The OnSong alternative built for ChordPro and every platform

If you need more than iPad-only setlists — desktop editing, Android musicians, and a complete ChordPro workflow from import to performance — Songbook Buddy connects the journey.

Songbook Buddy matches the performance basics: setlists, theater view, transpose, print, and footswitch control. It adds a deep ChordPro editor and optional encrypted band mode.

One codebase runs on Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, and Linux so mixed teams are not locked into Apple-only hardware.

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Key features

Setlist editor with drag-and-drop song order — Build gig and rehearsal setlists with per-song key overrides, dates, and archive.

Basic

Setlists

Organise songs for gigs and rehearsals with drag-and-drop, per-entry keys, and archive.

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Pro

Theater Mode

Distraction-free performance view with auto-scroll, wakelock, and setlist navigation.

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Band overview with members, roles, and shared library — Manage band members, Owner / Admin / Member roles, and invite links — Pro Cloud.

Pro Cloud

Band Mode

Share songs and setlists with end-to-end encryption per band; roles and invites built in.

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MIDI inbound and outbound mapping settings — Map MIDI triggers to song actions and send app events to your digital audio workstation (DAW) or hardware.

Pro

MIDI Control

Send and receive MIDI — learn, duplicate, panic; network MIDI on macOS.

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