Lyric video maker with automatic sync

Lyrics that follow the vocal, word by word

Transcription handles more than fifty languages. It returns a timestamp for each word, not just for each line, which is what makes a lyric video feel locked to the performance.

Clear vocals usually need little or no correction. Heavily processed, layered or buried vocals can confuse any transcription model, so every word remains editable — you are never stuck with a mistake. You can also paste the lyrics you wrote and keep the automatic timing.

Three ways to show the lyrics

Different songs need different treatments, so the lyric track has three display modes:

• Single line — one line at a time, the classic subtitle look for most lyric videos.
• Word by word — words appear as they are sung, good for rap, fast verses and short-form clips.
• All lines — the full verse stays on screen with the current line in focus, closer to a karaoke layout.

Typography is where a lyric video gets its identity

Because the timing is already done, the creative decisions are about type: how big the words sit in the frame, where they live on a vertical versus a horizontal canvas, how much contrast they need against a busy background. A ballad usually wants calm, centred lines with plenty of breathing room; a fast rap verse reads better word by word, low in the frame, so the background can stay visible.

A good habit is to watch the draft once on a phone with the sound off. If you can follow the song from the text alone, the lyric video works on the platforms where most people will first see it.

Backgrounds that match the mood

A lyric video does not need a film crew, but it does need something to look at. Your own artwork, live photos and phone clips work well and cost nothing to place. You can also generate background images with AI — photoreal, illustrated or poster-style — from a short description of the mood, animate a still into a short moving shot, search Pexels and Pixabay for stock footage.

Scene changes can follow the beat of the song, so cuts land where a listener expects them instead of drifting against the rhythm.

Editor, or a finished video for a one-time price

Using the editor costs nothing. Uploading your song gives you timed lyrics, and building a lyric video from your own photos and clips costs nothing: export in your browser at 720p with a small Clipbeat watermark, with no limit on length or number of exports. Automatic lyrics come with every song you upload, and an AI background image with Photoreal costs 3 credits.

If you want Clipbeat to make the whole video from the storyboard instead, you pay once for that video — from $5 Standard, $19 Plus or $39 Premium. The $5 Standard video already includes a scene for every lyric line and word-by-word karaoke lyrics at 1080p without a watermark. For the editor's own exports, any credit pack (from $5, one-time) unlocks 1080p without the watermark.

Who it is for

Clipbeat is built for independent musicians, producers and small labels who release often and cannot hire an editor for every single. If you can describe the look you want and drag clips on a timeline, you can make a lyric video here — and if you would rather not touch a timeline at all, the one-time video does it for you.