DesktopLyrics for Mac 2.7

DesktopLyrics for Mac: Display Song Lyrics on Your Desktop

If you're a music lover, you know how important it is to have the lyrics of your favorite songs at your fingertips. Whether you're singing along or just trying to understand the meaning behind the words, having access to song lyrics can enhance your listening experience. That's where DesktopLyrics for Mac comes in.

DesktopLyrics is an application that displays the lyrics of the song currently playing in "iTunes" right on your Mac desktop. With DesktopLyrics, you no longer have to search online for lyrics or switch back and forth between iTunes and a web browser. Instead, you can enjoy seamless access to song lyrics while still being able to work on other tasks on your computer.

Customizable Lyrics Display

One of the standout features of DesktopLyrics is its numerous options for customizing how lyrics are displayed on your desktop. You can define the font, size, color and shadows for both the lyrics and song information separately so that they match your personal preferences and desktop picture.

Longer songs with multiple verses are automatically cut into multiple "pages," which can be turned using small buttons embedded into the display or hot-key combinations. There's even an advanced option for defining when each page turns based on time-code.

In addition to displaying just lyrics, DesktopLyrics also allows users to display information about current songs such as title and artwork in a customizable manner.

Sharing Options

DesktopLyrics also makes it easy to share current song lyrics with friends by email or by posting them directly onto social media platforms like Facebook or Twitter. You can also copy them directly onto your clipboard or print them out if needed.

Practical Features

Beyond its exhaustive settings for customizing appearance options, DesktopLyrics also includes practical features designed with user convenience in mind. For example, users can choose whether they want DesktopLyrics displayed in their menubar instead of their Dock or use hot-key combinations instead of clicking through menus.

Additionally, users have control over what happens when iTunes is paused or if there are no available song lyrics at all - allowing them greater flexibility over how they use this software tool.

Conclusion:

Overall, if you're looking for an easy-to-use software tool that provides seamless access to current song lyric displays while still allowing full functionality across other applications - then look no further than DesktopLyrics! With its customizable appearance options and practical features designed specifically with user convenience in mind - this software tool has everything needed by music lovers who want quick access without sacrificing productivity!

A light iTunes utility, DesktopLyrics for Mac makes it easy for you to sing along with the lines of songs you listen to on iTunes. It's not quite a karaoke machine replacement, but it's a good little app that can help you memorize lyrics and avoid the embarrassment of singing misheard lines.

Pros

Customizable lyrics and song information: With DesktopLyrics for Mac you can adjust the font size, color, and shadows of the lyrics. You can also display the album art as well as details about the currently playing track.

Multiple page display: If you have lyrics that are too long to be shown in just one page, they will be shown in multiple, customizable pages. You can set the timing to match the track's position, and also use hot keys to make the multiple-page lyrics move at your command.

Lyric sharing: You can quickly share lyrics through email or by posting them on Twitter or Facebook.

Cons

Lyrics have to be set on iTunes: DesktopLyrics does not display lyrics if they are not set on iTunes. You can't use it to search for lyrics to be associated with a song on iTunes.

No direct drag-and-drop lyrics placement: You can adjust indentations (in pixels) or drag a representation of the lyrics position on a tiny screen. Once you've set these, you can no longer modify the lyrics placement on the actual DesktopLyrics window.

Works only with iTunes: This app isn't an option if you prefer another music player.

Bottom Line

If you need a light application that can show lyrics on your desktop as songs play in iTunes, DesktopLyrics for Mac can be a decent enough option. It's quick and easy to use and, though you can't have crawling or line-by-line lyrics on your desktop, you do get a legible lyrics window.

Editors' note: This is a review of the trial version of DesktopLyrics for Mac 2.6.1.