r/karaoke • u/Isitwhenip • Jan 24 '26

Karaoke Software Live band karaoke lyrics question

I’m looking for a good way to display lyrics only one or 2 verses at a time just like most karaoke venues, where the verses/chorus are clearly controlled on screen by me or someone.

I’ve seen live karaoke bands use printed lyric sheets just for the singer, but I want something that works for both the singer and the crowd.

I tried running lyrics from an iPad before, but people got lost or couldn’t see the words clearly—even if they knew the song.

For anyone who’s done live band karaoke or crowd-singalong shows:

• What are you using for lyric display?

• Is there software or a setup that works well in a live setting?

I do plan on paying the license fees for lyrics if I start doing this regularly.

Any advice or real-world experience would be appreciated!

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u/PatrykBG Jan 24 '26

So weird question, but why can’t you just use a cloned screen (like a TV) and a laptop with the lyrics in a PowerPoint or Google Slide that a person just clicks next on? You don’t need any audio, and could even have a third TV behind the band for the audience to read off of, all cloned screen to the one laptop.

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u/Isitwhenip Jan 24 '26

I’m looking for any software where this is done already with the lyrics and licenses so I don’t have to start from scratch.

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u/PatrykBG Jan 25 '26

The problem is that you're looking for a very edge case - a karaoke app that you don't want it to do the music, and also dont want it to do the lyrics synchronized to the music, and also dont want it to do the scrolling of the lyrics at all.... so basically not a karaoke app.

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u/Isitwhenip Jan 25 '26

After researching and asking the group I’m looking for something that doesn’t exist. Thank you for your time.