Making lyric videos is simpler than ever. Whether you’re a musician, singer, or rapper, Descript is the free lyric video maker you can rely on to blend audio and visuals into stunning lyric videos or music videos that bring your songs to life. Get started now.
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Upload your song & add your lyrics
Open a new Descript project and drop in your song file, generating a transcript synced to voices so you can save time. Non-speaker audio—or wordless media—will appear as a waveform in your script. Accuracy and timing depend on vocal clarity, but you can adjust in the next step. Or, you can copy and paste lyrics into Descript’s text editor as text layers whenever you like.
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Sync & style your lyrics
Fix any transcription mix-ups by highlighting text and using Correct mode to change words, or tweak lyric timing by dragging the wordbar in the timeline to control spacing. Click the Text tool, then select Captions to add an animated text layer containing lyrics from your transcript. Choose styles like Karaoke captions, or switch colors and fonts.
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Edit your lyric video
You’re nearly done with your synchronized lyrics. Next, add visuals—either a single background image for the whole piece or insert a ‘/’ in your script where you want a new Scene, then choose the Media icon to add videos or images that align with each lyric segment. When your lyric video is set, click Publish to download the file, share with platforms, post it online as a web link, or send it directly to YouTube.
Customizable captions and video templates
With Descript, there’s no need to start every project from zero or manually type and sync lyrics with the audio. Tap into ready-made caption templates or create unique visuals you can reuse. Streamline your workflow and keep your style consistent across all your videos.
Easily sync lyrics with vocals and visuals
You don’t need prior video editing experience to use Descript as a free lyric video maker. The text-based editor, powered by AI, keeps lyric creation simple. Forget heavy software—Descript supports publishing across various platforms and formats, without hassle.
AI editor with built-in stock library
Industry-leading transcription and captioning tools, plus AI features like background removal, make Descript a comprehensive creative suite for any video. Browse a robust library of stock footage, GIFs, animations, and images to transform text and music into engaging lyric videos.
Descript is an AI-powered audio and video editor that helps you edit podcasts and videos as easily as editing text.
Collaboration
Work closely with your team in one shared space and invite contributors to view your project—no need to do it all alone.
Video editing
We packed advanced audio and video editing capabilities and AI tools into it. Yet it’s as straightforward as working in a Google Doc.
Text-to-speech
AI Text-To-Speech converts your script into realistic voice. Yes, you can produce high-quality audio without speaking aloud—no robotic sound here.
Transcription
Descript delivers precise AI transcription, turning audio and video into editable captions. Perfect for podcasters, journalists, and marketers.
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How do I make a video with just text?
If you don’t have any footage, you can still create a dynamic project with only text. Descript allows you to build Scenes where you can add photos, GIFs, animated captions, AI voice overs, and transitions to highlight your text.
How do I make a video with a song?
If you want a video to go along with a song, import your chosen music, along with images or custom videos, into Descript, and you can use all those files in your composition. Or, grab a background video from the built-in media library.
How do you make a YouTube video with music?
You can make a YouTube video with music without facing copyright trouble by using your own original track or Descript’s library of royalty-free music. Keep in mind that YouTube has a strict policy for using copyrighted tracks, even if you're making a basic karaoke video.
