LRC File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
File Extension .lrc
MIME Type text/plain
File Type Lyrics File
Primary Use Music Lyrics Timing
Format Type Text
Encoding UTF-8 or ASCII
File Structure Line-based, time-coded lyrics
Time Tags Yes, format: [mm:ss.xx]
Extended Time Tags Yes, format: [mm:ss.xx] or [mm:ss:xx]
Supported Time Precision Milliseconds
Metadata Support Yes, e.g., Title, Artist, Album etc.
Metadata Prefix Use ':' after identifier, e.g., [ar:Artist Name]
Comment Prefix Use ':' after identifier, e.g., [:This is a comment]
Editable Yes, with a text editor
Associability Can be associated with specific audio files
Playback Support Supported by various media players with lyric display capability
File Size Generally small, varies with lyrics length
Portability High, due to being a text file
Versioning Simple (no official version control within the file format)
Developer Unknown
Common Tools for Editing Text editors, specific LRC editors