YouTube Lyrics Viewer

Name: YouTube Lyrics Viewer
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Author: hcwtam

Display song lyrics alongside YouTube videos with a clean, scrollable panel.

As of June 2026, YouTube Lyrics Viewer has 66 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 2 reviews in the Functionality & UI category.

hcwtam Functionality & UI

Chrome Web Store ↗.crx

Users+106.3%

Rating0%

5.00

2 reviews

Reviews+100.0%

Version

1.0.1

Manifest V3

History

9 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 6, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 6, 2026	32	5.00	1	1.0.1
Apr 19, 2026	38	5.00	1	1.0.1
Apr 26, 2026	37	5.00	1	1.0.1
May 3, 2026	44	5.00	1	1.0.1
May 9, 2026	49	5.00	1	1.0.1
May 14, 2026	54	5.00	1	1.0.1
May 20, 2026	60	5.00	1	1.0.1
May 27, 2026	62	5.00	1	1.0.1
Jun 3, 2026	71	5.00	1	1.0.1
Now	66	5.00	2	1.0.1

Permissions & access

Permissions: activeTabstoragescripting
Host access: https://www.youtube.com/*

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About

YouTube Lyrics Viewer adds a beautiful lyrics panel right inside YouTube, so you can follow along with any song without leaving the page.

SYNCED LYRICS
Lines highlight in real-time as the music plays — like karaoke. The active line glows blue while past lines fade and upcoming lines wait. Lyrics auto-scroll to keep the current line in view.

SMART SONG DETECTION
The extension reads the video title and intelligently tries multiple search strategies to find the right lyrics — handling formats like "Artist - Song (Official Video)", quoted titles, and more. If auto-detection misses, use the built-in search bar.

CLICK TO SEEK
Click any lyric line to jump to that moment in the song. Perfect for replaying your favorite verse.

AUTO-SCROLL WITH MANUAL OVERRIDE
Lyrics scroll automatically during playback. Scroll manually anytime — auto-scroll pauses for a few seconds, then resumes. Click the pause notice to resume immediately.

FREE & PRIVATE
• Uses lrclib.net for lyrics (free, no API key needed)
• Optional Genius API integration for broader coverage
• No account required, no data collection
• Works entirely in your browser

HOW IT WORKS
1. Open any YouTube music video
2. The lyrics panel appears on the right side
3. Lyrics load automatically and sync to playback
4. Use the search bar to manually find lyrics if needed

FEATURES
✓ Real-time synced lyrics with line-by-line highlighting
✓ Auto-scroll with smart pause on manual scroll
✓ Click any line to seek to that timestamp
✓ Multi-strategy song title detection with retry
✓ Manual search override
✓ Collapsible panel
✓ Sync on/off toggle
✓ Dark theme matching YouTube's design
✓ Works with YouTube's SPA navigation (no page reload needed)