LibreLyrics

Features

• Synced lyrics — Line-by-line timestamps (LRC format)
• Rich synced lyrics — Word-by-word karaoke-style timing (Enhanced LRC)
• Plugin architecture — Extensible with external plugins via entry points
• Batch downloads — Fetch lyrics for entire albums or playlists
• CLI & Library — Use from the command line or import as a Python library
• Interactive config — Menu-driven configuration editor

Installation

pip install librelyrics

Plugins

LibreLyrics is a plugin-based system. The core package does not include any lyrics sources by default. You need to install plugin packages separately to fetch lyrics from different services.

Installing Plugins

Install plugins using pip or the built-in plugin manager:

# Using pip
pip install librelyrics-spotify

# Using the plugin manager
librelyrics plugin install librelyrics-spotify

# List installed plugins
librelyrics plugin list

Available Plugins

Plugin packages follow the naming convention librelyrics-{service}. Check the libre-lyrics organization for available plugins.

Quick Start

Command Line

# Fetch lyrics for a single track (requires appropriate plugin installed)
librelyrics https://open.spotify.com/track/...

# Fetch lyrics for an album
librelyrics https://open.spotify.com/album/...

# Fetch lyrics for a playlist
librelyrics https://open.spotify.com/playlist/...

# Configure settings
librelyrics config edit

# List installed plugins
librelyrics plugin list

As a Library

from librelyrics import LibreLyrics

ll = LibreLyrics()

# Fetch lyrics for a track
response = ll.fetch("https://open.spotify.com/track/...")
print(response.to_lrc())

Configuration

Run librelyrics config edit for an interactive configuration editor, or manually set values:

librelyrics config set download_path ./lyrics
librelyrics config set synced_lyrics true

# Plugin-specific configuration (example for Spotify plugin)
librelyrics config set plugins.spotify.sp_dc YOUR_SP_DC_COOKIE

Config Options

Key	Default	Description
download_path	downloads	Output directory for lyrics files
create_folder	true	Create folders for albums/playlists
synced_lyrics	true	Prefer synced lyrics when available
enhanced_lrc	true	Use Enhanced LRC format for word-level timing
force_download	false	Overwrite existing lyrics files

Plugin Development

LibreLyrics supports external plugins via Python entry points. Create a plugin by subclassing LyricsModule:

import re
from librelyrics.modules.base import LyricsModule, ModuleMeta, ModuleCapability

class MyPlugin(LyricsModule):
    META = ModuleMeta(
        name="MyService",
        regex=re.compile(r"myservice\.com/track/"),
        capabilities=frozenset({ModuleCapability.SINGLE_TRACK}),
    )
    LIBRELYRICS_API_VERSION = 1

    def fetch(self):
        # Your implementation here
        ...

Register your plugin in pyproject.toml:

[project.entry-points."librelyrics.plugins"]
myservice = "my_plugin_package:MyPlugin"

License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 — see the LICENSE file for details.