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 Band Mode, with band songs encrypted per band.

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, setlists, and live sessions with your band. Band songs are end-to-end encrypted 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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