Great lyrics are mostly craft: counting syllables so lines sit on the beat, checking that a chorus behaves like a hook, catching clichés before a listener does, and shipping without a metadata mistake. These free tools handle the mechanical part in your browser so you can spend your energy on the words.
Everything here is pure front-end — nothing you type is uploaded or stored. The Syllable Counter runs right on this page; the rest open in their own workshop pages.
Syllable Counter — live on this page
Counts use standard English syllable rules; trust your ear for invented or dialect words.
The workshop — eight more tools
Frequently asked questions
Do these tools send my lyrics anywhere?
No. Every tool runs entirely in your browser using plain JavaScript — nothing you type or paste is uploaded, logged or stored. You can even disconnect from the internet after the page loads and most tools keep working.
Are they free?
Completely free — no account, no trial limit, no watermark. The Syllable Counter runs right on this page, and the rest open in their own workshop pages with full instructions, examples and FAQs.
How accurate are the counts?
They use standard English syllable rules and phonetic heuristics, which are right for the large majority of words. Treat the numbers as a fast second opinion: dialect, invented words and deliberate elisions are judgement calls, and your ear always has the final vote.
Which tool should I start with?
Paste your draft into the Syllable Counter to check line lengths, then run the Hook Earworm Scorer on your chorus. Those two catch the most common structural problems in under a minute, and everything else builds on them.