the full lyrics to the description so people can find it by searching a line.
Two Ways to Time Your Lyrics
Pick based on how much time you have and how much control you want.
By hand in a video editor
Free tools such as CapCut or DaVinci Resolve give you full control. You add and move a text layer for each line, which gets slow on a full song.
With AI transcription and sync
LyricMV transcribes your song and times every word. You correct mistakes in the editor instead of placing each line yourself.
Make Yours Now
Upload your song, and AI writes out the lyrics and times every word. You will need a free LyricMV account to upload and transcribe.
A signed-in LyricMV account is required before audio upload or transcription. · 50 MB max
OR
Try a Demo Song
No upload needed — pick a sample and jump straight in.
Common Lyric Video Mistakes
Most problems are easy to catch before you publish.
Too much on screen
Show one or two lines at a time. Viewers should be able to read a line while it is being sung.
Text that blends into the background
Busy images make lyrics hard to read. Choose a simpler image or a template with stronger contrast.
Trusting the transcript without checking
Automatic transcription can miss words in dense mixes, ad-libs and heavily processed vocals. Read every line against your lyric sheet.
Changing the song after timing
If you edit the audio later, the words can fall out of sync. Finish the mix first.
Lyric Videos Made with LyricMV
Real songs turned into lyric videos with LyricMV.
Rebellious Rose
Casanova, a lyric video made from an uploaded song.
God, Are You There — Dannooppo
Word-by-word animation on a full-length YouTube release.
Mastery — Pixevibez
A vinyl-style template exported in HD for YouTube.
Empty Space — Lee Sabit
A cinematic lyric video published to YouTube at 1080p.
How to Make a Lyric Video — FAQ
Common questions from artists making their first lyric video.
Make a Lyric Video for Your Song
Upload your song, check the lyrics and compare templates with free previews.