Sharing my WinUI3/Win2D side project – BetterLyrics, an elegant and deeply customizable lyrics & player app for Windows

Hey folks

I wanted to share my personal project, BetterLyrics.

It's an open-source lyrics and player app for Windows, focused on providing an elegant, immersive, and deeply customizable experience.

GitHub: https://github.com/jayfunc/BetterLyrics GitHub wiki: https://github.com/jayfunc/BetterLyrics/wiki Microsoft Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9P1WCD1P597R

Highlighted features

  • Pleasing User Interface

    • Smooth and highly personalized style, animations and effects
      • Immersive fluid background / Perspective/fan-shaped lyrics / Snowflake effect / Multiple lyrics scrolling functions / ... (and more)
  • Strong Lyrics Translation

    • Offline machine translation (supporting 30+ languages)
    • Auto-reading local lyrics files for embedded translation
  • Various Lyrics Sources

    • Local storage
      • Music files (with embedded lyrics) / .lrc files (with both core format and enhanced format) / .eslrc files / .ttml files
    • Online lyrics providers
  • Multiple Music Players Supported

    • Check it out here for detailed info
  • Multiple Display Modes

    • Standard Mode
      • Enjoy an immersive listening journey with rich lyrics, animations, and beautifully dynamic backgrounds
    • Docked Mode
      • A smart animated lyrics bar docked to your screen edge
    • Desktop Mode
      • Enjoy immersive lyrics floating above your apps
    • And More...
      • Waiting for you to discover...

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Posted Nov 3, 2025, 9:12 PM UTC

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