Musixmatch-Inofficial

This is an inofficial client for the Musixmatch API that uses the key embedded in the Musixmatch Android app or desktop client.

It allows you to obtain synchronized lyrics in different formats (LRC, DFXP, JSON) for almost any song.

If you use the Android client, you need a free Musixmatch account (you can sign up here). The desktop client can be used anonymously and is currently the default option, but since Musixmatch discontinued that application, they may shut it down.

⚠️ Copyright disclaimer

Song lyrics are copyrighted works (just like books, poems and the songs themselves).

Musixmatch does allow its users to obtains song lyrics for private use (e.g. to enrich their music collection). But it does not allow you to publish their lyrics or use them commercially.

You will get in trouble if you use this client to create a public lyrics site/app. If you want to use Musixmatch data for this purpose, you will have to give them money (see their commercial plans) and use their official API.

Development info

You can choose which client to test by setting the MUSIXMATCH_CLIENT environment variable to either Desktop or Android (it defaults to Desktop).

Running the tests for the Android client requires Musixmatch credentials. The credentials are read from the MUSIXMATCH_EMAIL and MUSIXMATCH_PASSWORD environment variables.

To make local development easier, I have included dotenvy to read the credentials from an .env file. Copy the .env.example file in the root directory, rename it to .env and fill in your credentials.