Create clean MP4 karaoke videos on your Mac.
KaraokeHost Studio helps you create host-friendly MP4 karaoke videos from your own audio, lyrics, timing, and background visuals.
KaraokeHost Studio does not include songs, lyrics, downloads, streaming, cloud song access, lyric lookup, or music licensing. Use only materials you own, created yourself, licensed, public-domain, or have permission to use.
Create polished MP4 karaoke videos step by step.
KaraokeHost Studio creates polished MP4 karaoke videos from user-provided audio, lyrics, timing, and visual backgrounds. It works locally on your Mac, requires no account or internet connection for normal use, and keeps your original audio and image files unchanged.
Prepare your audio
Import supported audio files, review the waveform, trim the usable range visually, add fades, and adjust key or tempo non-destructively.
Add lyrics and markers
Enter or import lyrics, then work with lyric lines plus Intro, Break, and Outro markers for a clearer karaoke video structure.
Time lyrics precisely
Time lyrics line by line, edit exact timestamps, retimestamp selected entries from the playhead, and nudge timing earlier or later.
Design each screen
Choose included backgrounds or your own images, then position Opening Screen and Lyrics Screen elements with visual editing controls.
Save editable projects
Save projects as .khstudio files so you can return later to adjust timing, text, design settings, and referenced media.
Preview and export MP4
Preview the completed karaoke video before exporting a standard MP4 file for KaraokeHost or other compatible video players.
Built for user-provided materials.
KaraokeHost Studio is a creation tool. It is not a song store, lyric service, streaming catalog, or music licensing service.
- Create polished MP4 karaoke videos from your own materials
- Use audio, lyrics, images, timing, and backgrounds you provide
- Choose included backgrounds or external images
- Save editable .khstudio project files for continued editing
- Export standard MP4 video files
- Works well with KaraokeHost
- Does not require KaraokeHost
- No account required
- No subscription
- Requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later
- Planned one-time purchase: $19.99
Preview and export clean MP4 karaoke videos.
Build the karaoke display, review how lyrics will appear, choose export settings, and create the final MP4 file.
Preview and export
Review the karaoke video look and export a standard MP4 file.
Opening screen backgrounds
Customize the title screen, artist display, and background image.
Lyrics screen display
Adjust how lyrics appear on the final karaoke screen.
Lyric timing
Tap through lyric lines and fine-tune the timing before export.
Lyrics editor
Add and prepare your own cleared lyric text.
Audio and waveform
Prepare audio, fades, timing range, and song information.
Built-in help
Use the included Help Manual for quick-start guidance and workflow support.
Detailed timing and marker control.
KaraokeHost Studio includes timing tools for lyric lines plus Intro, Break, and Outro markers.
- Select individual lyric and marker rows
- Edit exact timestamps directly inside the selected row
- Retimestamp a selected lyric or Break using the current audio playhead
- Nudge timing earlier or later
- Clear or delete applicable timing entries
- Review a selected entry and scroll to the current lyric
- Show Break start time and approximate duration
Visual design with selectable screen elements.
Design the Opening Screen and Lyrics Screen with selectable, draggable elements and clear editing controls.
Opening Screen elements
- Song title
- Artist
- Song length
- Watermark
Lyrics Screen elements
- Lyrics block
- Watermark
Background and watermark controls
- Choose included backgrounds or external images
- Use separate Opening and Lyrics backgrounds or use the same background for both
- Choose Fill Screen or Show Full Image
- Adjust background zoom and positioning
- Edit song title, artist, and watermark text
- Adjust watermark font, color, size, opacity, rotation, inset, visibility, and position
Song length is derived from the imported audio and cannot be manually rewritten.
Selecting the Lyrics block provides an Edit Lyrics action that returns to the structured Lyrics editor.
Create in Studio. Host in KaraokeHost.
KaraokeHost Studio and KaraokeHost are separate apps that work well together.
- KaraokeHost Studio creates MP4 karaoke videos
- KaraokeHost organizes and plays karaoke files during live shows
- Studio exports standard MP4 files
- Studio does not require KaraokeHost
- Exported MP4 videos can be used with other compatible video players
Privacy and local files.
KaraokeHost Studio works locally on your Mac. User-selected audio, lyrics, image, project, and export files remain under your control.
- No account required
- No subscription
- No internet connection required for normal app use
- No advertising
- No third-party analytics
- No upload of your audio, lyrics, images, project files, or exported videos to a KaraokeHost server
Manual and Support
KaraokeHost Studio includes a built-in Help Manual inside the app and a full Studio manual on this website.
The Studio manual explains the basic workflow, audio setup, lyric entry, timing, backgrounds, preview, export, saving projects, troubleshooting, privacy, and support.
KaraokeHost Studio for Mac.
KaraokeHost Studio has been submitted to the Mac App Store as Version 1.0. It is planned as a $19.99 one-time purchase and requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later.