Songs

Lyrics, perfectly in sync
with your music

Create worship songs in LightLoop's web editor, set timing markers, and let your Apple TV display the right lyric at exactly the right moment — automatically.

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Requires Apple TV app version 1.1 or later

Apple TV app v1.1+ required. Songs are created and managed in the LightLoop web app. To play them on screen, update the LightLoop app on your Apple TV to version 1.1 or later from the App Store.

01

Write your lyrics

Type or paste lyrics in the Song Editor. Slide breaks are created with blank lines — one blank line = new slide, two = blank pause slide.

02

Link audio & background

Attach an audio track (MP3, M4A, WAV) and optionally a background image or video from your media library. Both are cached to the Apple TV for offline playback.

03

Set timing markers

Play back the audio and tap M to mark each slide change in real time. Or fine-tune markers visually in the waveform editor — drag handles, zoom in, nudge by ¹⁄₃₀ s.

04

Add to a playlist

Click + Add to Playlist in the editor header, or drag the song card into any playlist. Your Apple TV downloads and plays it automatically.

Visual waveform marker editor

Open the Marker Editor to see your audio waveform. Drag orange marker handles to the exact moment each lyric should appear, with a live preview of the slide transition playing alongside.

¹⁄₃₀ s precision nudging

Select any marker and use the arrow keys to step forward or backward by exactly one frame (33 ms). Perfect for locking lyrics to the downbeat without dragging.

Full style control

Choose your Font, set size, weight, italic, all-caps, color, horizontal and vertical alignment, drop shadow, text stroke, and a text background color for contrast over busy visuals.

Image or video background

Set any image or video from your media library as the background. Videos loop continuously for the full duration of the song. Both are downloaded to the Apple TV before playback begins.

Fully offline

Audio tracks and backgrounds are cached locally on the Apple TV. Once downloaded, songs play without any internet connection — ideal for services where connectivity is unreliable.

Cross-dissolve transitions

Slides fade smoothly between each other with a configurable crossfade duration (0 = instant cut, up to 2 seconds). The same style as LightLoop's playlist transitions — no jarring jumps.

Font family
Font size (8–120 pt)
Bold & italic
ALL CAPS
Text color
Alignment (L / C / R)
Vertical align
Drop shadow opacity
Text stroke (width & color)
Text background color
Text background opacity
Slide transition duration

Your lyrics. Your timing.
Your screens.

LightLoop is free — no plans, no limits. Create your first song in minutes and have it playing on your Apple TV before Sunday.

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