LyricLens overlays real-time romanization and AI-powered English translations directly on YouTube. Follow the lyrics, hear the pronunciation, learn in context.
Install once, then every YouTube video becomes a language lesson.
Open a Thai, Lao, Japanese, or Chinese video on YouTube. LyricLens auto-detects the language.
Native script, romanized pronunciation, and English translation appear in sync with the music.
Words light up as they're sung so you can read along at the singer's pace and connect sound to meaning.
Every feature exists to close the gap between hearing a song and knowing what it means.
Each word lights up as it's sung, in both native script and romanization. Follow along at the singer's exact pace.
Claude translates lyrics for meaning, not word-for-word. Understands idioms, poetry, and emotional context.
Thai, Lao/Isan, Japanese (romaji), Chinese (pinyin). Auto-detects the language and applies the right romanization.
No YouTube captions? LyricLens transcribes the audio directly using OpenAI Whisper so every song works.
AI re-segments fragmented captions into natural lyric phrases. You see complete thoughts, not cut-off fragments.
Our hand-tuned thairom library produces natural spoken pronunciation, not academic transliteration nobody uses.
Start free. Upgrade when you can't stop listening.
Try it out on your favorite songs
For daily practice and deep dives
Thai, Lao/Isan, Japanese (romaji), and Chinese (pinyin) are fully supported with custom romanization engines. The AI translation works for any language YouTube has captions for. More romanization engines are coming.
LyricLens will automatically transcribe the audio using OpenAI's Whisper model. This works for any language and produces timestamped lyrics even when YouTube has nothing.
LyricLens uses Claude AI which translates lyrics for meaning and emotional context, not word-by-word. It also provides romanized pronunciation so you can sing along, and the karaoke highlighting keeps you in sync with the music.
Not at all. The three-line display (native script + romanization + English) is designed for complete beginners. The romanization shows you how to pronounce what you're hearing, while the translation tells you what it means.
Yes. We process caption text for translation and romanization. We don't store your watch history, and we don't need your personal information to work. Your device ID is a random UUID stored locally in your browser.
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