Song Tools is a bundle of apps to manage, edit and view song chords, tabs and lyrics. It was build to support musicians in live situations on stage or stream without disturbing the flow of your sessions.
There are a lot of good working chords and tabs apps on the market. Why another one?
Most apps out there are for mobile devices (Android, iOS) or browser based. There are not many apps for Windows and the ones I found did not had the functionality and flexibility I wanted.
What was wrong with them?
Nothing. But they did not fit my idea of being simple and feature rich at the same time. You should be able to focus on your music and not the app that just displays your chords.
I started watching music streams in Covid time and a lot of streamers, who not only play their own songs, are always struggling when it comes to switching to the next song. They need to click and type on keyboard in between, to find their chords or lyrics and can't focus on their viewers in this time. I play guitar by myself and knew what their problem was. My idea was to let the app do the work or only have to press one key, use a Bluetooth foot pedal to keep your hands free or maybe use a stream deck button to switch to the next song.
And how is it working now?
You have different options to choose from, depending on the situation you are in. All have in common, that you prepare your files before you start. You convert them to right format once. It is basically only a text file with a few addons, but I made Song Manager to do most of the work for you. After your files are created, you can upload them to a database, make different setlists and share them with other users. This way you can make a setlist for your live gig (you do it anyway) and can share it with your band. You only need to press one button to switch to the next song in the Song Viewer.
In the streaming situation connect your files with your StreamerSonglist.com songs. Most streamers use it anyway to let their viewers choose the next song. When the next song comes up, the app will notice it and switch automatically without the need to press a key or click through a bunch of windows.
What do I get, when I download Song Tools?
At the moment Song Tools consists of two light weight Windows apps, which will run on Windows 10 or 11. I have a lot of ideas for the future, to make Song Tools a package that covers all your needs. Here are some, which are work in progress at the moment:
A web app to edit, manage and view your files on every device
Print and export functionality
MIDI-integration for switching songs and fully automated song files
The ability to have synchronized output on different devices
See the following section for a feature overview off the two apps.
Song Manager
A small editor to edit, manage and share your chords, tabs and lyrics in a simple text file format.
Store files in a simple text format in a folder on your PC
Easy import from different chord and tab websites
Add tuning, capo and key information
Automatically detect chords
Transpose chords
Upload files to your online account
Create setlists
Share setlists with other users
Export songs to CSV for StreamerSonglist.com import
Fetch song IDs from StreamerSonglist.com
Song Viewer
An intuitive viewer to display your chords, tabs and lyrics and support your show the best way an app can do.
Seperate control and content window
Control window can run in background
Content window stays always on top
Windows can be freely positioned as you like
Window positions will be saved and restored automatically
Five different modes to display your setlist:
Local files
Online account files
Your own setlists
A setlist that was shared with you
Your StreamerSonglist.com queue updated automatically
Color your content the way you want
Autoscroll function
Transpose function
Flip content horizontally or vertically
Global hotkey controls
Documentation and quick start guide
Helps you to get startet
Start in a few minutes with the quick start guide or learn every single aspect of the software from the documentation and the video tutorials.
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