Karaoke Lyrics Player

A Python-based karaoke application that plays audio from YouTube and displays synchronized lyrics in real-time.

Features

• Extract audio from YouTube videos using yt-dlp.

• Display synchronized lyrics with timestamps.

• Fetch lyrics from LRCLib API, fallback to a local .lrc file.

• Real-time lyric highlighting in a Tkinter GUI.

• Playback controls: pause, resume, and skip lines.

Requirements

• Python 3.8+

• VLC media player installed on your system

Python packages:

• yt_dlp

• python-vlc

• tkinter (usually included with Python)

• requests

Install required packages using: pip install yt_dlp python-vlc requests

Usage

1. Set the YouTube URL and track info at the top of player-2.py:

   YOUTUBE_URL = "https://youtu.be/LbLbkAMjPeM"
   TRACK_NAME = "Lonely"
   ARTIST_NAME = "Akon"
   LRC_FILE_PATH = "Lonely.lrc"
   

2. Run the script:

   python player-2.py
   

3. Controls in the GUI:

• Pause: Pause audio playback.

• Resume: Resume audio playback.

• Skip: Jump to the next line of lyrics.

Lyrics Handling

• Attempts to fetch lyrics from the LRCLib API using track name and artist.

• Saves fetched lyrics to .lrc as a fallback.

• If API fails, reads lyrics from local .lrc file.

• Parses timestamps to synchronize lyrics with audio.

Notes

• Ensure VLC is properly installed and accessible by Python.

• The app currently supports a single song at a time.

• For custom tracks, update YOUTUBE_URL, TRACK_NAME, and ARTIST_NAME.