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24 alternatives to Carol

A minimal and beautiful lyrics app for macOS

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Carol launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Paragraphs▲272

   A minimalist writing app for Mac

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Musixmatch 7.0▲282

   The all-new lyrics app — completely redesigned

   2017 · about.musixmatch.com · its alternatives →

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   Text “carols” to 907.312.1412 for Christmas carol lyrics▲26

   I built this a couple days ago after seeing carolers lyric books and thinking, "Who has printers and copiers anymore?" Here's a pic of the menu. Any songs I should add? http://imgur.com/3ZhAqGd Disclosure: I'm a Twilio developer evangelist.

   2014 · its alternatives →

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   Lyrimuse▲96

   Word-synced macOS lyrics that pick the right version

   Sep 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Lychee▲57

   Lyrics in menu bar

   May 2026 · lycheee.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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   Lyrcs▲191

   Lyrics, poetry and rap writing app

   2024 · lyrcs.app · its alternatives →

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   LyricsX▲76

   Open source lyric grabber that sits in your menu bar

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Lyricsify▲6

   A free Spotify lyrics viewer menu bar app for macOS

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   SpotMenu▲259

   Spotify and iTunes in your macOS menu bar

   2017 · kmikiy.github.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Wave▲298

    Turn your voice into text — local or cloud, your choice

    Jun 2026 · wave.mxv.sh · its alternatives →

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    AudioNotes▲185

    Easily record and share audio messages from your Mac menubar

    2017 · audionot.es · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Quo - Moment Poetry▲86

    A simple and minimal app to share poems

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Journal App▲325

    A beautiful journal app for macOS

    2023 · journal.do · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Minimal▲166

    A meditation inspired writing app for effective notes

    2021 · minimal.app · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Speech Coaching App – Stop Saying 'Umm', 'Like', 'Uhh'▲176

    The latest macOS offers the world’s best way to play — and add to — your collection of music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks, and more.

    2016 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Rhymer's Block for macOS▲97

    Your favorite rapping app, now optimized for Desktop!

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    MelonSound▲83

    Your Local AI Music Studio for macOS

    Mar 2026 · melonsound.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Play Spotify together by Remotion▲227

    Talk and listen to music like you’re side by side

    2022 · multi.app · its alternatives →

19. 19
    DaftCloud for macOS▲269

    The Unofficial SoundCloud App for macOS

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Frost 5.0▲126

    Beautiful mood inducing writing app

    2022 · frostwriter.com · its alternatives →

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    Lyricly▲74

    Live lyrics in your dynamic Notch & floating on your desktop

    May 2026 · lyricly-website.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    PopNotes▲96

    The notes app that lives in the menu bar of your Mac

    2020 · serialcoder.dev · its alternatives →

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    Baritone▲116

    Spotify controls that live in your menubar.

    2017 · tma02.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Musixmatch + Spotify▲185

    Get lyrics for any song on Spotify

    2015 · about.musixmatch.com · its alternatives →

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