KARINFO

Karaoke MIDI files (KAR) are, essentially, standard MIDI files, but they contain more text information, such as lyrics or title and author information. There are utilities you can rely on to extract this information, but they often show the full text contents, making it more difficult to find what you need.

KARINFO is a command-line utility designed to help you extract the information you need as quickly as possible. It can scan subdirectories for karaoke MIDI files, extract data such as the title, author, editor or lyrics, and then export this information.

Since this is a command-line application, it needs to be opened from the command console, as it lacks a graphical user interface. To get an idea of how the utility works, you can use the -h argument to have the program display some instructions, which are also available in the documentation.

KARINFO can be used to find all KAR files in a certain folder and its subfolders, which are then displayed in a list. To view the lyrics of a specific karaoke file, you can use the -lyric argument and provide its filename. The extracted lyrics will be listed in the command-line window, and they can then be exported to a text file.