# Better Lyrics (Lyrics for Youtube Music)

> Enhance YouTube Music with beautiful time-synced lyrics, multilingual support, real-time translations and more

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/better-lyrics](https://chrome-stats.com/d/better-lyrics)

## Overview

- **ID:** `better-lyrics`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Boidushya
- **Category:** appearance,photos-music-videos,games-entertainment
- **Daily users:** 4,474
- **Weekly downloads:** 276
- **Rating:** 4.91 / 5 (99 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.3.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-10
- **First published:** 2024-06-08
- **Size:** 1.30 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/better-lyrics/)
- **Website:** [https://better-lyrics.boidu.dev](https://better-lyrics.boidu.dev/)

## Description

Better Lyrics for YouTube Music adds beautiful, time-synced lyrics to the currently playing track on YouTube Music. It requires no external API keys, supports multiple languages, and offers real-time translations, live lyric updates, and lightweight performance.

Usage is simple: open YouTube Music, switch to the lyrics tab to view the timed lines, and click a line to seek to that part of the song. The lyrics update automatically on song changes, and full-screen mode is supported. Contributions via GitHub are welcome.

## Rankings

- #1,284 — Overall
- #110 — Games & Entertainment
- #206 — Appearance
- #208 — Photos, Music & Videos
- #11 — music
- #61 — contribute

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `alarms`

### Host permissions

- `*://music.youtube.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `music.youtube.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: youtube.com
- This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users praise readable, well-integrated lyrics and a polished UI. When syncing works, timing is accurate and lyrics flow with songs. It covers a broad set of tracks and supports user-added or time-synced lyrics, and it’s free. However, the sync feature is inconsistent and not all music videos are supported, which can limit use. Overall, a strong, visually appealing tool that enhances YouTube Music with lyrics for most tracks, with room for reliability and compatibility improvements.

### Pros

- Improved lyric readability and broad song coverage (lyrics are more visible and found for most songs).
- Accurate and well-timed lyrics syncing when the feature works.
- Polished UI with smooth animations and attractive visuals.
- Flexibility to add or customize lyrics and support for time-synced lyrics (free).
- Strong overall quality and positive user sentiment (extensive praise and usefulness).

### Cons

- Syncing can be unreliable or fail on many tracks, reducing usefulness.
- Limited compatibility with music videos; not all videos work with lyrics.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/better-lyrics)