Halo – Your screen glows with your music

Light that feels your music

Pick a motion and a color. In Halo, the light follows your real music and takes its colors from the album cover.

Light motion

Colors

Halo has 7 light motions in all, including Ripple, Sparkle and Aurora, plus your own colors.

Lyrics that move with the song

Your cover floats on screen with synced lyrics, word by word. Pick the style that fits your mood.

Sky

Every word becomes a star in a web that grows through the song.

Streak

Big wide capitals that smear away as the next words hit.

Sticker

One word per row, with icons and labels, like a music video.

Plus 6 more styles:

PopWheelCascadeStackStarsClassic

Made for your setup

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Album colors

The light takes its colors from the song's cover and fades smoothly when the song changes.

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Your apps only

Follow every sound, or only the apps you choose, each with its own switch.

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Two screens

Light on one screen or both, and put the cover and lyrics on the one you want.

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Swap songs

Covers slide side to side as you skip, right from Halo's window.

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Anywhere, any size

Drag the cover and lyrics anywhere on screen and make them as big as you like.

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Private

Halo listens on your computer only. Nothing you play is recorded or sent anywhere.

Ready in a minute

Download Halo

Free, for Mac and Windows. No account, no sign-up.

Play a song

In Spotify or Apple Music, like you always do.

Watch it glow

The light starts moving and the lyrics appear on their own.

Get Halo, free

Turn every song into a light show.

Download for MacApple chip · macOS 14.2 or newer Download for WindowsWindows 10 & 11 · 64-bit

✅ Scanned clean by 65+ antivirus engines Mac report Windows report

No account · No ads · No tracking

First time opening on Mac

Open the downloaded zip and drag Halo into Applications.
Open Halo. If your Mac says it can't check it, go to System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down and click Open Anyway.
Allow screen & audio recording when asked, so the light can hear your music.

First time opening on Windows

Open Halo-Windows.exe. Nothing to install.
If Windows says it protected your PC, click More info → Run anyway.
Halo lives next to the clock. Click its icon for settings.

Enjoying Halo? It's free, and tips keep it going. Support Halo ❤️

Questions

Is Halo really free?

Yes. No trial, no account and no ads. If you enjoy it, you can leave a tip on Ko-fi to help keep it free.

Do I need to connect my Spotify account?

No. Halo reads what's playing straight from your computer, so there's nothing to log in to.

Where do the lyrics come from?

Halo looks up synced lyrics by the song's name from free lyrics libraries. Only the song name and artist are sent, nothing else.

Is Halo safe to download?

Yes. Both downloads were scanned on VirusTotal by over 65 antivirus engines, and none flagged them: Mac report · Windows report. Halo has no account, no ads and no tracking. To find lyrics, it only sends the song's name and artist.

Why does my computer warn me the first time?

Halo is new and made by an independent developer, so Apple and Microsoft don't recognize it yet. The steps above show how to open it. You only do this once.

Which computers does it work on?

Macs with an Apple chip (M1 or newer) on macOS 14.2 or later, and 64-bit Windows 10 (version 2004 or later) or Windows 11.

Does it slow my computer down?

No. Halo is built to be light: on a Mac the lyrics use only a few percent of the processor.

Your screen glows with your music.