Timed Lyric Transcription

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Timed Lyric Transcription skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Timed Lyric Transcription is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Content category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Content · Sub-category: audio-podcast · Last updated: 2026-08-15

Produces word- and segment-timed transcripts with WhisperX or faster-whisper, optional Demucs vocal stems, then SRT, VTT, ASS karaoke, or JSON for lip-sync. Trigger on timestamped lyrics, karaoke from MP3, force-align lyrics, viseme tracks, or Whisper JSON to SRT. Do not use for livestream captioning or DRM-encrypted audio.

Security AStatic scan found no risk patternsHow grading works ›

From the source SKILL.md

Turns an audio file into precisely-timed text in whatever format the downstream task needs: SRT/VTT for video subtitles, ASS for karaoke-style highlighting, or JSON for programmatic lip-sync and animation. Music and lyrics are the specialty — vocal isolation, forced alignment, karaoke output — but plain speech (podcasts, dialog, lectures) works through a simpler subset of the same pipeline.

What this skill does

Timed Lyric Transcription is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the audio-podcast sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/timed-lyric-transcription/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Timed Lyric Transcription Claude Code skill is built for content creators, marketers, copywriters, SEO professionals, and editorial teams. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 186,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/timed-lyric-transcription
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/timed-lyric-transcription/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/timed-lyric-transcription/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/timed-lyric-transcription/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/timed-lyric-transcription/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\timed-lyric-transcription\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Timed Lyric Transcription Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/timed-lyric-transcription/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Timed Lyric Transcription skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Timed Lyric Transcription skill?

Use Timed Lyric Transcription when your Claude Code task falls under the Content category — specifically in the audio podcast area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Timed Lyric Transcription" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/content/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Timed Lyric Transcription skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Timed Lyric Transcription is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Content category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/kazimrmerchant/skill-slice/blob/HEAD/skills/timed-lyric-transcription/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: kazimrmerchant
Website: https://github.com/kazimrmerchant/skill-slice/blob/main/docs/WORKS_VERIFIED.md

Cite this skill

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APA

kazimrmerchant. (2026). Timed Lyric Transcription [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/timed-lyric-transcription/

BibTeX

@misc{timed-lyric-transcription-2026,
  author    = {kazimrmerchant},
  title     = {Timed Lyric Transcription [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/timed-lyric-transcription/}
}

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-08-15 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

No risk patterns were found in any of the ten OWASP-aligned categories. How grading works ›

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