BetterLyrics

Project Overview

BetterLyrics is a Windows music player and lyrics visualizer built with WinUI 3 and Win2D, following the modern Windows 11 design language. It combines lyric motion such as per-syllable karaoke highlighting, trailing long-note glows, and spatial perspective fading with local and online libraries, and offers full-screen, desktop, taskbar, and wallpaper layouts. It also provides lyrics cards and listening statistics, and extends lyric sources, transliteration, and translation through community plugins.

A Windows player that makes lyrics the centerpiece.

Key Features

• Lyric motion: per-syllable karaoke highlighting, trailing long-note glows, and spatial perspective fading
• Dynamic backgrounds: real-time audio visualization with gradients, blur, fog, and snowflake effects
• Adaptive color sampling: sample colors from screen edges or album art to blend with your desktop
• Multi-source sync: local library, SMB/FTP streams, and platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, and NetEase
• Multiple layouts: full-screen, floating desktop, taskbar integration, and wallpaper mode
• Precision matching: high-accuracy lyric matching with automatic metadata correction and noise reduction
• Plugin system: extend lyric sources, transliteration, and translation engines via community plugins
• Lyrics cards: generate artistic lyric cards from multiple templates and review listening stats
• Media control: integration with Windows System Media Transport Controls (SMTC)

Target Audience

• Windows users who care about how lyrics are presented
• Listeners who switch between several music platforms
• Users who like customizing the look of a desktop player
• Advanced users who want to add lyric sources and translations

Quick Start

1. Get the installer from the Microsoft Store or GitHub Releases
2. Launch the app and import a local library or connect online platforms
3. Pick a layout mode and a dynamic background effect
4. Play a song and adjust lyric motion and color sampling in settings
5. Install lyric-source or translation plugins from the plugin store when needed

Core Advantages

• Strong visuals: per-syllable highlighting and varied dynamic backgrounds create an immersive lyric experience
• Flexible layouts: full-screen, desktop, taskbar, and wallpaper modes cover different scenarios
• Open ecosystem: a plugin system keeps extending lyric sources and translation
• System integration: follows the Windows design language and supports system media controls

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
OS	Windows 10 / 11
Runtime	WinUI 3 and Win2D (bundled with the app)
Graphics	A GPU with hardware acceleration
Network	Required for online libraries and lyric sources

Notes

• The project is under active development and may show unexpected issues
• Some online libraries and lyric sources require platform accounts
• Third-party resources belong to their respective owners; please support the official releases