Free LRC Generator for Synced Lyrics
An LRC file is a plain-text lyric file with a timestamp in front of each line, so a music player can show the right words at the right moment. To make one here, upload the song and paste the exact lyrics that are sung in it. LyricTimestamps matches each word to the vocal and writes the timestamps for you.
You review the timing, fix anything that looks off, and download the result as LRC, SRT, VTT, or JSON.
Opens the generator with LRC preselected. Add your audio and lyrics, then start alignment.
Try it free, then see pricing for longer monthly use.
What an LRC file actually is
LRC is a lyric format, not a subtitle format. Each line begins with a bracketed time in [mm:ss.xx] form, followed by the lyric text. Players that support it — desktop music players, car head units, karaoke apps, and many mobile players — read those times and scroll the words in sync with playback.
[00:12.480]I remember every word you said
[00:16.020]Standing in the rain againBecause alignment is done per word, the same job can also produce LRC that carries a timestamp for every individual word. That is what makes word-by-word highlighting possible.
[00:12.480]<00:12.480>I <00:12.630>remember <00:13.120>every <00:13.410>word <00:13.760>you <00:14.020>saidThe workflow, step by step
- Upload the audio file for the song you want to time.
- Paste the lyrics exactly as they are sung, including repeated lines and ad-libs, and remove section labels such as [Chorus] that nobody sings.
- Select LRC as an output. You can tick more than one format.
- Start alignment and wait for the job to finish.
- Review the flagged lines. Anything the aligner was unsure about is highlighted so you can edit the text or exclude a line and re-align.
- Preview the timing against the audio, then download the file.
Accuracy guidance and honest limits
What helps
Clean, correctly ordered lyrics matter more than anything else. If the recording sings a line three times, the text needs it three times. Spoken intros, counted-in numbers, and audible ad-libs should be written out.
What makes timing harder
Dense instrumentation over quiet vocals, heavy effects, overlapping harmonies, long instrumental passages, and lyric text that does not match the take. Those cases usually show up as low-confidence lines rather than silent failures.
What the tool does not do
It does not write lyrics, look lyrics up, identify a song, or transcribe an instrumental into a lyric sheet. It times words you already have.
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LRC generator FAQ
- Do I need to supply the lyrics?
- Yes. LyricTimestamps aligns the words you paste to the vocal in the file you upload. It does not fetch lyrics for you and it does not transcribe a song into a full lyric sheet, so the text you paste should already match what is sung.
- Does the LRC file contain word timing or line timing?
- Alignment happens at the word level, so you can export line-timed LRC for ordinary players or LRC that carries per-word timestamps for karaoke-style highlighting.
- What audio can I upload?
- Common audio and video containers such as MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, OGG, OPUS, WEBM, and MP4 work. If a file is rejected for size, exporting a smaller MP3 of the same song is usually enough.
- Can I correct the timing myself?
- Yes. After alignment you can review low-confidence lines, edit the lyric text and re-align, or open the manual timing editor to nudge individual words before downloading.
- Is it free?
- You can try it free without an account, and paid plans add more monthly alignment minutes. The pricing page has the current details.
- Which other formats can I download?
- Every finished job can be exported as LRC, SRT, VTT, or JSON.
Try it free, then see pricing for longer monthly use.