# TikTok Lyric Video Generator

> A TikTok lyric video generator makes a vertical 9:16 video with the song's words on screen, and Kenerate's Director sets that format in its Music Video form. Choose Lyrics Video, attach the track, paste the lyrics, pick 9:16 and a length from 15 seconds up; the Director plans the scenes on the song's sections and renders them.

URL: https://kenerateai.com/tiktok-lyric-video-generator
Publisher: Kenerate AI (https://kenerateai.com)
Last updated: 6 October 2026

## Key facts
- Format: 9:16 (also 16:9, 1:1)
- Frame at 1080p: 1080 × 1920
- Length: 15 s to 4 min, 5 s steps
- Song: MP3, WAV or M4A up to 50 MB, or Ken Music
- Lyrics: Up to 3,000 characters
- Plan: Paid plans
- Seedance 2.0 (ByteDance): Shot prompt + reference images → Video shots in the project's 9:16 frame. The default shot model.
- Wan 3.0 (Alibaba): Shot prompt + reference images → Shots up to 30 s. Consistent shots at the best value.
- GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (OpenAI): A lyric line + the look → Title cards. Clean lettering for the hook lines.
- Ken Music 1.5 (Kenerate): A song description → Songs up to about 3 min. No track yet.
- Export (Director): The finished timeline → MP4 · 30 fps · 480p, 720p or 1080p. 1080p gives a 1080 × 1920 vertical file.

## Steps
1. Cut the hook — Trim your track to the part you want to post, usually the chorus, and export it as MP3, WAV or M4A.
2. Open Lyrics Video — In Director, choose the Music Video quick start, pick Lyrics Video, upload the hook and paste just those lines.
3. Pick 9:16 and the length — Choose 9:16 under Format and set the length to match the hook, from 15 seconds up.
4. Render, export, post — Describe the look, let the Director render the shots, export an MP4 at 1080p and upload it to TikTok yourself.

## In depth

### Why the hook, not the whole song
Short-video feeds reward clips that get to the point. A lyric clip built on the chorus or the most quotable line gives viewers the words to sing along to and a reason to use the sound. Upload just that section: the Director plans to the track you give it, so a 20-second hook becomes a 20-second plan.

### Designing for a phone screen
In Lyrics Video mode the Director puts key lines on title cards and designs words into the scenes. On a vertical phone screen, fewer words per frame and bigger shapes read best.
- One lyric line per title card.
- Close-ups and medium shots over wide landscapes.
- High contrast between the words and what's behind them.
- A strong first frame: it's also the cover viewers see.

### One song, several formats
A release often needs a vertical clip for TikTok and a landscape video for YouTube. Make the 9:16 hook first; if it works, start a 16:9 Lyrics Video project for the full song with the same visual direction and references.

## FAQ
Q: How do I make a lyric video for TikTok?
A: Cut your track to the hook, open Director's Music Video quick start and pick Lyrics Video. Upload the hook, paste its lines, choose 9:16 and a length that matches, describe the look and start. Export the MP4 at 1080p and upload it to TikTok.

Q: Does it make vertical 9:16 videos?
A: Yes. 9:16 is one of the three formats in the Music Video form, next to 16:9 and 1:1. Every shot is fitted to the vertical frame, and a 1080p export is 1080 × 1920.

Q: How short can the lyric video be?
A: The Music Video form starts at 15 seconds and goes up in 5-second steps to 4 minutes. For TikTok, upload only the part of the song you want in the clip and set the length to match.

Q: Can I post it straight to TikTok from Kenerate?
A: No. Export gives you an MP4 to download, a link to copy or a share page; you upload the file to TikTok, Reels or Shorts yourself.

Q: Can I use a song that's trending on TikTok?
A: Only if you have the rights to it. Upload your own music, a track you're licensed to use, or make a new song with Ken Music from a description.

Q: Where should the lyrics sit in a vertical video?
A: Toward the middle, away from the edges where apps place buttons and captions. Say so in the visual direction; if you add subtitles afterwards in Auto Subtitles, its Middle position is labelled Reels style for this reason.

Q: Is the TikTok lyric video generator free?
A: No. Director is on Kenerate's paid plans; free accounts can open it and watch the examples. Ken Music works on the free plan if you want to make the song first.

## Related pages
- AI music video generator: https://kenerateai.com/ai-music-video-generator
- AI lyric video maker: https://kenerateai.com/ai-lyric-video-maker
- TikTok captions: https://kenerateai.com/tiktok-captions
- AI lyrics generator: https://kenerateai.com/ai-lyrics-generator

## Sources
- Kenerate Director: https://kenerateai.com/app/director
- Kenerate Ken Music: https://kenerateai.com/app/music
- Kenerate Auto Subtitles: https://kenerateai.com/app/tool/subtitles