Overview

• View a song's lyrics on a single screen with desktop and tablet.
• Navigate through your setlist easily.
• Create sets of songs and save the entire collection privately on your computer
• Best with tablet or laptop as a 'songbook' for practice and performance.

Smart Auto-Fit

• Automatic Font Sizing: Calculates optimal font size so lyrics fit perfectly without overflow
• Longest Line Detection: Measures the longest line to determine column width
• Screen Optimization: Maximizes font size while ensuring all content fits on screen
• Desktop & Mobile: Works seamlessly across all device sizes

Mobile Navigation

• Side Swipe: Swipe left or right on the lyrics area to go to next/previous song
• Two-Finger Swipe: Two-finger swipe left/right also navigates between songs
• Tap to Scroll: Tap anywhere on the lyrics to start/stop auto-scrolling
• Manual Scroll: Drag up/down to scroll manually (stops auto-scroll)
• Auto-Scroll: Smooth continuous scrolling at optimal speed

Main Features

• Add Song (): Submit new songs with lyrics from sites like guitaretab.com
• Search (): Find any song by title or artist across all your sets
• Sets (Set ▼): Organize songs into sets (1-10) using the Set dropdown
• Song Selection (Song ▼): Choose songs from your current set
• Export (): Save your entire collection as a .lyriset file
• Import (): Load a previously saved .lyriset file
• Delete (): Remove the currently selected song
• Edit (): Modify the currently selected song's details
• Navigation ( ): Move to previous or next song in your set
• Font Size ( ): Increase, decrease, or reset text size
• Clean Lyrics (): Toggle between original and chord-free lyrics
• Chord Diagrams (): Cycle through off → guitar → ukulele chord diagrams for chords detected in the lyrics
• Auto-Scroll (): Enable/disable automatic scrolling
• Theme (): Toggle between light and dark mode

Button Groups & Layout

• Top Navigation: About, Song, Set, Add, and Search buttons for main actions
• File Management: Export, Import, Delete, Edit grouped together
• Song Navigation: Previous/Next buttons for quick browsing
• Display Controls: Font size and auto-scroll controls
• Visual Controls: Clean lyrics and theme toggle

Saving & Loading Your Collection

• Export: Creates a .lyriset file containing all your songs, sets, and font size preferences
• Import: Loads a previously saved .lyriset file to restore your complete collection
• File Format: The .lyriset file is a JSON format that stores all your data locally on your device
• Backup Strategy: Export regularly to create backups. The file can be stored on your device, external drives, or cloud storage
• Sharing: Share your .lyriset files with other devices or users - perfect for bands or performance groups
• 100% Private: No data is collected or stored online. Your lyrics collection lives only in your browser's local storage and your exported .lyriset files

Adding Songs to Your Collection

• From Search: Click , type a song name, and optionally enable Chordie (chords & lyrics) or lrclib.net (lyrics only). Click Add on any result to pre-fill the form — choose your target set, then Submit.
• Manually: Click , paste lyrics from any site, choose a set, and Submit.
• Edit after adding: External results may vary — use the Edit button to clean up after adding.
• Save your collection: Use the Export button to save a .lyriset backup file.

Managing Your Songs

• Select a Song: Use the Song ▼ dropdown to choose a song from your current set
• Edit a Song: Select a song, then click the Edit button to modify it
• Delete a Song: Select a song, then click the Delete button to remove it
• Switch Sets: Use the Set ▼ dropdown to organize songs into different sets (1-10)
• Move / Copy between sets: Open the add form with a song already in your library — a Move/Copy option appears. Move changes the song's set; Copy saves it to the new set under a new title, keeping the original.

Navigation & Display Controls

• Browse Songs: Use Previous and Next buttons, or left/right arrow keys on a keyboard
• Search Songs: Click to search by title or artist across all sets
• Adjust Text Size: Use to increase, to decrease, or to reset font size
• Clean View: Click to toggle between original lyrics and chord-free version
• Chord Diagrams: Click to cycle through off → guitar → ukulele chord diagrams
• Auto-Scroll: Click to enable/disable automatic scrolling during performance
• Theme: Click to switch between light and dark modes

Tips

• Export your collection if you make changes so that you have a backup
• The clean lyrics ( button) feature can help format text for better viewing. If you include chords in the lyrics, the clean lyrics will hide them.
• Use chord diagrams ( button) with lyrics that contain chords — click to cycle through guitar and ukulele fingering charts.
• Use the search ( button) to quickly jump to any song across all your sets without changing the active set.
• When adding from Chordie or lrclib.net, review and edit the lyrics in the form before submitting — external results may vary.
• Use "Find results directly on" links in search for full site browsing when the built-in search doesn't find what you need.