How to Make a Lyric Video on CapCut: Complete Guide

To make a lyric video in CapCut, bring your song and background into a project, add the words, and adjust each phrase to match the vocal. You can type the lyrics manually or try an automatic option when your version offers one. Review the words and timing either way.

CapCut's menus and feature access vary by device, version and region. This guide follows the editing tasks without assuming every screen has the same buttons.

Check Your Setup Before Editing the Whole Song

Make a small test project with one clip and one text block. Open the export screen and check whether your selected font, template, effect or settings require Pro. If you can download the test within your budget, inspect the file for a watermark and check its audio.

CapCut's official export help explains that premium elements can trigger a subscription requirement. Checking early avoids building every line around an asset you cannot export for free.

1. Add Your Song and Background

Create a project, add your audio and choose a background video or image. Use the final mix you plan to publish so later audio changes do not undo your timing work. Keep a checked lyric sheet beside the edit.

Set the canvas shape for your destination. For example, a vertical 9:16 canvas can suit a phone feed, while 16:9 gives you a widescreen layout. These are layout choices; check your destination's upload requirements before publishing.

If the background footage has sound, mute it when it competes with the song. Play the project to confirm you hear the intended audio.

2. Choose Manual Text or an Available Automatic Option

Manual Text

Add a text block and type or paste the first sung phrase. Choose its font, size and color, then place it where it stays readable over your footage. Add another block for the next phrase.

Short phrases can be easier to read than a full verse on screen at once. Use the pace of your own vocal to decide where to split a line.

Automatic Lyrics or Captions

If your app offers an automatic lyric option, try it on the section you are editing. Compare the generated text with your lyric sheet and correct misheard words before styling every line.

CapCut's official instructions differ: its Auto Lyrics help describes mobile availability and platform restrictions, while its lyric-video page describes a different menu path. Check the options in your own app. If the feature is absent, continue with manual text.

CapCut also documents automatic speech captions. Treat a generated song transcript as a draft to check, particularly where the mix has layered vocals or effects. Speech-caption availability does not prove lyric recognition or accuracy on your recording.

3. Match Each Phrase to the Singing

Play the first phrase and listen for the vocal entrance. Adjust the start of its text block to that point, then adjust its end so the words remain visible for the phrase. Repeat with the next block and play them together.

Listen while you edit. A waveform peak can come from a drum or another instrument, so it cannot identify every sung word by itself. Footage cuts can follow the beat; lyric timing needs to follow the vocal.

Leave enough time to read the phrase. Check that the previous line does not disappear halfway through a held word, and that two lines do not overlap accidentally. Intentional overlaps depend on the style you choose.

If all the lines are early or late, or the mismatch grows toward the end, follow the checks in our lyric timing troubleshooting guide.

4. Style the Lyrics and Background

Use text that remains readable when the background changes. Check a bright shot and a dark shot, especially if you use one text color throughout.

Try an available text animation on one phrase first. Watch how long it takes for the words to become readable. If the phrase is already over before its entrance animation finishes, shorten or remove the animation.

Keep the song audible and avoid extra clip audio unless you intend to include it. When using performance footage, check the mouth movements against the song as well as checking the text.

5. Review the Whole Edit

Play the video from start to finish without stopping to edit. Look for a missing word, an early line, a crowded screen or a footage cut that makes the lyric hard to read. Then correct those moments and play them again.

Preview on the device where people will watch. Text that looks readable on a large monitor can be too small on a phone.

6. Export and Inspect the Download

Open the export screen and choose the available settings for your destination. Review any Pro or watermark notice. If payment is required, decide whether to use those features or replace the marked assets and settings.

After downloading, watch the actual file. Check its audio, lyric timing, image shape and any watermark before uploading it elsewhere. Export time depends on the video, effects and device.

Another Workflow: Reuse a Song Section in LYRC

CapCut's general timeline lets you arrange lyrics and visuals for the section or longer song you choose. LYRC's song-template workflow stores corrected lyrics, word timing, styling and cut markers for reuse across short video projects.

In LYRC's upload-and-trim flow, select a 15–30 second section of your song. Review its lyric draft, correct words and timing, then check the suggested footage cuts separately. LYRC saves it as a template by itself. Add available footage and choose a lyric preset, then start another video from that template to try different clips.

A basic LYRC project can be built and previewed free with Quick Sync transcription, available free stock or device uploads. Play it in the editor's preview panel to check the result. Premium transcription, generated visuals and other paid options have their own limits or charges.

Downloading a LYRC export requires a paid plan. Included exports use your plan allowance; eligible paid accounts can buy extra exports with credits. Check current plans for billing and allowance details.

See LYRC vs CapCut for the workflow comparison, or try LYRC's lyric video maker with your own song section.