How to Show Lyrics on Spotify on PC or Mac

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Co-authored by Nicole Levine, MFA Reviewed by Luigi Oppido

Last Updated: March 10, 2025 Tested

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This wikiHow teaches you how to use a free app called Musixmatch to show song lyrics in Spotify.

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Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Windows

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   Open the Windows Store. You can get Musixmatch for free from the Windows store. To open it, type store into the search bar, and then click Microsoft Store in the search results.
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   Type musixmatch into the search bar. A list of matching search results will appear.
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   Click Musixmatch Lyrics & Music Player. It’s the red icon with overlapping triangles inside.
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   Click Get. Or, if you’ve used this app before, click Install. The app will now install on your computer.
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   Open Musixmatch. You should find it in the All Apps area of the Start menu. This opens the main Musixmatch screen, which is where your Spotify lyrics will appear.

   • If you still have the Windows store open, you can open it by clicking Launch.
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   Open Spotify. It’s in the All Apps area of the Start menu.
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   Play a song in Spotify. A few seconds after the song begins to play, the lyrics will appear in the Musixmatch window.
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Method 2

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macOS

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   Go to https://about.musixmatch.com/apps in a web browser. You can download the free Musixmatch app to view lyrics for your favorite songs on Spotify.
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   Click Download the Desktop app. The app will download to your Mac.

   • If you have an ad blocker, you may need to disable it before you start the download. Don’t worry, the download is safe.
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   Double-click the installer file. It’s in your Downloads folder. This is the file you just downloaded. Its name begins with “Musixmatch” and ends with “.dmg.”
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   Verify the installation. Depending on your version of macOS, you may need to verify the installation first. Here’s how:

   • Click the
     
     menu.
   • Click System Preferences.
   • Click Security & Privacy.
   • Click the lock icon and enter your admin password.
   • Click Allow for “Musixmatch”.
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   Drag the Musixmatch icon to the Applications folder. Wait a few seconds for it to copy to the folder.
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   Open Musixmatch. Double-click the Musixmatch icon in the Applications folder to open the app now. This opens the Musixmatch window, which is where songs lyrics will appear.
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   Open Spotify. It’s the green icon with three curved black lines in the Applications folder.
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   Play a song in Spotify. A few seconds after the song begins to play, the lyrics will appear in the Musixmatch window.
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