How to Add and Edit Song Lyrics in iTunes

Many songs downloaded from the iTunes Store and other sources already include lyrics – but did you know you can add your own lyrics to songs that don’t already have them listed? You can also edit lyrics in iTunes just as easily, and the entire process is extremely simple.

First, launch iTunes, and locate the song you’d like to add or edit the lyrics of. Then, right-click or option click that song, select Get Info, and navigate to the Lyrics tab. You can now add lyrics if there aren’t any there, or edit lyrics if there are! If you sync your music library through iTunes, the lyrics will even sync to your iOS devices so you can see thy lyrics as the track plays (by tapping the album art as a track plays in the iOS Music app) – although unfortunately, as far as I can tell, there’s no way to sync lyrics using iTunes Match.

That’s all there is to it! Enjoy!

J. Glenn Künzler

Glenn is Managing Editor at MacTrast, and has been using a Mac since he bought his first MacBook Pro in 2006. He lives in a small town in Utah, enjoys bacon more than you can possibly imagine, and is severely addicted to pie.