LyricHolo

LyricHolo displays lyrics for your currently playing music in Minecraft as floating 3D holograms or in an optional corner HUD panel. It is a client-side Fabric mod for Minecraft 1.21.11.

How to use

Install Fabric Loader and the matching Fabric API for Minecraft 1.21.11, then place the LyricHolo JAR in your instance’s mods folder. Start music in an app that exposes track information through Windows media controls, then press H in-game to open the LyricHolo control deck. You can change the key in Options → Controls.

From the control deck, choose a lyrics source, enable the 3D hologram or corner display, and customize the text and appearance. LyricHolo can detect media from apps such as Spotify, YouTube Music, and supported browsers, though browser and app behavior can vary.

Features

- Detects the current track’s title, artist, album, playback state, and position from Windows media controls.
- Looks up timed lyrics through YouTube Music or LRCLIB.
- Shows lyrics as animated 3D text in the world or in an optional corner HUD panel.
- Includes word-sync display modes such as highlighting, pop-up, and separately stacked words.
- Lets you customize fonts, text color, size, shadows, strokes, backplates, sky positioning, animation, and theme.
- Saves named settings profiles and includes presets for one-word display and sky holograms.

Lyrics and timing

YouTube Music is the default lyrics source. It uses an unofficial endpoint and does not require an API key or account login. LRCLIB is also available. Both sources depend on a matching entry with timed lyrics being available for the track.

Lyric availability and timing vary by song and source. Word-level timestamps are used when provided; otherwise, word-sync modes estimate word progression from line timing, so they may not match the audio exactly. The sync offset setting can help compensate for a consistent timing difference.

Lyric lookup requires an internet connection. LyricHolo sends track metadata, such as the title and artist, to the selected lyrics source to find a match. It reads media metadata and playback state; it does not capture or transmit audio.

Compatibility

LyricHolo currently supports Windows, Fabric, and Minecraft 1.21.11. Media detection uses Windows media controls; other operating systems are not supported by the current media provider. The YouTube Music endpoint is unofficial and may change, and some songs may not have accessible timed lyrics.