About
About MotionLyric
MotionLyric is a small, independent project that makes browser tools for people who release music: a lyric video maker, and free tools that tell you a song’s tempo and key.
Why it runs in your browser
A song on its way to release is private, and often unfinished. So everything MotionLyric does happens on your own device: the file is read by your browser, the beat and key are worked out there, and the video is rendered and encoded there too. Your audio and lyrics are never uploaded. That is also why the free version can stay free: a video that your computer renders costs us nothing to serve.
What we are building
The lyric video maker turns a song and its lyrics into a video whose typography moves with the music: phrases split where a singer would breathe, cuts land on the beat, and each style has its own type, colour and motion. Every video is generated from a seed, so the same project always renders the same way, and a new seed gives a new variation.
Today you sync the lyrics by tapping along. Automatic syncing, where the lyrics are lined up with the vocal for you, is the next big piece of work. We would rather tell you what is not there yet than promise it: the home page lists what the free version does and does not do.
How we try to work
- Honest numbers. Tools show how they reached an answer: the BPM finder lets you hear its beats, and the key finder shows its pitch profile and the runner-up key.
- Licensed material only. Every font in the videos is under the SIL Open Font License, and the example clips use Creative Commons songs, credited next to each clip.
- Your file, not a link. MotionLyric does not download songs from YouTube or streaming services. You load audio you have the right to use.
Get in touch
Bug reports, feature requests and questions are all welcome at contact@motionlyric.com, or see the contact page. For copyright matters, see the DMCA page.