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+# txtlyric-to-lrc
+
+txtlyric-to-lrc aligns lyrics to songs in the [lrc](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LRC_(file_format)) synced lyric format.
+
+This is a wrapper around [stable-ts](https://github.com/jianfch/stable-ts) ([whisper](https://github.com/openai/whisper)) that is designed to be used with known-good transcriptions like untimed song lyrics. 
+
+Lyrics are expected to be placed alongside media files in `txt` files, and lines of lyrics should be separated by newlines. Output files will be placed alongside media in `lrc` files.
+
+## How to Use
+```sh
+$ python ./txtlyric_to_lrc/main.py -h
+Usage: main.py [OPTIONS] DIRECTORY
+
+Options:
+  -h, --help           Show this message and exit.
+  -m, --model TEXT     Which whisper model to use (choices are those of
+                       whisper.available_models)
+  -l, --language TEXT  [required]
+```
+
+## How to Develop
+```sh
+git clone https://g.dracoli.ch/rufei/txtlyric-to-lrc.git
+cd txtlyric-to-lrc
+poetry install
+```
+
+## TODO
+* detect musical interludes (might already be possible in stable-ts)
+* support elrc word timings (need to check navidrome and subsonic clients won't throw a fit)
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 ])
 
 @click.command()
+@click.help_option("--help", "-h")
 @click.option('--model', '-m', default='small', help='Which whisper model to use (choices are those of whisper.available_models)')
 @click.option('--language', '-l', required=True)
 @click.argument('directory')